COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOTHERAPY APPROACHES

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

PROFESSOR DOCTOR 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/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.15555
LO.25
LO.3555555
LO.45555
LO.55555
LO.6