FAMILY COUNSELING THEORIES

FC501

Course Code: FC501
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Merve Deniz Pak Güre

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

They explain the main theories that form the basis of family counseling.
They compare family counseling theories in terms of their basic concepts.
They evaluate family problems in accordance with different theoretical approaches.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Explains the major theories underlying family counseling. Compares family counseling theories in terms of their fundamental concepts. Evaluates family problems from the perspectives of different theoretical approaches.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction and an overview of family counseling
2^nd Week	Systems theory and fundamental concepts in family counseling
3^rd Week	Intergenerational family therapy and the Bowen approach
4^th Week	Structural family therapy
5^th Week	Strategic family therapy
6^th Week	Experiential and humanistic family therapies
7^th Week	Cognitive behavioral family therapy
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Solution-focused brief family therapy
10^th Week	Narrative therapy
11^th Week	Feminist and gender-sensitive family counseling
12^th Week	Case examples I
13^th Week	Case examples II
14^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Duyan, V. (2023). Sorun odaklı aile terapisi. Vizyon Yayıncılık: Ankara
Özabacı, N. Ş., & Yenicesu, Z. (2025). Aile danışmanlığı: Kuram ve uygulamalara genel bir bakış (9. bs.). Pegem Akademi.
Satir, V. (2016). Temel aile terapisi (S. Yeniçeri, Çev.). Beyaz Yayınları.
Goldenberg, I., Stanton, M., & Goldenberg, H. (2017). Family therapy: An overview (9th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Gladding, S. T. (2021). Family therapy: History, theory, and practice (7th ed.). Pearson.
Nichols, M. P., & Davis, S. D. (2020). Family therapy: Concepts and methods (12th ed.). Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Presentation

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	4	4
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	15	210
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	14	4	56
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	15	15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	4	4
Homework
Total Work Load			304
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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