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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
RPD 3010	GROUP COUNSELING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR FERDA AYSAN

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Students investigate group Dynamics processes related to counseling theory and participate in group counseling demonstrations. Group counseling will be clearly differentiated from group guidance. Potential uses of group counseling in schools and methods of organizing group counseling sessions are addressed

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	.Understand the dynamics of group activities
2	.define the stages in the group process
3	.develop an understanding of the roles of group leaders
4	expand problem solving and decision making styles in group counseling
5	enhance personal growth

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to group counseling, Ethical issues in group counseling
2	Characteristics of group leaders, Professional issues in groups co-leading,
3	Stages in group process,
4	Dealing with transferance and resistance
5	Psychoanalytical group processes
6	Adlerian group process
7	Experiential group process
8	Midterm
9	Person-centered approach in group counseling
10	Gestalt groups
11	Transactional groups
12	Behavioral approach in group counseling
13	Rationale motive group approach
14	Realistic group approach and evaluation
15	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Corey, M. S. &Corey, G. (2006). Groups: processandpractice. (7th. Ed.). South Bank: Brooks/ Cole.
Corey, G. (2000). Theoryandpractice of groupcounseling. (5th Ed.). Pacific Grove: Brooks/ Cole.
Jacobs, E. E., Mason, R. L., &Harvill, R. L. (2006). Groupcounseling: strategiesandskills. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole-ThomsonLearning

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

: Experiential group activities

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, case presentation, evaluation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ferda.aysan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	4	52
Preparation for final exam	1	25	25
Preparation for midterm exam	1	20	20
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	1	2	1	2	2	5	5	1	1	1	5
LO.2	1	2	1	2	2	5	5	1	1	1	5
LO.3	1	2	1	2	2	5	5	1	1	1	5
LO.4	1	2	1	2	2	5	5	1	1	1	5
LO.5	1	2	1	2	2	5	5	1	1	1	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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