Course Information Semester Course Code Course Title T+P+L Credit ECTS 3 03030001 Human Behavior and Social Environment I 3+0+0 5 5 Course Details Language : Turkish Level : Bachelor's Degree Department / Program : Social Work Mode of Delivery : Face to Face Type : Compulsory Objectives : The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the developmental stages and reflections of human behavior during infancy, childhood and adolescence, and to integrate the factors affecting behavior with social work practices. Content : In this course, based on general systems theory and ecological perspective, an analysis of human behavior and the social environment is made, and the approach of the individual in his environment is clarified. Then, within the framework of the interaction of the social systems in which the individual lives, such as families, groups, organizations, institutions, communities and societies, development theories that cover the development of human beings from biopsychosocial aspects in their life cycle are passed. Based on these theories, the biopsychosocial development of human in infancy, childhood and adolescence is examined. Problems and needs, risk factors and protective factors during these developmental periods are associated with social work intervention. Methods & Techniques : Prerequisites and co-requisities : None Course Coordinator : None Name of Lecturers : Associate Prof.Dr. Demet AKARÇAY ULUTAŞ Assistants : None Work Placement(s) : No Recommended or Required Reading Resources : Gander, M. ve Harry W. G. (1993). Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi. Yayına Hazırlayan: Onur, Bekir. 1 .Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.Delgado, S. V., Strawn, J. R., Pedapati, E. V. (2017). Çocuk ve Ergenler İçin Çağdaş Psikodinamik Psikoterapi: Öznelliklerarasılık İle Sinirbilimi Bütünleştirmek (Hilal Akekmekçi, Ufuk Tura, Renan Kahyaoğlu Çev.). İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Tarhan, N. (2016). Toplum Psikolojisi: Sosyal Şizofreniden Toplumsal Empatiye. Timaş Yayınları. Zastrow, C. ve Kirst-Ashman, K. (2016). İnsan Davranışı ve Sosyal Çevre 1., Nika Yayıncılık.Cüceloğlu, D. (2016). İnsan ve Davranışı. İstanbul: Remzi KitabeviTolan, B. İ. ve Batmaz G. (1991). Sosyal Psikoloji. Ankara: Adım Yayıncılık. Course Category Social Sciences 100% In-Term Study Informations In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage Mid-terms 1 30% Quizzes 3 5% Final examination 1 55% Total 5 90% Activity Informations Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load Course Duration 14 3 42 Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42 Assignments 2 6 12 Presentation 1 12 12 Mid-terms 1 15 15 Final examination 1 15 15 Total Work Load ECTS: 5 138 Course Learning Outcomes Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: No Learning Outcomes 1 Examines human behavior in a biopsychosocial framework. 2 Understands and relates the effects of environmental-based concepts such as social, economic and cultural structure, class, poverty, oppression, discrimination and sexism on behavior and development. 3 Defines infancy, childhood and adolescence periods and developmental tasks in these periods. 4 Gains necessary information about developmental requirements, risk and protective factors. 5 Comprehend the developmental periods to form a theoretical basis for social work practices. Weekly Detailed Course Contents Week Topics 1 Introduction to the importance of human behavior and social environment from the perspective of social work 2 Infancy and childhood (biological and psychological development) (pregnancy, development of the baby in the womb, affecting factors) 3 Social development in infancy and childhood (cognitive development, intelligence, Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, Piaget's cognitive development, Erickson's psychosocial development) 4 Social development in infancy and childhood (attachment theory and its reflections, family structure, school environment, personality development) 5 Biological and psychological development during adolescence (changes in body appearance, early and late maturation, eating disorders) 6 Social development in adolescence (emotional development, independence from family, moral development, career choice, marriage) 7 Midterm 8 Social work approaches to understanding human behavior and social environment (systems theory, ecological approach, cognitive approach, social constructivism, crisis intervention, solution-oriented approach) 9 Identification and understanding of the self, spiritual competence 10 Discussion on group work, understanding group interaction, group belonging and shaping human behavior 11 Bias, labeling and stamping 12 Assertiveness training, educating children and adolescents against social risks 13 Gender and racism; The influence of culture on behavior 14 The impact of health sociology on human behavior, general evaluation of the course Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12 All 454 C1 44434 C2 453 C3 433 C4 433 bbb
