CHILD ABUSE and NEGLECT PROGRAMME (NON-THESIS)
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

There is an increase in child abuse and neglect cases in all over the world, which can be defined as conduct, acts, and failure to acts that results in harm or threat of harm to the child's physical , mental and social health by those responsible for the health, care and protection of the child.

· Most child abuse and neglect cases admitting to emergency departments are misdiagnosed or accepted as accidental injuries. This is mostly due to lack of training of health personnel for recognition of the clues to make the correct diagnosis.

· Those who are not diagnosed and receive appropriate management may be at greater risk of having repeated severe trauma which may result in death.

· Most perpetrators are also the victims of child abuse during their childhood. Therefore, the vicious cycle of abuse if not prevented is likely to be transferred from one generation to another.

· Convulsions, hydrocephalus, ataxia, decrease in IQ , learning disabilities, running away , suicide, and criminal tendencies, alcohol, drug addiction, violent antisocial personality , depression, are the most common complications in the long term. Therefore, physicians who are knowledgeable and practicing in the management of child abuse and neglect cases are needed to prevent further harm and the long term complications.

· Abused and neglected cases require a multidisciplinary team approach including pediatricians, child, adolescent and adult psychiatrics, specialists from forensic medicine, gynecology, orthopedics and traumatology , neurosurgery , pediatric surgery , social workers, etc. for the optimal treatment, planning the most appropriate care as well as preparing the legal report within the frame of the best interest of the child.

This postgraduate program aims to train medical specialist from different disciplines for diagnosis, optimal treatment, care, and management of abused and neglected children in a multidisciplinary team approach.

Education language is Turkish and foreign students are accepted to the program.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Non-thesis Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

Program admission requires to be specialists, being graduated from department of pediatrics, pediatric surgery, child  and adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry,and forensic medicine.

All candidates are required to have at least 60 points from ALES examination.

To have ALES (SAY / EA) score type and ALES and Foreign Language base score determined by the Health Sciences Institute Board and approved by the Hacettepe University Senate http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/en/menu/ales_foreign_language_scores-252

To meet the application requirements of Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations and Institute of Health Sciences.

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

"Master without thesis program with a total of thirty credits and at least ten courses, not less than 60 ECTS. consists of a term project course.
Graduate students without thesis who fulfill the Graduation Requirements of the Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations are awarded a master's degree without thesis.

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D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

The relevant terms of Hacettepe University Regulations on Uppergraduate Education and Examination will be applied . 

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D.7. Goals and Objectives

To train specialists to be able to

·       diagnose suspected cases

·       prepare an appropriate management plan for the each individual case using a multidsciplinary  approach

·       To gain knowledge, attitude, and practice to  implement a holistic and an integrated approach in abuse and neglect cases

·       To be able to notice children at risk in the community and take appropriate measures to prevent further abuse and neglect

·       Being capable of advocating for abused children in the community and actively take part in making policies for preventive measures

·       To gain expertise to act as an advisor and advocator  for the child rights and child abuse and neglect in different organizations

·         Able to take part in the activities for creating awareness and sensitivity on violence against children in the community

·         Able to make scientific and academic studies on child abuse and neglect

·         Being respectful to human and child rights

 

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

They can work within the multidisciplinary ?Child Protection Teams? in Children?s Hospitals, mainly in the University Hospitals and also at   ?Child Protection Centers?  recently being established  by The Ministry of Health

They can act as consultants in hospitals for abused and neglected cases and  when needed work as experts in the  court .

They can plan and carry out research projects  collaborating with the government,  universities as well as the non-governmental organizations to obtain the missing epidemiological data  on child abuse and neglect

They can take part in the training projects as trainers developed by the universities,  governmental and non-governmental organizations  to create trained manpower on child abuse and neglect. 

 May serve as a resource person for the further establishment of multidisciplinary centers for  diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of  child abuse and neglect cases

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA:
EQF-LLL:

D.14. Profile of the Programme

The curriculum constitutes of 30 credit (60 ECTS) obligatory and optional lessons and a semester project.  

Elective courses are determined by the Institute of Health Sciences together with their advisor.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The relevant terms of Hacettepe University Regulations on Uppergraduate Education and Examination will be applied 

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D.16. Graduation Requirements

The non-thesis master's program consists of a total of 30 credits and a term project course with at least ten courses, not less than 60 ECTS. The student has to register for the term project course in the semester it is taken and submit a written project and / or report at the end of the semester. Term project course is taken in the last semester.

H.Ü. A non-thesis master's degree is awarded to a non-thesis graduate student who fulfills the graduation-related provisions of the Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations.

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D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

  Prof. Dr. S. Songül YALÇIN

Chair, Hacettepe University Instıtute of Child Health, Department of Social Pediatrics

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