COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RPD 3008 THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FATMA EBRU IKIZ

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students to learn the theories and scope of counseling

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend theories of counseling
2   Differentiate the theories of counseling and their applications
3   Comprehend the characteristics of a counselor
4   Realize the ethical rules of counseling
5   Integrate the theories of counseling with the counseling services
6   Integrate the theories of counseling with the principles of Turkish national education system

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Importance of counseling
2 Importance of counseling theories and historical development
3 Characteristics of a counselor
4 Classic and contemporary psychoanalitic approaches
5 Rational emotive behavioral counseling approach
6 Cognitive theories of Beck and Meichenbaum
7 Reality and Choice theory of Glasser
8 midterm
9 Behavioral theory
10 Client centered counseling theory
11 Existentialist Theory
12 Gestalt theory
13 Transactional theory
14 Post-modern counseling theories
15 final

Recomended or Required Reading

Corey, G. (2008). Psikolojik danışma ve psikoterapi kuram ve uygulamaları (Çev.Tuncay Ergene). Mentis Yayıncılık
Karahan T. F. & Sardoğan, M. E. (2004). Psikolojik danışma ve psikoterapide kuramlar, Deniz Kültür Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Homework and presentation, lecture, question-answer,discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Lecture, discussion , question-answer, research

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.ikiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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