COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GROUP CONSELING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 3022 GROUP CONSELING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FATMA SELDA ÖZ SOYSAL

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Students investigate group dynamics processes related to counseling theory and participate in group counseling demonstrations. Group counseling will be clearly differentiated from group guidance. Potential uses of group counseling in schools and methods of organizing group counseling sessions are addressed

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the dynamics of group activities
2   Define the stages in the group process
3   Understand the role of the group leader and develop effective leadership skills
4   Improve problem solving and decision making in group counseling process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The nature and structure of the group
2 Logical framework of counseling groups
3 Group types
4 Group counseling and ethics
5 Planning and forming the group
6 Initial stage of counseling groups
7 General review, midterm exam
8 Transition phase in group counseling
9 Action in counseling groups
10 Termination phase of counseling groups
11 Group members, difficult behavior in members and coping with them
12 Leadership in counseling groups
13 Use of activities in group counseling
14 Theoretical approaches in group counseling
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Corey, M. S. & Corey, G. (2016). Groups: process and practice. (7th. Ed.). South Bank: Brooks/ Cole
Corey, G. (2000). Theory and practice of group counseling. (5th Ed.). Pacific Grove: Brooks/ Cole.
Jacobs, E. E., Mason, R. L., & Harvill, R. L. (2006). Groupcounseling: strategies and skills. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning
Demir, A. Koydemir, S. (2022). Grupla Psikolojik Danışma. Pegem

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar, brainstorming, group work, review and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Review , evaluation, midterm, final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. F.Selda Öz Soysal
Mail: fatma.oz@deu.edu.

Office Hours

Meeting days and times are included in the faculty member's door program. It is possible to send messages 24/7 via online deu.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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