About

The Social Services Department within our faculty was established by decision number 84508 dated 02.11.2018 from the Higher Education Board.

About the Social Work Department

The aim of the Social Services program is to train social service professionals who possess the ability to use the conceptual frameworks and perspectives that guide social service practice, theoretical approaches, and models; who understand the society they live in; who can work with disadvantaged groups in society based on human rights and social justice principles; who establish communication and collaboration with the institutions they work in and between institutions, who investigate, learn, and use societal resources for the benefit of applicants; who aim to solve problems, empower, and liberate in human relationships for improving people's welfare; who intervene at the interaction points of people with their environment using theories related to human behavior and social systems; who have ethical sensitivity, follow scientific developments, principled on professional issues, support social change, determine deficiencies in practice using research knowledge and skills, and contribute to its development by producing social policy.

In Turkey, due to changes in social life, the number of people and communities in need of social service is increasing every day. In this context, there is a continuous demand for social service professionals in both public and private sectors. One of the main advantages of undergraduate education is the employability of graduates by public and private institutions and organizations in need of social service.

The Social Services Department aims to train Social Services graduates needed at regional and national levels. In order to reach this goal, the qualifications of the program are considered as learning outcomes. The department is being established in accordance with the Turkish Higher Education Qualifications Framework. Therefore, it is planned to achieve the concrete results of the objectives, considering the learning outcomes in line with the Bologna process. Competencies are measured by mid-term and end-of-term exams. In addition to this, by successfully completing projects, assignments, theses, and field applications, students are expected to fulfill the competencies of the program. These competencies are determined according to the Akdeniz University Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education-Teaching and Exam Regulations.

Practice courses are indispensable elements of social service education. Looking at international and national standards, it is expected that the weight of practical courses in the curriculum should be between 30-40%. The fact that practical courses in the education planned to be opened in the social service department are formed considering international and national standards is seen as an important factor in making future social workers/social service experts preferable.