Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Work With Youths
Course Code: SHO207
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to help them develop their knowledge about youth welfare services and social service applications with young people and to give them the ability to use the information they have gained in a functional way in social service areas.

Course Content

This course focuses on young people and their families and social work practices that are carried out on an eco-system basis. In the content of the course, topics such as the needs and problems of families and their families, youth welfare and services in Turkey, youth problems, evaluation of intervention strategies and case management in youth service delivery are covered.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be informed about youth welfare services in Turkey
2.To understand the psychosocial needs and problems of young people
3.To evaluate the youth and the family as a holistic social service intervention and to plan and implement interventions for them
4.To be able to use and apply different social service methods and techniques for young people
5.Evaluate young people with various characteristics; plan and implement appropriate social work interventions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Caregiver Understanding of Adolescent Development in Residential Treatment. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Kools&Spiers, 15(4)20220, s. 151-162.
2.Pathways of Adolescent Health: Early Intervention. Journal of Adolescent Health, Johnson, 31, 2002, s.240-250.
3.Implications for Developmental Theories for Counselling Adolescents in Groups. Adolescence, Ball. 14(55),1979, s.529.
4.In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors. The American Psychologist (0003-066X). Prochaska, 1994, 30(9), 1834-1847
5.In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors. The American Psychologist (0003-066X). Prochaska, 1994, 30(9), 1834-1847
6.Self-Perception in Late Adolescence: An Interactive Perspective. Adolescence, Klein, 30(119), 579
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Psychosocial Characteristics During Youth and Reflections on Social Work Practice
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Formation of Individual Identity and Group Identity
Week 4 - Theoretical
Change Stages in Youth
Week 5 - Theoretical
Working with the Youth in the Family System
Week 6 - Theoretical
Corrective Relationship: Unwilling Applicants to Work
Week 7 - Theoretical
Psycho-educational Practices
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term
Week 9 - Theoretical
secure attachment
Week 10 - Theoretical
Resisting Resistance
Week 11 - Theoretical
Use of Humor in Communication and Healing Impact
Week 12 - Theoretical
Group working with young people
Week 13 - Theoretical
Social Services for young people in Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
A Dialectic Approach
Week 15 - Theoretical
Substance Abuse in Teens
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026