COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FAMILY AND COUPLE COUNSELING TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AED 5095 FAMILY AND COUPLE COUNSELING TECHNIQUES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Family Education and Counselling

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FATMA EBRU IKIZ

Offered to

Family Education and Counselling

Course Objective

Knowing the Theories of Family and Couple Counseling, being able to explain different models, determining the differences between counseling approaches and techniques, demonstrating the ability to work with families and couples, active participatory and reflective listening, demonstrating counseling skills and gaining the ability to work with families and couples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acknowlwdge the conceps of family and marital therapy
2   Can do family and couple counseling, by using the related techniques
3   Apply method and techniques
4   Families, couples and individuals to help developed their skills
5   Explain models and the other approaches related family and couple therapy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Family and couples counseling history, development, aims and general principles
2 Features of the family system, anamnesis and formulation
3 Psychoanalytic and Bowen System approach
4 Minuchin Structural family therapy approaches and techniques
5 Experiential/Humanistic Family Counseling, Satir and Whitaker
6 Strategic family counseling Haley
7 Cognitive behavioral family couple therapy
8 Student presentations and seminars , assessment
9 Solution-focused and narrative family couple therapy
10 Changes in family life (immigration, moving, step-parent, step-child, adoption, etc.)
11 Effects of marriage and divorce
12 The presentation of family counselling program and materials prepared by students, group discussion.
13 The presentation of family counselling program and materials prepared by students, group discussion.
14 The presentation of family counselling program and materials prepared by students, group discussion.
15 Final presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Acar , N.Voltan. (2001). Group Counseling Principles and Techniques, Ankara , Nobel yay. 3 Ed.
Dökmen, Ü. (1994). Art and communication in everyday life and conflicts of empathy. Istanbul : Sistem Yay.
Gottman, J.M; Silver, N. (1999). Marriage of maintaining seve policy. Valık Yay.
Cüceloğlu, D. (2008). The behavior of the human , Remzi Kitabevi.
Nazlı,S. (2007). Family counseling, Anı Yay.
Satir, V. (2001). Insan Yaratmak,Beyaz Yay. Istanbul.
Peseschkian,N. (1999). Positive Family Therapy, Ç.M.Naim, Beyaz Yay, Istanbul.
Volkan, V. (1999). Life After Loss, Halime Odağ Psikanaliz vepsikoterapi Vakfı Yay. Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Information, article review, group participation, practical work, video demonstration.
Examining seminar presentations in cognitive and experiential dimensions.

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

The student must prepare an assignment in APA style, using at least one book and one article, and make a seminar presentation.

Assessment Criteria

A book and an article explaining a particular counseling approach and process intervention strategy will be reviewed and a presentation in accordance with APA criteria will be prepared and presented.
An examination research report or article will be prepared as homework, and the seminar presentation will be the final evaluation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Lessons must be attended and required work must be done on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.ikiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 3 39
Pre Class Self Study 13 5 65
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Project Assignment 1 2 2
Final Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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