COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHILDERS' MENTAL HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECE 3104 CHILDERS' MENTAL HEALTH COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RUKIYE GÜNSELI YILDIRIM

Offered to

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the concept of mental health to prospective teachers, to gain knowledge about research and theories on adjustment and behavioral problems in children.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Understand the basic concepts about mental health.
2   2. Enumerate all the normal and abnormal symptoms related to children s mental health
3   3. Enumerate the diagnostic and distinctive procedures of the most common mental disorders seen in children
4   4. Describing the role of the educator in terms of his/her responsibility of designing protective and intervention teamwork practices related to mental health
5   5. Having knowledge about ways to prevent mental problems that may be encountered in childhood

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description and importance of mental health, mentally healthy children.
2 Specific learning disabilities
3 Pervasive development disorder, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
4 Speaking disorders, thumbsucking, nail-biting
5 Elimination disorders (Enuresis, Encopresis), Sleeping disorders
6 Aggression, Sibling jealousy, Tics
7 Eating disorders
8 Course overview, evaluation, Mid-term exam
9 Phobias
10 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, child abuse and neglect
11 Theft, Lying and Masturbation
12 Special family conditions (Death, separation, family violence)
13 Special family conditions (Divorce, Step-parent)
14 General Evaluation
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Gething L., Hatchard D., Papalia D., Olds S. (1989). Life Span Development. McGraw-Hill; North Ryde, NSW.
Stanley I. Greenspan, Serena Wieder , Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: A Comprehensive (2003). Developmental Approach to Assessment and Intervention
Jones K.(2003). Health and Human Behaviour. Oxford Univerity Press; Melbourne, Australia:
Haluk Yavuzer (2012). Çocuk Psikolojisi, Remzi Kitapevi
Amerikan Psikiyatri Birliği (1995). Mental Bozuklukların Tanısal ve Sayımsal El Kitabı, Dördüncü Baskı, (çev. Ertuğrul Köroğlu), Ankara: Hekimler Yayın Birliği

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, cooperative learnig, case study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam: %40
Final Exam:%60

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory.
2. The instructor has the right to put into effect a variety of practices that incorporate individual and collaborative learning throughout the planned academic session.
3. The practices affecting the evaluation process will be announced in the beginning of the academic year

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gunseli.yildirim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.1543431
LO.2543431
LO.3543431
LO.4543431
LO.51111111111111111

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