PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
CNG2006 | Professional Ethics and Legal Issues | Spring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. BERNA GÜLOĞLU |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. AYNUR GÜMÜŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is teach students ethical rules of counseling, professional problems, organizational structures of educational institution and mental health centers, problems in these institution and solutions to these problems. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. To understand the relation between ethic and moral 2. To comprehend the basis of ethical behaviors 3. To comprehend the effects of personal values on counseling. 4. To comprehend clients' rights and counselors' responsibilities 5. To comprehend legal issues in the field of counseling 6. To find out solutions on ethical dilemmas. 7. To integrate personal ethic and professional ethic |
Ethic codes of some profession organizations, the basis of ethic approach, the effect of individual values on the counseling process, the client rights and the responsibility of counselor, legal issues in the field of Counseling and Guidance, making professional decisions suited for ethic codes. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction: giving information about course content, resources and evaluation. | |
2) | Society ethic and ethic philosophy | |
3) | Introduction to professional ethic: deciding based on ethics, basic concepts, basis of ethical approach, function of ethical codes, models of ethical decisions. | |
4) | Clients' rights and counselors' responsibilities | |
5) | Ethical issues in guidance and counseling: basic principles | |
6) | Ethical issues in guidance and counseling: Ethical standarts | |
7) | Basic ethical problems in guidance and counseling and legal arrangements | |
8) | Confidentiality, ethic and legal problems | |
9) | Multidimensional relations | |
10) | The criterion of being profession and guidance and counseling as a profession | |
11) | Discussing ethical dilemmas | |
12) | Discussing ethical dilemmas | |
13) | Discussing ethical dilemmas | |
14) | Discussing ethical dilemmas |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Corey, G., Corey, M.S., Callanan, P. (1998). Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions. 3rd Edition. Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Pacific Grove, California. |
References: | Remley, T.P. & Herlihy, B.P. (2013). Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling (4th Edition). The Merrill Counseling Series |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 3 | % 45 |
Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 35 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 65 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 35 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 2 | 14 | 28 |
Application | 2 | 14 | 28 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Homework Assignments | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 93 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |