| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Differentiates and compares concepts such as loss, and mourning.
- Analyzes the grieving process by using theoretical approaches related to grief.
- Compares and exemplifies prolonged grief and normal grief.
- Express the differences between grief counseling and grief therapy and relate their similarities.
- Diagnoses problems that can be solved by using applications related to mourning.
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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 | The aim of the course make students be aware and prepared for grief and loss related difficulties which they may confront in their private and professional life. This course contains loss and grief related concepts and theories. Theories of pioneers such as Kubler Ross, Worden, Rando and Wolfet are reviewed. In this context, the meaning of loss and grief, varying rituals due to socio-economic and socio-cultural factors, protective factors during grieving, coping with loss, resistance and case studies are discussed. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Course Syllabus, Introduction |
|
2nd Week |
Basic Concepts For Course, Group Work Introduction |
|
3rd Week |
Attachment, Loss, and the Experience Of Grief, Group Work |
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4th Week |
Understanding the Mourning Process, Group Work |
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5th Week |
The Mourning Process: Mediators of Mourning, Group Work |
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6th Week |
Grief Counseling: Facilitating Uncomplicated Grief |
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7th Week |
Abnormal Grief Reactions: Complicated Mourning |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9th Week |
Grief Therapy: Resolving Complicated Mourning, Group Work |
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10th Week |
Grieving Special Types Of Losses, Group Work |
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11th Week |
Grief and Family Systems, Group Work |
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12th Week |
The Counselor?s Own Grief, Group Work |
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13th Week |
Training for Grief Counseling I, Group Work |
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14th Week |
Training for Grief Counseling II, Group Work |
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15th Week |
General review |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Worden, J. W. (2018). Grief counseling and grief therapy: A handbook for the mental health practitioner (5th ed.). NY: Springer Publishing Company. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Practice
- Project
- Other
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Assignment |
4 |
30 |
| Total(%) |
|
70 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
70 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
30 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| 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 |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
4 |
8 |
32 |
| Total Work Load | 180 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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