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Update: 20.10.2020

Program Qualification Level

Child Development Department; Higher Education Qualifications Framework to Turkey (TYYÇ) by education level is level 6. In addition, it is the 1st level according to the "European Higher Education Area Qualifications Framework" (QF-EHEA) and the 6th level according to the "European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning" (EQF-LLL).

Objectives of the Program

The purpose of the Child Development Department is; Children who are normally developing, disabled, in need of protection, working, refugee, criminal children between the ages of 0-18 and who can evaluate the mental, language, motor, social, emotional development and self-care skills of children with acute and chronic diseases, support all development and skills areas. To train Child Developers who serve the family, educators and society. Students from the Child Development program, determine the development levels of children in all development areas, prepare programs and arrange the environment according to their developmental levels, follow the development of the child in different areas and prepare new regulations and prepare educational programs, families, persons serving in the field of child development, institutions and organizations They graduate with a working formation to provide consultancy and cooperation in the field, to raise the awareness of the society on these issues and to establish coordination with disciplines related to children and family.

Educational Type of Program

Full time

Educational Language of Program

Turkish

Qualification Awarded

One graduates from this program with the title of "Child Development Specialist".

Length and Process of the Program

The education period is 8 semesters.

During the undergraduate program, a total of 240 ECTS credits are required to be 30 ECTS in one academic semester. Successful completion of all courses and a grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 are the qualification requirements for graduation.

Application to the Program, Registrations and Admission by Transfer

For up-to-date information on these issues, see "UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION-TRAINING AND EXAM REGULATIONS".

Job and Academic Career Opportunities for Graduates

Child Developmentalist performs the following duties in private and public institutions in the fields of Education, Health, Social Services and other sectors:

IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH

Child Development Specialists and Child Development Specialists, who can work in HOSPITALS AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, to make evaluations regarding the development of child development services provided in primary health care institutions; It is responsible for producing and implementing plans, programs and projects, and cooperating with the relevant person and branch in order to create internal and external cooperation opportunities.


IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

In UNIVERSITIES, they can work as academic staff in associate degree, undergraduate and graduate education.
Child Development Specialists and Child Development Specialists (those who have completed their master's degree in the field of child development), who can work in Special Education Institutions and Counseling and Research Centers affiliated with the MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION, can evaluate the physical, mental and social development of individuals in accordance with their age levels and according to the characteristics of individuals. is responsible for the preparation of training programs. It monitors the development and education of the individual and cooperates with relevant professionals for children who cannot show the expected development. Guides families and teachers on matters related to the field. It prepares and takes part in family training, guidance and counseling programs and in-service training programs for staff on issues related to the field. They can be appointed as teachers to educational institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education, provided that they have not completed the Secondary Education Field Teaching Master's Degree or Pedagogical Formation program.

IN SOCIAL SERVICES

They work as Child Developers in CHILDREN and YOUTH CENTERS.
They can work as a Child Development Specialist and Child Development Specialist at the MINISTRY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL POLICIES, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CHILD SERVICES. A child development specialist working in the said institution is responsible for determining the development levels of children living in the service area and monitoring their development. Carries out professional studies for the solution of problems; They prepare and implement programs for pre-school and disabled children in the center using professional techniques and methods, and take part in the preparation of the necessary materials. They take part in planning the services to be offered to children.
Child Development Specialists and Child Development Specialists, who work in the PROTECTION, CARE and REHABILITATION CENTERS, follow the child in order to ensure the child's adaptation to the center and make a case presentation during the professional work process. A Child Development Specialist, who is assigned to the social service and works on the acceptance and adaptation of the child to the center, is responsible for the implementation and evaluation of the development programs necessary for the emotional, cognitive and social development of children.
Child Development Specialists and Child Development Specialists, who can work in KIDS HOUSES, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CHILD SERVICES, MINISTRY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL POLICIES, are responsible for conducting professional work related to the care and upbringing required for the adaptation of the child admitted to the children's home by the coordination center. They prepare and implement educational programs related to the physical, mental, emotional and social development of each child in line with their age, disability, interests and needs. Child Development Specialists and Child Development Specialists, provided that they complete the family counseling training program organized by universities, professional associations or chambers or non-governmental or public institutions and in accordance with the determined standards,
They can work in FAMILY CONSULTANCY CENTERS, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL POLICIES.


MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

Child Development Specialists and Child Development Specialists, who can also take part in the GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF SAFETY, CHILDREN'S BRANCH OFFICE / OFFICE DIRECTORATE, carry out studies to identify the material, moral and social problems of children and their families that arise from them or their families or outside their control. In order to improve the situation of the child, in cooperation with institutions such as family and schools, social and health services, researching the physical, psychological and sociological factors that push children into crime, developing plans and programs to eliminate delinquency, who are in need of protection, who are exposed to neglect and abuse, They are responsible for providing guidance services to the child who escapes from the institution or organization, lives and works on the streets, is volatile, drug and substance addicted, pushed to crime and the victim child himself and his legal representative.
They can work in UNICEF, ILO and VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs) as project producers, coordinators and consultants.

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