COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DEVELOPMENTAL COUNSELING OVER THE LIFE SPAN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 5579 DEVELOPMENTAL COUNSELING OVER THE LIFE SPAN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

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

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of developmental counseling as a way of enhancing human potential through therapeutic intervention focused on relational growth.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to identify various life stages as well as relevant developmental tasks for each stage
2   Demonstrate an understanding of the theories of cognitive, socio emotional ,physical ,learning and personality development
3   Able to recognize potential transitional counseling issues and identify
4   Formulate the central developmental issues around identity development ,trauma, abuse ,grief and loss, addiction and resilience
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 developmental counseling
2 Traditional models of development
3 Critical thinking about life span development
4 Developmental impact of trauma ,grief ,loss and death
5 Familial and relational transitions
6 Erik Erikson s psychosocial theory
7 Jean Piaget's Constructivist Model
8 Midterm
9 Theory of Moral Judgment- Lawrence Kohlberg
10 Abraham Maslow s Theory of Self-Actualiziation
11 Lev Vigotsky s Sociocultural Theory
12 Karen Horney s Early Feminist Voice
13 Theory of Grief (Kübler-Ross)
14 Discussion
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ivey, A. E., Ivey, M.B., Myers, J.E., & Sweeney, T.J.(2004). Developmental counseling and therapy: promoting wellness over the life span. Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Lahaska.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, seminars and discussion

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

exams

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 5 65
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) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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