COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 5555 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FERDA AYSAN

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

Course Objective: This course covers the theoretical foundations and Professional skill training enabling the counselor to understand presenting problem, best practicere commendations, and effective intervention strategies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the dynamics of individual counseling
2   Define the relationship between the counselor and the counselee
3   Develop an understanding of the stages in the process of counseling
4   Expand problem solving and decision making styles in individual counseling
5   Enhance personal growth

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to individual counseling, Ethical issues in individual counseling,
2 Characteristics of counselors
3 Supervsion and counseling practicum
4 Psychoanalytical approach in counseling
5 Adlerian approach in counseling
6 Person-centered approach in counseling
7 Experiantial and Gestalt approach in counseling
8 Midterm
9 Feminist approach in counseling
10 Behavioral approach in counseling
11 Transactioanal approach in counseling
12 Multicultural counseling
13 Rationale motive approach in counseling approach
14 Realistic approach in counseling and evaluation
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Cormier, S. &Hackney, H. (1999). Counselingstrategiesandinterventions. Boston: Allynand Bacon. Egan, G. (1998).
Theskilledhelper: A problem-managementapproachtohelping. (6th ed.) Pasific Groove: Brooks/Cole. Egan, G. (1994).
Hackney, H. &Cormier, S. (2008). Psikolojik danışma ilke ve teknikleri: Psikolojik yardım süreci el kitabı. (T. Ergene, S. Aydemir Sevim Çev.). Ankara: Mentis Yayıncılık. (Orijinal eser basım tarihi 2005 ).
Ivey, A. E. (1999). Intentionalinterviewingandcounseling. California: Brooks/Cole. Meier, S. T.,&Davis, S. R. (2006).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture , seminars, and case presentations

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

: Lecture and discussion

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ferda.aysan@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 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15153533333
LO.25153533333
LO.35153533333
LO.45153533333
LO.55153533333