Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
OEA2082013332	CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH	Compulsory	2	4	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To overview concept of mental health, importance of mental health in school, definition of normal-abnormal behaviors, reasons for various childhood psychopathologies and adaptation disorders and to increase awareness of students considering child mental health.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ömer KARAMAN

Learning Outcomes

1	Explains the main concepts related to mental health.
2	Explains the main criteria of mental health.
3	Explains the basic theories of mental health.
4	Describes the characteristics of mentally healthy and unhealthy individuals.
5	Lists protective factors for child mental health.
6	Discusses the importance in terms of child mental health.
7	Discusses the factors that cause emotional and behavioral problems.
8	Discusses the problems spesific to developmental periods and approaches.
9	Discusses the impacts of private familial conditions (divorce, step mother/father, parent'a death, etc.) on child's mental health.
10	Follows new approaches and trends in early childhood mental health.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Basic concepts of mental health, definition of mental health, normal-abnormal behaviors, main factors affecting mental health, attachment and development of self model, methods used for assessing mental health, definition, diagnostic criteria and causes of psychological disorders and adaptation problems in childhood.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction to the course content and general expectations related to the course. Basic concepts related to mental health.
2	Historical development of mental health, criteria of mental health.
3	Theories on mental health, development periods.
4	Factors that affect mental health, protective factors for child's mental health. Stuttering, nail bitting, thumb sucking, mutizm.
5	The importance of family in terms of child's mental health.
6	The importance of private familial conditions ( divorce, step mother/father, parent's death etc.) on child's mental health. Aggression, jealousy,
7	Child abuse and neglect, traumatic situations.
8	Mid-term exam
9	Problems encountered during childhood: enuresis, encompresis, communication problems, mutizm, stuttering.
10	Problems encountered during childhood: sucking and nail biting, tic
11	Problems encountered during childhood:Eating disorders
12	Problems encountered during childhood: Stealing, lying, agression, jealousy, stubborness.
13	Problems encountered during childhood: Fear, anxiety, sleep disorders, ADHD
14	Çocukluk döneminde karşılaşılan sorunlar: Severe pediatric mental disorders, general evaluation.
15	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Çocuk ve Ergende Ruh Sağlığı, Rasim BAKIRCIOĞLU, Anı Yayıncılık. Ankara, 2013. Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı, Atalay YÖRÜKOĞLU, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. Ankara, 1988.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	3	3
Final Examination	1	3	3
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	3	42
Individual Study for Homework Problems	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	12	12
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	12	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	2	1	2	2	3	2	3
LO2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
LO3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
LO4	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
LO5	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
LO6	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
LO7	2	2	2	2	3	3	4
LO8	2	2	2	4	4	3	4
LO9	2	2	2	4	4	3	5
LO10	2	2	2	4	4	3	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High