COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GROUP CONSELıNG

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDE 3035 GROUP CONSELıNG COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR FATMA SELDA ÖZ SOYSAL

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Students investigate group Dynamics processes related to counseling theory and participate in group counseling demonstrations. Group counseling will be clearly differentiated from group guidance. Potential uses of group counseling in schools and methods of organizing group counseling sessions are addressed

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the dynamics of group activities
2   Define the stages in the group process
3   Develop an understanding of the roles of group leaders
4   Expand problem solving and decision making styles in group counseling

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The nature and structure of the group Group members, difficult behavior in members and coping with them
2 Logical framework of counseling groups Leadership in counseling groups
3 Group types Use of activities in group counseling
4 Group counseling and ethics Theoretical approaches in group counseling
5 Planning and forming the group Final exam
6 Initial stage of counseling groups
7 General review, midterm exam
8 Transition phase in group counseling
9 Action in counseling groups
10 Termination phase of counseling groups

Recomended or Required Reading

Corey, M. S. & Corey, G. (2006). Groups: process and practice. (7th. Ed.). South Bank: Brooks/ Cole
Corey, G. (2000). Theory and practice of group counseling. (5th Ed.). Pacific Grove: Brooks/ Cole.
Jacobs, E. E., Mason, R. L., & Harvill, R. L. (2006). Groupcounseling: strategies and skills. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar, brainstorming, group work, review and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Review , evaluation, midterm, final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

none

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr.F.Selda Öz Soysal
Mail: fatma.oz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Meeting days and times will be posted on the room door. It can be reached online and via e-mail 24/7.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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