COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3016 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORÇUN YORULMAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to present impact and consequences of mental health onnot only individual but also family, community and society, to improve alternative thinking style and to help students contribute similar intervention programs when necessary

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to evaluate consequences of descritptions of mental health and psychological disorders for individual in a different perspective
2   Able to exemptlify administrations of community psychology and menatl health
3   Able to discuss medical model and biopsyhosocial model to mental health
4   Able to discuss attitudes of society to mental health
5   Able to explain impact of mental disorders on famliy
6   Able to comprehend relevant intervention strategies for palliating the impact of mental disorders on famliy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of course, discussion of aims and intorduction to Community Psychology
2 Basic concepts in Community Psychology
3 Basic principles of Community Psychology
4 Intervention strategies of Community Psychology
5 Administrations of Community Psychology: Gender
6 Administrations of Community Psychology: Mental health and disability
7 Psychiatric diagnosis criteria, crtiques of DSM and antipsychiatry approach
8 Description of stigma
9 Interventions to stigma
10 Impact of psychiatric diagnosis on family
11 Family interventions
12 Expressed emotion and psychological burden
13 Psycho-education and support programs
14 Patient rights and sociology of mental health

Recomended or Required Reading

Nelson, G., & Prilleltensky, I. (2005). Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being. New York: Palgrave and McMillan Inc.
Sayar, K. (2001). Ruh Hastalığını Anlamak. 2.basım. Istanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları
Szasz, T. (2013). Yalanların Bilimi Psikiyatri. Istanbul: Aylak Kitap (Çev: Küçük, N.)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Question-answer
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-3: will be examined via midterm examination
LO4-6: will be examined via presentation and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 15:30-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 7 7
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1454445544
LO.25544
LO.3555445
LO.44545554
LO.55544444
LO.655544555

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