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MDR 511 - Spiritual Counseling Practices I

Graduate Education Institute · Spiritual Counseling and Guidance · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+3+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Tez Danışmanı Turgay ŞİRİN

Course Objective

The main aim of this course is to provide students with basic knowledge, techniques and skills in spiritual counseling.

Course Content

In this course, topics such as basic techniques in spiritual counseling, different spiritual counseling approaches, spiritual counseling practice areas, structuring the first interview in spiritual counseling, conducting the spiritual counseling process, forms used in spiritual counseling, and the application of basic skills in spiritual counseling will be examined.

Required Resources

Şirin, Turgay (2018). Manevi Danışmanlıkta İhsan Modeli. Kaknüs Yayınları. İstanbul.

Manevi Yönelimli Psikoterapi ve Psikolojik Danışma, Halil Ekşi, Kaknüs Yayınları- Ders Kitapları

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  11. Salgın Zamanında Manevi Destek, Editoryal, Diyanet Yayınları

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Students Define Spiritual Counseling and Guidance.
  2. Students learn spiritual counseling techniques.
  3. Students gain spiritual counseling skills.
  4. Students gain knowledge and skills in spiritual counseling practices.

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%50 (42) Life Sciences%20 (76) Social Services%10 (81) Personal Services%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeRole PlayingGroup StudySimulationBrain StormingCase StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16696
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm133
Quiz000
Assignment11414
Practice11616
Final166

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to the course: Scope, Importance, Rules and Spiritual Counseling PracticesPre-reading and preparation.
2Different Models and Applications in Spiritual CounselingPre-reading and preparation.
3First Interview in Spiritual Counseling: Evaluation and Initiation of Interview + Case Samples and In-Class PracticesPre-reading and preparation.
4Main Stages and Sessions in MDR: Evaluation and Interview Practices + Case ExamplesPre-Reading and Preparation
5Getting to know the client and ourselves (Case examples and practices) - 1Pre-Reading and Preparation
6Getting to know the client and ourselves (Case examples and practices) - 2Readings
7Student Application Presentations and SupervisionReadings
8MidtermReadings
9Student Application Presentations and SupervisionPre-reading and preparation.
10Student Application Presentations and SupervisionPre-reading and preparation.
11Student Application Presentations and SupervisionPre-reading and preparation.
12Student Application Presentations and SupervisionPre-reading and preparation.
13Student Application Presentations and SupervisionPre-reading and preparation.
14Student Application Presentations and SupervisionPre-reading and preparation.
15Student Application Presentations and SupervisionReadings
16final examfinal exam