DIVORCE PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING

PDR433

Course Code: PDR433
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Defines the effects of divorce on family members.
Discusses adaptation processes after divorce.
Explains the basic principles, techniques and interventions of divorce counseling.
Analyzes case examples.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Couple and Family Counseling

Course Description

Having knowledge about the divorce process and post-divorce dynamics, understanding the effects of divorce on women, men and children, discussing the adaptation process after divorce, explaining the basic principles and techniques of divorce counseling.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introducing the course and explaining the general objectives, defining the roles and responsibilities of the students
2^nd Week	Family transformation and divorce in Turkey
3^rd Week	Domestic violence in the divorce process
4^th Week	The effects of divorce on spouses
5^th Week	Effects of divorce on children, Parental alienation syndrome
6^th Week	Legal process in divorce, Joint custody
7^th Week	Divorce mediation
8^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
9^th Week	Adjustment after divorce
10^th Week	Remarriage and children after divorce
11^th Week	Psychological counseling with couples in the post-divorce adjustment process
12^th Week	Psychological counseling with children and adolescents in the post-divorce adjustment process
13^th Week	Case study
14^th Week	Case study
15^th Week	Case study

Recommended or Required Reading

Bilgin, R. (2022). Boşanmanın Çocuklar Üzerindeki Etkileri-Psikososyolojik Bir Yaklaşım. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Gündüzalp, İ. (2018). Boşanma Psikolojisi ve Danışmanlığı. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Korkut, G. (2019). Boşanmada Psikolojik İlk Yardım. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Nazlı, S. (2022). Boşanma Danışmanlığı Uygulamaları. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Şen, B. (2015). Boşanma Arabuluculuğu. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Til Öğüt, D. (2021). Boşanma ve Ebeveynlik. İstanbul: Varlık Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Project
Presentation
Report Preparation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	1	30
Project	1	40
Presentation of Case Study	1	30
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
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	18	1	18
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	3	20	60
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		X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6		X	X	X
K7	X		X	X
K8	X	X		X
K9		X	X	X
K10				X