| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 7 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn basic principles of psychotherapeutic interview.
- Learn the necessary information should be gathered during psychotherapeutic interview.
- Learn how to integrate the information gathered in the intake sessions to the later sessions.
- Learn how to interview with the special cases.
- Gain psychotherapeutic interview practices under supervision.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This is the first course of a cluster of courses related to the development of clinical psychologist skills. In this course the basic communication skills to be used in developing a psychotherapeutic alliance and a diagnostic framework are discussed and shown. The course is also a framework to expose the students to the basic ethical rules of conducting an interview. The objective of this course is to provide some of the basic skills regarding principles of observation and interviewing techniques; communication skills; active listening; evaluation of non-verbal cues; explanatory statements; questioning techniques; diagnostic formulation and report writing on an intake interview with at least one client. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Interview |
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2nd Week |
Developing Rapport |
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3rd Week |
Chief Compliant |
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4th Week |
History of the Present Illness |
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5th Week |
Interviewing about Feelings |
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6th Week |
Personal and Social History |
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7th Week |
Sensitive Subjects |
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8th Week |
Mid-term Exam |
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9th Week |
Control of the Later Interview |
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10th Week |
Mental Status Exam: Behavioral Aspects |
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11th Week |
Mental Status Exam: Cognitive Aspects |
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12th Week |
Interviewing Informants |
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13th Week |
Meeting Resistance |
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14th Week |
Diagnosis and Recommendations |
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15th Week |
Communication of Your Findings with the Patient |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Morrison, J. (2014). The first interview (4th ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2014). Clinical interviewing (5th ed.). New Jersey: Wiley and Sons.
* The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Discussion
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
50 |
| Total(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
7 |
98 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 209 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6.96 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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