COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FAMILY THERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5036 FAMILY THERAPY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ADVIYE ESIN YILMAZ SAMANCI

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine Historical development of family therapy, examination of theoretical background, basic concept and processes, various therapy approaches and exemplifications in some real life administrations. Definition of family therapy and historical background, Basic concepts and stages of family, Various family therapy approaches such as Psychoanalytic, Systemic, Strategic, Cognitive-Behavioral, Experiential Family therapies, literature review of empirical research about family therapy, in-class role-plays.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define basic concepts in family therapy
2   Be able to comprehend the historical backround of family therapy
3   Be able to define basic theoretical approaches in family therapy
4   Be able to compare basic theoretical approaches in family therapy
5   Be able to apply basic theoretical approaches used in family therapy to hypothetical case examples
6   Be able to summarize current literature on basic family therapy theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to family therapy
2 Historical development of family therapy, ethical considerations
3 Basic concept and processes in family therapy
4 Psychoanalytic family therapy approach
5 Sistemic family therapy approach
6 Strategic family therapy approach
7 Cognitive-Behavioral family therapy approach
8 Experiential family therapy approach
9 Family therapy with special groups/problems
10 Literature review of empirical research about family therapy
11 In-class role-plays
12 In-class role-plays
13 In-class role-plays
14 In-class role-plays

Recomended or Required Reading

Carr, A. (2006). Family Therapy: Concepts, Process and Practice. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Warden, M. (2012). Aile Terapisi. Nobel Kitapevi: Adana

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Answer-Question
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm, Assignments and Final exam.

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1- 6: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination.
2. LO 4: It will be evaluated by presentations and presentation reports submitted by students.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student must attent at least 70% of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esin.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 3 12 36
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.55
LO.6545

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