What is Child Protection and Care Services Program?

Child Protection and Care Services Program;  with the aim of educating qualified personnel who can guide, sustain and evaluate the studies in the Children's Houses, and Child Support Centers. 

The most basic objective of the Child Protection and Care Services program is to train caregivers who will be able to provide services for the protection and care of children in institutions such as children's houses and child support centers where children under state protection are placed for various reasons and who can provide educational, social and spiritual support to them.

What are the Courses within Child Protection and Care Services Program?

During the two-year training period in the Associate Degree Program, students take theoretical courses such as Introduction to Social Welfare Services, Social Work with Families and Children, Children in Need of Protection, Rights of the Child and Law, Child Neglect and Abuse, Child Development .

The intention during this training is to improve the theoretical knowledge and experience that our students gain during their education period and to ensure that they are able to identify the responsibilities, associations, organization and service processes of the institutions in which they will be employed.

There is Compulsory Internship Program for our Students to Improve their Application Skills 

Each student trained in the Associate Degree Program must have an internship at the appropriate institutions before graduating to gain practical working experience and improve their application skills.

In various public and private social service institutions serving children under the Ministry of Family and Social Services; in non-governmental organizations working for the support and advocacy of disadvantaged children; They can do internships in children's departments of local governments, refugee centers where children are taken under state protection, preschool education institution, special education centers, international organizations such as UNICEF and voluntary aid organizations.

What are the Working Areas for Graduates of Child Protection and Care Services Program?

They can work in various public and private social service institutions that serve children under the Ministry of Family and Social Services. In addition, they can be employed in non-governmental organizations working for the support and advocacy of disadvantaged children or in the organizations of social responsibility projects. They can work in children's departments of local governments, refugee centers where children are taken under state protection, international organizations such as UNICEF and voluntary aid organizations.