COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KPS 5055 CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Clinical Psychology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

Clinical Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine psychological disorders first diagnosed in childhood or adolescence and psychotherapy techniques in relation to these disor
Diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses, epidemiological and etiological properties, assessment and treatment approaches, case examples will be covered

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define characteristics of psychological disorders seen in children
2   Be able to recognize differential diagnosis for psychological disorders seen in children
3   Be able to describe epidemiological properties of psychological disorders seen in children
4   Be able to describe etiological properties of psychological disorders seen in children
5   Be able to define characteristics of the assessment interviews to be conducted with children
6   Be able to describe treatment procedures for psychological disorders seen in children

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, basic
2 Assessment with children, interview principles, ethical issues
3 Mental retardation
4 Pervasive developmental disorders
5 Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
6 Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder
7 Elimination disorders
8 Sleep disorders
9 Nutrition and eating disorders
10 Tic disorders
11 Anxiety disorders
12 Anxiety disorders
13 Mood disorders
14 Specific conditions (abuse, dead, adoption, etc.)

Recomended or Required Reading

Çuhadarolu-Çetin, F., Coşkun, A., Işeri, E., Miral, S., Motovallı, N., Pehlivantürk,
B., Türkbay, T., Uslu, R. ve Ünal, F. (2008). Çocuk ve ergen psikiyatrisi temel kitabı.
Ankara: Hekimler Yayın Birliği.
Geldard, K. & Geldard, D. (2011). Çocukla psikoterapötik görüşme: Giriş niteliğinde
uygulamalı bir rehber. (G. Erden ve Ç. Kudiaki, Çev.). Ankara: Türk Psikologlar Derneği
Yayınları (Orijinal çalışma basım tarihi 1999.)
Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (Ed.). (2006). Treatment of childhood disorders. New
York: The Guilford Press.
Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (2003). Child psychopathology (2nd ed.). New York: The
Guilford Press.
Polvan, Ö. (2001). Çocuk ve ergen psikiyatrisi ders kitabı. Istanbul: Nobel Tıp
Kitabevleri.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Questions-Answers
Literature review
Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 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

1. LO 1-5: They will be evaluated by presentations and presentation reports submitted
by students.
2. LO 1- 6: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student must attent at least 70% of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Orçun Yorulmaz
e-mail: orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.30-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 189

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

CONTACT INFORMATION
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