COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COUPLE AND MARRIAGE COUNSELING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 6105 COUPLE AND MARRIAGE COUNSELING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YAĞMUR SOYLU

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

It is aimed to develop a comprehensive perspective on the development of couple and marriage relationships, the processes and problems of couple and marriage relationships, and to be used these theoretical information in counseling

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to understand the nature of couple relationships
2   2. To be able to explain the processes in couple relationships
3   3. To be able to comprehend the problems within the scope of couple relationships
4   4. Follow current researches on coule relationships
5   5. To be able to use the knowledge about couple relationships in the field of counseling

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Understanding Couple Relationships: Myths and Facts, Components of Couple Relationships
3 The Development Couple Relationships
4 Marriage
5 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Attachment
6 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Communication
7 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Emotion Regulation
8 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Love
9 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Sexuality
10 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Violence
11 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Conflict
12 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Forgiveness
13 Understanding Romantic Relationships: Loss
14 Current Researches on Couple Relationships
15 Current Researches on Couple Relationships

Recomended or Required Reading

Fisher, H. (2016). The anatomy of love. New York, NY: Norton.
Gottman, J.M. (1994b). Why marriages succeed or fail. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Gottman, J. M. (1999). The marriage clinic. New York: Norton.
Gottman, J. M., & Silver, N. (1999). The seven principles for making marriage work. New York: Crown.
Gottman, J. S., & Gottman, J. M. (2015a). 10 principles for doing effective couples therapy (Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology). WW Norton & Company.
Gurman, A. S. (2008). Clinical handbook of couple therapy. New York: The Guilford Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, brainstorming, homework and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There is an obligation to attend the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

4204882/12254

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 3 45
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1121115151
LO.2121115151
LO.3121115151
LO.4121115151
LO.5121115151