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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

MENTAL HEALTH AND ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
CGY342 MENTAL HEALTH AND ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS 6 2 2 2

Objectives and Contents
Objectives: The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge, skills and attitudes about the importance the mental health of children, adults and community, mental health and diseases, the differences between normal and problem behaviors in normal development and mental disorders, appropriate solution methods for problem behaviors and cooperation with other professionals of the mental health discipline to which they can apply when necessary, causes that impair mental health in children and adaptation problems.
Content: Concepts of child mental health, Adaptation problems, Developmental theories and approaches and the conditions of orientatipn Importance of mental health, Behavior and adaptation problems in childhood, Communication with family, Trans-disciplinary work.