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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
PDR 441FAMILY GUIDANCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION3 + 07th Semester6

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective For students to comprehend the effects of a child with special needs on his/her family, the importance of family participation in special education and, to acquire information and understanding about the benefits of the cooperation between the family and the professional, and to gain the information and skills about working with these families.
Course Content In this course, the historical background of family-focused health and education services, the effects of children with special needs on family regarding the Family Systems approach, the approaches / modals about the adaptation of family members to the disability, the needs of the families and the support services to provide those needs and the importance of participation of the family in special education, the ways to obtain effective communication with and collaboration of the families, required information and skills of a professional when working with the families will be handled.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1To describe the historical perspective of family-focused educational/medical services.
2To explain family structures, family functions, family dynamics, family life cycles and relationships between these features in terms of family systems approach.
3To explain the differences between family characteristics, family functions, family dynamics and family life cycle of children with and without disabilities.
4To describe theoretical approaches of parental reactions and their adjustment to disability. To discuss the differences between these theoretical approaches in understanding and helping families.
5To describe stressors impacting families of children with disabilities and theoretical models for coping with stress in these families.
6To explain sibling reactions, sibling needs and supports for siblings of children with disabilities.
7To describe needs of families with children who have disabilities and explain methods for identification of family needs.
8To explain importance, functions, kinds and resources of social support responding to the needs of families.
9To describe aims, contents and providing approaches of family guidance and counseling services for families of children with disabilities.
10To describe historical background of the relationships between professionals and families of children with disabilities.
11To explain importance and ways of parental involvement in special education.
12To describe general characteristics and legal foundations of the family-school collaboration and the duties and responsibilities of school administration, teachers, and parents regarding this issue.
13To explain the barriers to effective communication and collaboration between school and family. To explain required attitudes, information and skills for teachers or other professionals to make them realize the effective communication and collaboration with families.
14To describe the activities for obtaining family communication and collaboration. To explain the characteristic of written or verbal/face-to-face communication between school and family.
15To describe the aims, principles, planning, implementing and evaluation of parent education programs.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14PO 15PO 16PO 17
LO 001   22 3     2    
LO 002   34 43 2       
LO 003   34 4323    4  
LO 00422 2433223 31 3  
LO 005   23 3233    32 
LO 006   2423334 22 33 
LO 007   33 3234 31 33 
LO 008   2322  2       
LO 0092 35514334 22 44 
LO 0103    22          
LO 011   3 2 222     3 
LO 012 3    2       34 
LO 0133     433  2  43 
LO 014   34 33 2  4 44 
LO 015   33 33 3 32 44 
Sub Total105333391243292132 1514 3530 
Contribution10023132120110220

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)11444
Final examination11010
Presentation / Seminar Preparation10660
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






156

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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2019-2020 Fall1SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2019-2020 Fall2SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2018-2019 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2017-2018 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2016-2017 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2015-2016 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2014-2015 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2013-2014 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2012-2013 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2011-2012 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2010-2011 Summer1SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER
Details 2010-2011 Fall3SEVGİ KÜÇÜKER


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
PDR 441 FAMILY GUIDANCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2019-2020 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
EGT A0432-15 %
Goals For students to comprehend the effects of a child with special needs on his/her family, the importance of family participation in special education and, to acquire information and understanding about the benefits of the cooperation between the family and the professional, and to gain the information and skills about working with these families.
Content In this course, the historical background of family-focused health and education services, the effects of children with special needs on family regarding the Family Systems approach, the approaches / modals about the adaptation of family members to the disability, the needs of the families and the support services to provide those needs and the importance of participation of the family in special education, the ways to obtain effective communication with and collaboration of the families, required information and skills of a professional when working with the families will be handled.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 The historical perspective of family-focused educational/medical services.
2 Family Systems Perspective- family functions, family life cycle, family relations
3 The effects of childs’disability on parents and family
4 Theoretical models of parental reactions and adaptation to disability
5 Theoretical models for coping with stress in families with children who have disabilities.
6 Sibling reactions, sibling needs and supports for siblings of children with disabilities.
7 Identification of family needs. The role of social support responding to the needs of families.
8 Family guidance and counseling services for families of children with disabilities.
9 Historical background of the relationships between professionals and families of children with disabilities.
10 Family involvement in special education.
11 Family-school collaboration
12 The barriers to effective communication and collaboration between school and family.
13 The activities for obtaining family communication and collaboration.Written or verbal/face-to-face communication.
14 Parent education programs.
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes