COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY THERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3014 INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY THERAPY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORÇUN YORULMAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to investigate historical development, theoretical background, basic concepts and theories of famliy therapy

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe family therapy and its basic components
2   Able to comprehend historical development of family therapy
3   Able to comprehend the differences among family, couple therapy and counseling
4   Able to differentiate theories of family therapy with their salient characteristics
5   Able to exemplify basic intervention tehcniques of different theories
6   Able to disucss psychological problems within family perspective

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of course and description of family therapy
2 Differences among family, couple therapy and counseling
3 Hsitorical background of family therapy
4 Stages of family therapy in general
5 Basic conpcets in family therapy
6 Psychoanaltyical family therapy
7 Systemic family therapy
8 Strategic family therapy
9 Behavioral family therapy
10 Cognitive-behavioral family therapy
11 Experiential family therapy
12 Family therapy for special groups and populations
13 Presentaions and sicussions
14 Presentaions and sicussions and review

Recomended or Required Reading

Carr, A. (2006). Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Warden, M. (2012). Aile Terapisi. Nobel Kitapevi: Adana

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Question-answer
Homework
Disucssion

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-3: will be examined via midterm exam
LO4-6: will be examined via homework and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 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.1554444
LO.2554444
LO.35544
LO.4554455
LO.5555555
LO.65544554