Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

SHM038

Course Name:

Child Abuse and Neglect

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Array

TR-NQF-HE:Array. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Array

EQF-LLL:Array. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Öğr. Gör. SEVİL İMERT

Course Lecturer(s):

Lec. Sevil İMERT

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim is to enable students to gain knowledge and awareness about child abuse and neglect, to distinguish its types, and to plan preventive measures.

Course Content:

A general overview of the issue within the framework of fundamental concepts related to child abuse and neglect, including the historical development of the concept of the child, children`s rights, the state of child abuse and neglect in the world and in Turkey, legal regulations and mechanisms for combating child abuse and neglect, the development of safe behaviors in children and the effects of abuse and neglect on children, child neglect and its types, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, pedophilia and incest within the scope of sexual abuse, and efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Explains the basic concepts and scope of child abuse and neglect.
2) Explains the historical development of the concept of childhood and the fundamental principles of children`s rights.
3) Explain the scope and content of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
4) It provides a comparative assessment of the situation of child abuse and neglect in the world and in Turkey.
5) Explains and interprets legal regulations and mechanisms for combating child abuse and neglect.
6) Analyzes the development of safe behaviors in children and the short-term and long-term effects of abuse and neglect on children.
7) Differentiates between child neglect and physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and explains their characteristics.
8) Evaluates cases of child abuse and neglect through case examples.
9) Plans and implements protective and preventive measures to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction, Child Abuse and Neglect Overview	Lecture Notes
2)	The Concept of Child and Children's Rights from History to the Present	Lecture Notes
3)	Children`s Rights	Lecture Notes
4)	Child Abuse and Negligence in the World and Turkey	Lecture Notes
5)	Laws and Measures to Combat Child Abuse and Neglect	Lecture Notes
6)	Development of Safe Behaviors in Children and Their Effects on Children	Lecture Notes
7)	Midterm Exam	-
8)	Child Neglect and Its Types	Lecture Notes
9)	Child Abuse and its Types: Physical Abuse	Lecture Notes
10)	Emotional Abuse	Lecture Notes
11)	Sexual Abuse	Lecture Notes
12)	Sexual Abuse (Pedophilia Case)	Lecture Notes
13)	Sexual Abuse (Incest)	Lecture Notes
14)	Efforts to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect	Lecture Notes
15)	General Review	-
16)	Final Exam	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Polat, O., (2021), Tüm Boyutlarıyla Çocuk İstismarı, (4. Baskı), Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara. Ulukol. Betül ve Koçtürk Nilüfer (ed.). Çocuk İhmali ve İstismarı Temel Bilgiler. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık, 2022.
References:	Ders Notları

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Program Outcomes

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

Assessment & Grading

Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Aktivitede Harcanan Süre	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	2	0			0
Midterms	1	0	18		18
Final	1	0	28		28
Total Workload					46