COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4016 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADVIYE ESIN YILMAZ SAMANCI

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

This course will introduce the student to group psychotherapy with didactic presentations. Various group psychotherapy techniques will be briefly introduced (psychodynamic, existential, client centered approaches to groups, T.A. groups, Gestalt groups, psychodrama, behavioral group therapy, etc.).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to describe group psychotherapy and its basic characteristics.
2   Be able to discuss similarities and differences between group therapy and individual therapy
3   Be able to describe basic concepts and properties of different group therapy formats
4   Be able to dıscuss basic concepts and properties of different group therapy formats
5   Be able to compare various group therapy formats
6   Be able to explain situations in which group therapy is used and advantages and disadvantages of using this therapy format

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course and syllabus
2 What is group therapy
3 Psychodynamic group therapy
4 Existential group therapy
5 Client centered approaches to groups
6 T.A. groups
7 Gestalt groups
8 Psychodrama
9 Behavioral group therapy
10 Therapeutical factors in group therapy
11 Basic missions of the therapist in group therapy
12 Techniques used in assistance
13 Group therapies specific to special conditions
14 Group therapies specific to special cases

Recomended or Required Reading

Yalom, I. (2002). Grup psikoterapisinin teori ve pratiği (1. Baskı). (A. Tangör ve Ö. Karaçam, Çev.). Istanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi. (Orijinal çalışma basım tarihi 1995.)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-question
Homework
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6: They will be evaluated by term paper/report, presentation, midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance to the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esin.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.30-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154554445
LO.254554445
LO.354554445
LO.454554445
LO.554554445
LO.6555555