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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
RPD 4021	SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DIĞDEM MÜGE SIYEZ

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

To provide learners with a framework for learning the solution focused approach and their stages and using solution focused counseling in schools.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Understand basic concepts of solution focused counseling
2	Describe stages of Solution Focused Counseling
3	comprehed the techniques used in solution focused counseling
4	implemet the techniques used in solution focused counseling
5	Understand why homework given in solution focused counseling
6	Use Solution Focused Counseling working with counselee.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Basic concepts in solution focused counseling.
2	Clarifying counselee goals in solution focused counseling
3	Using miracle question
4	Using nightmare question
5	Discovering solutions
6	Post-session review
7	Second and other sessions
8	Midterm exam
9	Terminate counseling sessions
10	Useful language skills in solution focused counseling
11	Using solution focused counseling with indecisive children and adolescents
12	Using solution focused counseling with mandated children and adolescents.
13	When there is no progress what counselor do
14	The stages of solution focused groupwork
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Berg, I.K, Szabo, P. (2005). Brief coaching for lasting solutions. USA: Norton.
de Shazer, S. (1994). Words were origanally magic. USA: Norton.
Sharry, Y. (2001). Solution focused group work. USA: Sage
Sklare, G.B. (1997). Çözüm odaklı kısa süreli piskolojik danışma. (Çev. D.Siyez). Ankara: Pegem akademi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Discussion and Role play

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

didem.siyez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00 am 12.00 am

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			69

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	1	1	1	3	5	2	1	1	1	5
LO.2	1	1	1	1	3	5	2	1	1	1	5
LO.3	1	1	1	1	3	5	2	1	4	1	5
LO.4	1	1	1	1	3	5	2	1	4	1	5
LO.5	1	1	1	1	3	5	2	2	1	1	5
LO.6	1	1	1	1	3	5	2	5	1	1	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Course Coordinator

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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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