COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 6071 ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

This course is designed to give students an opportunıty for in-depth exploration of the theories and techniques for individual and group counseling. The course will also prov ide a forum for analysis and discussion of cases and spesific areas of intereszt to the students in the class. The course will examine contemporary trends and developments in, counseling as well as ethical legal and professional issues affecting the practice of both individual and group counseling.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1.Understand the theoretical basis for major approaches to advanced individual and group therapy
2   2.Identify the kinds of clients and issues that respond to specific interventions and therapeutic approaches
3   3.Develop increased objectivity in the analysis of individual and group behavior
4   4.Describe goals of individual and group counseling ; explain the application of theory and research on group dynamics and individuals
5   5.Identify skills necessary to work effectively with cients from diverse backgrounds

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1.Theory of character formation and character styles
2 2. Johnson's characterological development model
3 3. Transpersonal/energetic psychology:Brennen's model of character styles
4 4. Psychodynamic concepts of projective identification, transference, counter transference, and inter subjectivity
5 5. Therapeutic factors in individual and group counseling
6 6. Brief therapy issues
7 7. Ethical issues in individual and group counseling
8 8. Homework / Midterm
9 10. Male and female psychology
10 11. gender and multicultural issues
11 12.Age issues in therapy: working with younger and older populations
12 13. Professional development/supervision in counseling practice
13 14. Discussion
14 15. Evaluation/final

Recomended or Required Reading


Jones-Nelson,R. (2005). Introduction to counseling skills: texts and activitiexs(2nd edition). London: Sage Publications.
Williamson,A. (2008). Brief psychological interventions in practice. West Sussex: John Wiley &Sons,Ltd.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, seminars, case -presentations 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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ferda.aysan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 15.00 thru 16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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