COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRISIS INTERVENTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4014 CRISIS INTERVENTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADVIYE ESIN YILMAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to investigate crisis concept and strategies for crisis intervention. Events included in crisis framework; Characteristics of crisis and its psychological, physiological and social effects; Psychological crisis intervention techniques; Role of psychologists on crisis intervention; Ethical principles in crisis intervention will be included.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define crisis concept and general properties of crisis situations.
2   Be able to discuss about the biopsychosocial effects of crirsis
3   Be able to explain psychological interventions to be used for crisis situations
4   Be able to explain the roles of psychologists and other professionals working with crisis situations
5   Be able to discuss about the ethical principles to be used during crisis intervention

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course and syllabus
2 Events included in crisis framework, characteristics of crisis and its definition
3 Psychological, physiological and social characterstics of crisis
4 Psychological, physiological and social characterstics of crisis
5 Psychological, physiological and social effects of crisis
6 Psychological, physiological and social effects of crisis
7 Intervention to crisis situations
8 Professionals playing role on crisis intervention process
9 Role of psychologists on crisis intervention
10 Role of psychologists on crisis intervention
11 Psychological crisis intervention techniques
12 Psychological crisis intervention techniques
13 Ethical principles in crisis intervention
14 Ethical principles in crisis intervention

Recomended or Required Reading

Sayıl, I., Berksun, O., Palabıyıkoğlu, R., Devrimci-Özgüven, H., Soykan, Ç. ve Haran, S. (2000). Kriz ve krize müdahale. Kriz Merkezi Yayınları: Ankara.
Sayıl, I. (2008). Krize müdahale ve intiharı önleme. Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi: Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-question
Homework
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5: They will be evaluated by term paper/report, presentation, midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance to the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esin.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.30-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1545433555
LO.2545433555
LO.3545433555
LO.4545433555
LO.5545433555

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