Social Services

In our country, social workers, who are the essential personnel needed for social service practices, are trained in faculties or equivalent higher education institutions that provide at least four years of education. The training of intermediate personnel required in the same field is carried out in Social Services Associate Degree Programs (Social Work and Counseling Department). The aim of the Social Work and Counseling Department as an associate degree program is to train intermediate personnel needed in the public sector, where social service delivery is primarily conducted, as well as in the private sector and civil society organizations. Graduates of the Social Services Program are awarded the title of “Social Services Associate Degree Graduate” and are considered “professionals” according to the decisions of the Council of Higher Education. Graduates can enter the workforce in the field of social services. It has often been observed that prospective students, families, and educators confuse the Social Services Associate Degree Program with the Social Work Bachelor’s Program. Based on data collected from students enrolled in the program, it is recommended that prospective students who are considering the Social Services Associate Degree Program be mindful of this distinction: graduates of the Social Services Associate Degree Program are not awarded the titles of Social Worker or Social Work Specialist.

Department Head: Lecturer Muhammet Bener 

Program Website: https://eshmyo.sdu.edu.tr/sosyalhizmetler