Information Package / Course Catalogue
Child Neglect / Abuse and Institutionalized Children
Course Code: ÇGL404
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to teach students.Concept of negligence and exploitation getting to communication by knowing development characteristics of risc group children which are negligted and exploited( street children, need to protection, worker children)at child negligence and exploitation learning methods of cooperation between disciplines and learning the ways to trail of neglegted and exploited children, to trail exploited and neglegted children's development process, to learn communicatıon skills with this type of children.

Course Content

The content of this course; The definitionof negligence?exploitation? and ?force? from different point analyse the characteristics of negligted and exploited children(development social etc.), the determination of negligted or exploited children and the planning the ways of trial and following of this process, definition of; the children who need protection, working at street, street children, workers children, the development characteristics of these children, giving families for adoption and the problems which families meet at this state.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.She/He will have information which is necessary for theoretical and practical in the field of child development.
2.He/she will have the information of evaluation and interpretation comparatively the accuracy, reliability and validity of the gaining information on child development.
3.language, social-emotional, sensory development areas with taking in the consideration the ethical valuesHe/she will have knowledge of developmental problems, physical, cognitive,
4.It has information about the developmental evaluation of typical and atypical children in the direction of information given in the field of child development.
5.In the field of child development he/she will have the skills of generating different solutions to the problems with the evidence-based approach for the children with typical and atypical development.
6.In the field of child development he/she will have the skills of generating different solutions to the problems with the evidence-based approach for the children with typical and atypical development.
7.He/she will take responsibility in trans-disciplinary studies and fulfills its task efficiently in the field of child development.
8.Using his advanced knowledge in the field of child development, he/she will execute independently individual and group works.
9.He/she will evaluate critically their own knowledge?s to identify their own learning and to guidance learning.
10.Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge, he/she will develop a positive attitude for life-long learning.
11.He/she will Internalize, generalize and exhibit knowledge which he/she gained in the field of child development.
12.With the awareness of social responsibility, he has knowledge about professional projects, researches and activities for the social environment she/he lives in.
13.To sets an example with external appearances, attitudes, behaviors and act in accordance to society democracy, human rights, social, scientific and professional ethics, laws, regulations with the legislation.
14.Informed the people and institutions related to the field of child development issues, share ideas and solutions to problems in team.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Prevention and Rehabilitation of Child Abuse by Total Dimensions.Seckin Publishing, Ankara.
2.Cynthia C,T (2009). Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect Allyn & Bacon Edition: (8th Edition). USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Child abuse and neglect, introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physical abuse and its effects, sexual abuse and its effects
Week 3 - Theoretical
Emotional abuse and its effects
Week 4 - Theoretical
Neglect and effects
Week 5 - Theoretical
Domestic violence and child affects, parenting models and family education
Week 7 - Theoretical
Midterm Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Neglect and abuse in children in need of protection
Week 9 - Theoretical
Neglect and abuse in street children and street children
Week 10 - Theoretical
Neglect and abuse in children with disabilities
Week 11 - Theoretical
Prevention of child abuse and neglect
Week 12 - Theoretical
Treatment of abused and neglected children
Week 13 - Theoretical
Child abuse and neglect in mass media
Week 14 - Theoretical
Child workers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice2048
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)36
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes