COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COUNSELING OF OLD AGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 5140 COUNSELING OF OLD AGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERDA AYSAN

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The students will be able to do counseling with elder people.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Aging, aging theories and learn the importance of social support in old age,
2   Awareness about the problems of old age,
3   Learning the ways of communication with the elders.
4   To detect the effects of elder abuse, Learning to Upgrade to the quality of life of the elderly,
5   To gain proficiency psychological counseling with the elderly.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Aging, aging theories,
2 Importance of social support in old age
3 Problems of aging: A. Dementia,
4 B. Depression,
5 C. Pain Syndrome
6 D. Alzheimer,
7 E. Loneliness
8 Midterm
9 F. Anxiety,
10 G. Sexual Dysfunctions
11 H. Sleep Disorders
12 Psychological assistance to the elderly patient, communication with the elderly,
13 Elder abuse, Measures to Upgrade to the quality of life of the elderly,
14 Aging and nutrition , Psychological counseling techniques.
15 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Hersen, M. Ve Vincent B. Van Hasselt (1998 ). Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology, Plenum Pres, New York.

Kennedy, G. J. ( 2000 ). Geriatric Mental Health Care, The Guilford Pres, New York.

Örnek,T. Erhan B. ve Erol Ö. (1992 ). Geriatrik Psikiyatri, Izmir: Saray Tıp Kitabevleri,
Ruge, W.M.( 1987 ).The Elderly Patient in General Practice, Karger, Basel.
Spar J.E. ve La Rue Asenath (2005). Geriatric Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Pres, Washington, DC.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and seminar

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

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)

suheda.ozben@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 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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