COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RENGIN KARACA

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach about the psychological counselling process about children and adolescents to the students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn about the developmental characteristics of children and adolescents
2   To learn about the problems of children and adolescents
3   To learn about the theories of psychological counselling
4   To learn about the principles and techniques
5   To learn about the ethical and legal issues

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The developmental characteristics of children and psychological counselling
2 The developmental characteristics of adolescents and psychological counselling
3 The factors that effec the mental health of children
4 The factors that effec the mental health of adolescents
5 The psychological problems seen in childresn and adolescents
6 Emotional problems seen in childresn and adolescents
7 Behavioral problems seen in childresn and adolescents
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm
9 Principles and techniques of counselling in children and adolescents
10 Planning, constructing and managing the counselling process
11 Psychological counselling theories
12 Individual and group counselling
13 Psychological counselling in the period before and after divorce
14 Ethical and legal issues
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Çivilidağ, A. (2012). Gelişim Süreci Odağında Ergenlik Psikolojisi. Ankara: Nobel Yayınevi
Yalom, I. D. (2008). Ergen Terapisi. Istanbul: Prestij Yayınevi
Yalom, I. D. (2007). Okul Çağı Çocuklarının Terapisi. Istanbul: Prestij Yayınevi
Kuzucu, Y. (2008). Küçükler Için Büyüklere Çocuk ve Ergen Ruh Sağlığı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture, discussion , question-answer, research

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

rengin.akboy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.11215511115151111
LO.21215511115151111
LO.31215511115151111
LO.41212211115151111
LO.51213311111551111