COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT ISSUES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4051 CURRENT ISSUES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELÇIN YORULMAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The course focuses on current issues and theories in the field of psychotherapy that constitute the largest part of clinical psychology. It is aimed to provide the students knowledge about the current studies and findings related to effectiveness and efficacy of psychotherapies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define current research methods in clinical psychology and psychotherapy
2   To be able to read and summarize current approaches in the field of clinical psychology and pscyhotherapy
3   To be able to comprehend transdiagnostic approach that is one of contemporary issues of psychotherapy
4   To be able to define curret psychotherapeutic interventions in health psychology.
5   To be able to understand the use of technological improvements in psychotherapy practices.
6   To be able to make inferences about developments in the light of current research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course
2 Evidence Based Practice
3 Current Therapeutic Approaches
4 Use of Technology in Psychotherapy
5 Transdiagnostic Approach
6 Positive Clinical Psychology
7 Self-help
8 Midterm
9 Drug Addictions
10 Treatments of Drug Addiction
11 Other Addictions
12 Current Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Health Pscyhology
13 General Overview
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Harvey, A. G., Watkins, E., & Mansell, W. (2004). Cognitive behavioural processes across psychological disorders: A transdiagnostic approach to research and treatment. Oxford University Press, USA.
2. Psikoterapide Güncel Konular (2017). Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
3. Reinholt, N., Aharoni, R., Winding, C., Rosenberg, N., Rosenbaum, B., & Arnfred, S. (2017). Transdiagnostic group CBT for anxiety disorders: the unified protocol in mental health services. Cognitive behaviour therapy, 46(1), 29-43.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be contentiously examined by instructor as a moderator and active participation of students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm
Assignment
Final

Assessment Criteria

In total, one midterm, one final and one homework will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of information, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis for all exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elcin.ayranci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.35445
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LO.65444455

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