COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY II *

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4042 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY II * ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

In this course, basic concepts and principles of various contemporary psychotherapy approaches will be explained, as psychological assessment, case formulation, explanations of personality and psychopathology, basic therapeutic techniques and case analysis dervied from these approaches will be examined. Moreover, these information will be further processed via theoretical knowledge, case examples and hypothetical administrations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to explain basic principles and concepts of various psychotherapies
2   Be able to describe characteristics of psychological assessment and case formulation of various psychotherapies
3   Be able to explain personality and psychopathology views of various psychotherapies
4   Be able to describe basic features of aims, role of therapists and relationship of various psychotherapies
5   Be able to exemplify various psychotherapies in cases
6   Be able to explain critiques of various psychotherapies from different perspectives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General intrdocution to psychotherapies
2 Psychoanalytic therapies
3 Psychodynamic therapies
4 Existential psychotherapy
5 Person-centered psychotherapy
6 Experiential psychotherapy
7 Interpersonal psychotherapy
8 Thir wave psychotherapies
9 Systematic psychotherapy
10 Gender sensitive psychotherapy
11 Systemic psychotherapy
12 Constructivist psychotherapies
13 Integrative psychotherapy
14 Future of psychotherapy

Recomended or Required Reading

Prochaska, J. O., & Norcross, J. C. (2018). Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis. Stamford,CT: Cengage Leraning.

Supplementary Textbooks:
Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2016). Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories and Interventions. Alexandira, VA: John Wiley & Sons.
Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2015). Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice: Skills, Strategies, and Techniques. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Answer-Question
3. 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

1. Midterm
2. Homework
3. Final exam

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 14.00-15.00

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
Preparing assignments 1 7 7
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.25555454
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