COUPLE AND FAMILY COUNSELING

PDR403

Course Code: PDR403
Semester: Seventh Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Seventh Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Zeynep Kızıl Aslan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explains the basic theoretical approaches in couple and family counseling.
Evaluates sample cases by using couple and family counseling theories.
Defines how couple and family counseling processes are managed.
Evaluates ethical and legal issues in couple and family counseling.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Psychology of Close Relationships, Psychological Counseling Theories

Course Description

Understanding the historical development of couple and family counseling, different theoretical approaches and various techniques, knowing the process and ethical issues in couple and family counseling.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction of the Course and Explanation of General Objectives, Identification of Roles and Responsibilities of Students
2^nd Week	Development of Couple and Family Counseling, Basic Concepts of the Family System
3^rd Week	Therapeutic Process in Couple and Family Counseling
4^th Week	Psychoanalytic Family Counselin
5^th Week	Structural Family Counseling
6^th Week	Experiential/Humanistic Family Counseling, Strategic Family Counseling
7^th Week	Cognitive-Behavioral Family Counseling, Postmodern Approaches
8^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
9^th Week	Positive Family Therapy, Gottman Couple Therapy
10^th Week	Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy, Imago Couple Therapy
11^th Week	Communication in Romantic Relationships
12^th Week	Intimate Partner Violence
13^th Week	Divorce and Divorce Counseling
14^th Week	Ethical and Legal Issues in Couple and Family Counseling
15^th Week	School-Based Family Counseling

Recommended or Required Reading

Gladding, S.T. (2012). Aile Terapisi Tarihi, Kuram ve Uygulamaları. İ. Keklik ve İ. Yıldırım. (Editörler). Ankara: Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Derneği Yayınları.
Lebow, J. L. (2019). Çift ve Aile Terapisi, Alan ile İlgili Bütüncül Bir Harita. M. Şahin (Çeviri Editörü). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık (Orijinal çalışma basım tarihi 2013).
Nazlı, S. (2020 Editör). Evlilik ve Aile Psikolojik Danışmanlığı, 1. Baskı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Nazlı, S. (2020). Aile Danışmanlığı, 15. Baskı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Nazlı, S. (2020). Aile Danışmanlığı Uygulamaları. 3. Baskı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
O?leary, K. D., Herman, R. E. & Jongsma, A. E. (2014). Çift psikoterapisi tedavi planlayıcısı. (A. Yıldırım, Çev.). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık (Orijinal çalışma basım tarihi 2011).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	16	3	48
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5			X	X
K6	X	X	X	X
K7		X		X
K8	X	X	X
K9	X	X	X
K10