CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
CGP207	CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH	3	3	3	3

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	ASSOCIATE DEGREE, TYY: + 5.Level, EQF-LLL: 5.Level, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Lecturer MERVE MERCAN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Lecturer ESMA DEMİRAY-Assist.Prof. KAMALA KHALINBAYLI
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	Basic knowlegde related with child psychological health and its periods are taught.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Psychological Health and Several theories, psychological adolescense and child psychological health, periods of psychological health, family and specific problems, bringing up a child and behavior anomalies, hiperactivity, childhood depression, difficulties in learning, chronic diseases and development properties of children with chronic diseases, physical and personal characteristics of children, early diagnosis and prevention from diseases, importance of family cooperation and informing; education of children with chronic diseases, psychological situation of inpatient children and interaction between child, family and health personel.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Describes main principles of psychological Health and Several theories, Psychological adolescense and Child psychological health.
Explains periods of psychological health, Family
Explains specific problems, Bringing up a child and behavior anomalies.
Explains hiperactivity, Childhood depression, difficulties in learning
Lists chronic diseases and development properties of children with Chronic diseases

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Lecture Notes	Psychological Health and Several theories	Presentation
2	Lecture Notes	Psychological adolescense and Child psychological health	Presentation
3	Lecture Notes	Periods of psychological health, Family and Specific problems	Presentation
4	Lecture Notes	Bringing up a child and behaviour anomalies	Presentation
5	Lecture Notes	Hyperactivity	Presentation
6	Lecture Notes	Childhood depression, difficulties in learning	Presentation
7	Lecture Notes	Importance of Family cooperation and informing; education of children with Chronic diseases	Presentation
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Lecture Notes	Physical and personal characteristics of children	Presentation
10	Lecture Notes	Early diagnosis and prevention from diseases	Presentation
11	Lecture Notes	Phobias and obssessions	Presentation
12	Lecture Notes	Sleep-Feeding- Eating disorders	Presentation
13	Lecture Notes	Enuresis- Encopresis-Stuttering-Tic disorders	Presentation
14	Lecture Notes	Autistic disorders-language development-speech disorders	Presentation
15	Lecture Notes	Psychological situation of inpatient children	Presentation
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method
Mid-Term Exam	1	50
Final Exam	1	50
TOTAL	2	100

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Child Development in related fields also have knowledge of regulations and procedures to be.					4
2	Preschool special education on the topics of education and comprehension skills required to win.				3
3	Explains the developmental periods, psychological, cognitive and social development processes of normally developing children and children with special needs.						5

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	About child development and education requirements of their profession may realize.					4
2	Child development and learning methods and techniques on the training can be explained.			2

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Identifies potential problems related to child development and plans the necessary research for these problems.					4
2	Critically evaluates the programs implemented in pre-school education institutions.			2

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Implements educational programs and activities that support the development of preschool children.				3
2	Plans and implements an appropriate education program for children aged 0-6, taking into account the developmental characteristics of children in pre-school and special education.		1
3	Knows childhood diseases and provides first aid in situations requiring emergency intervention.	0
4	Have the ability to communicate effectively with children.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Takes joint and individual responsibilities in interdisciplinary studies on Child Development.					4
2	Uses knowledge, skills and competencies in the field of child development with a professional approach, in light of ethical principles and in accordance with legal frameworks.					4
3	He/she carries out a given task independently, using his/her basic knowledge about child development.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develops an attitude and attitude that is open to learning regarding lifelong personal and professional development.					4
2	Evaluates the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field of child development with a critical approach.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she shares his/her thoughts and solution suggestions regarding the problems with experts and non-experts on the subjects related to his/her field.	0
2	Informs relevant individuals and institutions by using the basic knowledge and skills he/she has on issues related to child development; conveys his/her thoughts and solution suggestions for problems in written and verbal form.					4
3	He/she is sensitive to the events on the agenda of society and the world in his/her field and follows the developments.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Develop creative thinking skills.					4
2	Ability to work in collaboration with other disciplines has the experience.					4
3	External appearance, demeanor, attitude and behavior exemplifies the community.					4

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	15	3	45
Preliminary & Further Study	15	1	15
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	10	10
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	10	10
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	34	0	82