COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND COUNSELING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 5562 CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND COUNSELING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FATMA SELDA ÖZ SOYSAL

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis

Course Objective

The aim of this this course should be given to the students to develop a cultural perspective on the definition, theories, close processes and dynamics of this relationship, to initiate, maintain and terminate close relationships, and to be able to conceptualize the problems of the client who has a relationship problem

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student could explain the basic concepts of the psychology of close relationships.
2   Student could describe the processes and dynamics of close relationships
3   Student could develop a cultural perspective on close relationships
4   Student could conceptualize beginning, sustaining and terminating close relationships the problems of clients with relationship problems .

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The life cyle of close relationships
2 The life cyle of close relationships
3 Multicultural relationships
4 Multicultural relationships
5 Contemporary marriage
6 Divorce, remarriage and single parenting
7 General review, course assesment, midterm
8 Emotions in close relationships
9 Attachment Theory
10 Attachment Theory
11 Romantic love
12 Relationship conflict and solutions
13 Relationship conflict and solutions
14 Physical and sexual aggression in close relationships.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Hendrick, C ve Hendrick,S., S. (2000). Close Relationships. Sage Publication.
Reis, H. ve Rusbult, C. (2004). Close Relatonships. Taylor& Francis Books.
Hendrick, S.S (2016). Yakın ilişkiler psikolojisi. Çev :Dönmez, A ve Büyükşahin Sunal, A. Nobel Yayınevi. Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar, brainstorming, group work, review and discussion the practices, prepare a report.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework and presentation, discussion, student projection

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 18 6 108
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 6 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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