COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 2011 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the field of clinical psychology and the educational process, to provide information about the assessment tools and types used in the field of clinical psychology, the structure of psychopathology, the psychotherapy process and various psychotherapies and their results. It is also to give information about the future of clinical psychology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to keep in mind requirements of clinical psychology education
2   Be able to list the responsibilities of clinical psychologists
3   Be able to critically discuss on the theoretical approaches in clinical psychology
4   Be able to explain the relations of associated other areas and clinical psychology
5   Be able to remember the outcomes of efficacy studies on psychotherapy
6   Be able to give example about assessment methos used in clinical psychology
7   Be able to remember the clinical interventions used in clinical psychology

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: scope and being a clinical psychologist
2 Process of being a clinical psychologist
3 Research and assessment methods
4 Psychotherapy structure
5 Overview of Assessment in clinical psychology
6 Behavioral and biological assessment
7 Psychotherapy Process
8 Psychotherapy Process
9 Psychotherapies I
10 Psychotherapies I
11 Psychotherapies II
12 Psychotherapies II
13 Health Psychology and Behavioral medicine
14 Current trends in clinical Psychology and Future of clinical psychology

Recomended or Required Reading

A. Linden, W. & Hewitt, P. L. (2013). Klinik Psikoloji- Bir Modern Sağlık Uzmanlık Alanı / Clinical Psychology A Modern Health Profession.Nobel Yayıncılık\Ankara.
B. Karancı, A. N. (ed.) (2005). Klinik psikoloji
eğitimi: Türkiye de güncel durum, sorunlar ve
çözüm önerileri. Detamat\ Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-question
Homework
Discussion

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1.Midterm
2.Final

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: Assessed with Midterm exam
LO 3-5: Assessed with Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance to the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulay.dirik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155545554555
LO.255545554555
LO.355545554555
LO.455545554555
LO.555545554555
LO.655554454555
LO.745545555455

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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