The aim of this course is to help students understand the importance and description of child psychology and child mental health, historical development in child psychology and mental health, theories related with child psychology and mental health, characteristics of normal and abnormal behaviors, diagnosis and treatments of behavior and adaptation problems in children (stuttering, mutizm, enuresis, encopresis, finger sucking, eating nails, aggression, jealousy, tics, obstinacy, sleep disorders, eating disorders, fears, attention disorders and hyperactivity, school phobia, steal, lie) special family situation (divorced, adoptive father and mother, lost of parent etc.) to effects of child mental health.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
EDA ÖZTÜRK
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday 9:00-12:00 (1C04) and 13:00-17:00 (3B07)
Office Hour(s)
Tuesday 12:00 1C04
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture and discussion
Principle Sources
Yavuzer, H. Çocuk Psikolojisi. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 2000.
Kırkıncıoğlu, M. Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı. İstanbul: Ya-Pa Yayınları, 2003.
Other Sources
Articles will be uploaded.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Personality and individualty characteristics
Oral expression
2. Week
Motives and Emotions
Oral expression
3. Week
Sensation and Perception
Oral expression
4. Week
Defense Mechanisms
Oral expression
5. Week
Personality Development of Children
Oral expression
6. Week
Techniques related to children’s individuality
Oral expression
7. Week
Techniques related to children’s individuality
Oral expression
8. Week
Mid-term exam
Writing exam
9. Week
Psychological Problems in Childhood
Oral expression
10. Week
Psychological Problems in Childhood
Oral expression
11. Week
Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children
Oral expression
12. Week
Children with Special Problems
Oral expression
13. Week
Development of Children’s Social Abilities
Oral expression
14. Week
Development of Children’s Problem Solving Skills
Oral expression
15. Week
Final exam
Writing exam
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
This program gratuate students will learn main teoretical and practical principles of child development disipline.
PO-2
Graduate of this program will have enough qualification to work at maternal school, day caring school, special clinic for handicapped chieldren.
PO-3
Graduate student of this program will experienced enough after out school interships.
PO-4
Graduate students will know all popular education technics and material about chield care using worldwide.
PO-5
Graduate students will be professional about communication with children.
PO-6
Graduate students will be professional about communication with families to guide them about problem with their children.
PO-7
Graduate students will know main technics of behavior management.
PO-8
Graduate student will learn moral and ethic principles.
PO-9
Graduated students will be well informed about children rights.
PO-10
Graduated students will learn to orient children about art activities.
PO-11
Graduated students will learn basic information about infantile diseases.
PO-12
Graduated students will know how to organise art activities suitable for chieldren.
PO-13
Graduated students will have enough qualification to manage a chield care association
PO-14
Graduated students will knows presentation technics.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
have knowledge about children’s psychological health.
LO-2
explain factors affecting children’s psychological health and have knowledge about children’s psychological problems.
LO-3
be familiar with children’s personality and individuality characteristics.
LO-4
be familiar with children’s motives and emotions.
LO-5
have knowledge about children’s emotional and behavioral problems.
