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SHZ 539 - Social Prosperity and Development

Graduate Education Institute · Social Work · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Yelda YILMAZ

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide students with information on the analysis of the concepts of welfare and social welfare, the development of the concept of social welfare in Turkey and in the world, the definition of social service and social service organizations, and the structural and functional aspects of the current system of social service in terms of social welfare in Turkey.

Course Content

Definition of social welfare Historical development of social welfare Purposes and tools of the social welfare state Understanding of social welfare in social work Approaches to social welfare in social work I Approaches to social welfare in social work I Social work and health in terms of social welfare Social work and education in terms of social welfare Social in terms of social welfare service and justice Social services and social assistance in terms of social welfare Social welfare and social justice Organizations contributing to social welfare I Organizations contributing to social welfare II General evaluation

Required Resources

Dinitto, D.M.2007.Social Welfare:Politics and Public Policy.Pearson pub.

Glicken, M.D.2007. Social Work in the 21. Century.Sage pub.

Recommended Resources

Zastrow, C.2008. Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare.Thomson Brooks.

Core Area Distribution

(76) Social Services%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionDiscussionSelf studyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)000
Out of Class Study Period000
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final000

Course Schedule

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