COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COUNSELING WITH ADOLESCENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 6091 COUNSELING WITH ADOLESCENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DIĞDEM MÜGE SIYEZ

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

To provide learners with a framework for understanding adolescent struggles and using different techniques to counsel adolescents.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe contemporary perspectives, concerns, and questions raised about adolescence.
2   Use a variety of techniques and tools to counsel adolescents.
3   Use the creative strategies counseling with adolescents
4   Use different counseling theories working with adolescents
5   Enhance counselingskills that using working with adolescents

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Understanding adolescents
2 Attachment, Trauma, and Repair from Infant to Adolescent Development
3 Counseling With Young Adolescents (12-14)
4 Counseling With Older Adolescents (15-19)
5 Counseling Emerging Adults (18-21):
6 Counseling strategies (symbolic, cognitive-behavioral, creative, psycho-educational)
7 Psychodynamic Theories
8 Humanistic Approaches
9 Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
10 Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
11 Family and Organizational Systems Approaches
12 Constructivist Approaches
13 Constructivist Approaches
14 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling Adolescents
15 The Counseling Process: Establishing a Therapeutic Alliance

Recomended or Required Reading

Carlson, J., Lewis, J. (2007). Counseling the adolescent: individual, family and school interventions.5th ed. USA: Love Publishing Company.
Golden, L.B. (2001).Case Studies in Child and Adolescent Counseling. 3rd Edition. USA: Prentice Hall
Pledge, D.S (2003). Counseling Adolescents and Children: Developing Your Clinical Style. USA: Brooks Cole.
Vernon, A. (2002). What works when with children and adolescents: a handbook of individual counseling techniques.USA: Research press.
Smith-Adcock, S., & Tucker, C. (Eds.). (2016). Counseling children and adolescents: Connecting theory, development, and diversity. SAGE Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, presentation, brain storming and seminar are used

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.40 + ASG * 0.40 + PRS * 0.20


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

didem.siyez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 28 28
Preparing presentations 1 14 14
Project Preparation 1 25 25
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2515555555
LO.3515555555
LO.4515555555
LO.5515555555