Graduate Education Institute · Family Counseling and Education · Master
Course Objective
This course is aimed to help students begin thinking about specific approaches to treating a variety of clients and learning various psychotherapy theories.
Course Content
This course provides an overview of the major theoretical approaches to conducting psychotherapy. This course is aimed to help students begin thinking about specific approaches to treating a variety of clients. A variety of treatment approaches, theories, and therapeutic applications will be discussed (Psychodynamic, Client centered, Gestalt Therapy, Rational Emotive Therapy, Reality Therapy Cognitive behavioral and others).Although this course provides knowledge about applied procedures, it is a primarily theory course.
Required Resources
- Işık Terzi. Ş, Ergüner Tekinalp. B, ( 2013) Psikolojik Danışmada Güncel Kuramlar. Ankara Pegem Akademi
- Murdock. N. L. (2016), Psikoloji Danışma ve Psikoterapi Kuramları, (Çev. Füsun Akkoyun) Nobel Yayın
- Sharf. R. S. (2014) Psikoterapi ve Psikolojik Danışma Kuramları Kavramlar ve Örnek Olaylar
Recommended Resources
- Işık Terzi. Ş, Ergüner Tekinalp. B, ( 2013) Psikolojik Danışmada Güncel Kuramlar. Ankara Pegem Akademi
- Murdock. N. L. (2016), Psikoloji Danışma ve Psikoterapi Kuramları, (Çev. Füsun Akkoyun) Nobel Yayın
- Sharf. R. S. (2014) Psikoterapi ve Psikolojik Danışma Kuramları Kavramlar ve Örnek Olaylar
Explanations
For this course, there will be a written exam on the topics covered for 14 weeks.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Discuss various counseling theories with case and examples.
- Consulting principles and techniques are applied according to different situations
- Using counseling principles and techniques, it develops awareness and sensitivity in society about the different needs of people.
- Counseling responds to social and emotional events using principles and techniques.
- Discuss current events related to consulting principles and techniques
- Understand basic work and turning points in counseling
- Explain the basic concepts, principles, techniques, view of human nature and consultation process.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction / Psychology Counseling Process and Theories | |
| 2 | Psychoanalytic Counseling Theory: Freud and Psychoanalysis | |
| 3 | Neo-Psychonalitical Theories 1: Jung and Analytical Psychology | |
| 4 | Neo-Psychonalitic Theories 2: Adler and Individual Psychology | |
| 5 | Humanist Counseling Theories: Carl Rogers and Individual Centered Psychological Counseling | |
| 6 | Existential Psychotherapies: Theory and Techniques 1 | |
| 7 | Existential Psychotherapies: Theory and Techniques 2 | |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Exam Preparation |
| 9 | Consulting Theory and Techniques in Gestalt Approach: Fritz Perls | |
| 10 | Behavioral Counseling Process and Techniques | |
| 11 | Cognitive Psychotherapy Approach and Techniques | |
| 12 | Counseling Principles and Techniques in Rational-Emotional Therapy: Albert Ellis | |
| 13 | Consulting Theory and Techniques in Transactional Analysis: Eric Berne | |
| 14 | Solution Focused Short Term Psychotherapy | |
| 15 | Culture Sensitive Psychotherapy Approaches and Recent Developments in Psychological Counseling | |
| 16 | Final Exam | Exam Preparation |