COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6065 ADVANCED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORÇUN YORULMAZ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to convey advanced level theoretical information and skills related to assessment of psychological disorders to students and to examine contemporary literature findings and discussions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend basic information and concepts in respect to clinical assessment
2   To be able to define case formulation in terms of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT) approach
3   To be able to exemplify CBT oriented assessment approach particular to psychological disorders,
4   To be able to define development of Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and related basic concepts
5   To be able to explain and exemplify individual problems with basic principles of CBT
6   To be able to structuring psychological interviews in terms of CBT and to present examples
7   To be able to apply frequently used methods in CBT
8   To be able to review literature for the purpose of efficiency of CBT in specific psychological problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, information about content and requirements, reviewing resources and introduction to CBT
2 Development of CBT basic principles
3 General assessment in CBT
4 Case formulation in CBT
5 Session format in CBT
6 Basic research methods in clinical psychology-1
7 Basic research methods in clinical psychology-2
8 Basic research methods in clinical psychology-3
9 Current issues in clinical psychology-1
10 Current issues in clinical psychology-2
11 Current issues in clinical psychology-3
12 Current issues in clinical psychology-4
13 Technology in clinical psychology
14 Future of clinical psychology

Recomended or Required Reading

A.Comer, J. S., & Kendall, P. C. (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Research Strategies for Clinical Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
B. Hayes, S. C., & Hofmann, S. G. (Eds.). (2018). Process-based CBT: The Science And Core Clinical Competencies Of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. New York: New Harbinger Publications.
C. Norcross, J. C., VandenBos, G. R., & Freedheim, D. K. (2016). Recent developments and future directions of clinical psychology. In APA handbooks in psychology. APA Handbook Of Clinical Psychology: Education and Profession. Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
D. Barlow, D. H., & Carl, J. R. (2011). The Future Of Clinical Psychology: Promises, Perspectives, and Predictions. In The Oxford Handbook Of Clinical Psychology. Oxford: University of Oxford Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Questions-Answers
Homework
Discussions

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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: Assessed with Midterm exam
LO 3-5: Assessed with homework/report, presentation and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Seventy percent attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.30-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555
LO.2455
LO.34355
LO.4535455
LO.554545
LO.654455
LO.744
LO.8445

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