Why Social Work Department at IGU?
The Department of Social Work primarily aims at graduating students with a human rights-oriented perspective. During their education, the students of the department take courses on social service development for different groups and have the opportunity to put their theoretical knowledge into practice by going into professional practice. The curriculum and course contents, updated to meet the needs of the period, make the students of the department sensitive to the developments in the national and international conjuncture, from the neighborhood level to the city, and invite them to find solutions to the problems that arise. The department adopts the principle of producing graduates in a way that responds to the need of qualified social workers who can produce services for the solution of problems that require urgent intervention such as urbanization and environmental problems, climate change, migration and refugees.
Which Social Work Areas Are Provided with Training?
With the comprehensive training received within the framework of generalist social work, social workers can be employed in public institutions and organizations that serve children, the elderly, disabled, young, women, refugees, criminals and poor individuals, private institutions and organizations serving in the same fields, non-governmental organizations they will be employed in social aid platforms, in institutions serving at the regional level, and have the opportunity to pursue an academic career.
In Which Institutions and Organizations Are Graduates Employed as Social Workers?
Social Service Centers, Kindergartens, Nursing Homes, Child Support Centers, Children's Homes, Orphanages, Nursing Homes, Women's Shelter, Violence Prevention and Monitoring Centers, Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers, Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center, Hospitals, Mother and Child Health and Family Planning Centers, Ministry of Justice, Prisons, Family Courts, Juvenile Courts, Universities, Municipalities, Non-Governmental Organizations and Foundations, Community Health Centers, Provincial and District Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations, İŞKUR, Nursery and Day Care Centers.
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