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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
PSI 6104	CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOTHERAPY APPROACHES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADVIYE ESIN YILMAZ SAMANCI

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of the this course to introduce and give basic information about Contemporary Psychotherapies. Fort his purpose, information about different psyhoterapy methods and techniques for various psychological disorders will be given. In addition, efficacy of examined psychotherapies will be investigated.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To have basic information about Contemporary Psychotherapy Approaches
2	To be able to apply techniques of Contemporary Psychotherapy Approaches
3	To be able to evaluate efficacy of Contemporary Psychotherapy Approaches
4	To be able to explain disorders in DSM-IV with Contemporary Psychotherapy Approaches
5	To be able to evaluate and critisize evidence based therapy method
6	To be able to compare and discuss contemporary psychotherapy approaches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Positive psychotherapy
2	Application of positive psychotherapy on different psychological disorders
3	Efficacy of positive psychotherapy
4	Emotion focused therapy
5	Application of Emotion focused therapy on different psychological disorders
6	Efficacy of Emotion focused therapy
7	Attachment focused therapy
8	Application of Attachment focused therapy on different psychological disorders
9	Efficacy of Attachment focused therapy
10	Metacognitive therapy
11	Application of Metacognitive therapy on different psychological disorders
12	Efficacy of Metacognitive therapy
13	Evidence based therapies
14	Efficacy of Evidence based therapies

Recomended or Required Reading

* Wedding, D., & Corsini, R.J. (2014). Current Psychotherapies. Brooks\Cole
* Greenberg, L. S. & Watson, J. W. (2005). Emotion focused therapy for depression. American Psychological Assosication.
*Paivio, S. C. ,& Pascual-Leone, A. (2013). Emotion-Focused Therapy for Complex Trauma: An Integrative Approach. American Psychological Assosication.
*Costello, P. C. (2013). Attachment-Based Psychotherapy: Helping Patients Develop Adaptive Capacities.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Homework
Applications (rol playing)
Discussions
Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Assignment
3. Final

Assessment Criteria

LO. 1- LO. 2: Assessed with presentations and applications
LO. 3- LO. 5: Assessed with homeworks, class discussions, and exams

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Seventy percent attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esin.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	9	3	27
Tutorials	5	3	15
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	1	14
Preparing presentations	1	13	13
Preparing assignments	1	15	15
Midterm	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6
LO.1	5	5	5	5
LO.2					5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.4		5	5	5		5
LO.5	5	5	5		5
LO.6

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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