PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
CNG4124	Contemporary Approaches and Models in Counseling	Spring Fall	2	0	2	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. BERNA GÜLOĞLU
Course Objectives:	To enable students to understand philosophical and theoretical foundations, principles and techniques, effectiveness, case conceptualization, inadequate and strengths side of the new psychological counseling approaches and models.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Disclose the development and current status of the contemporary counseling approaches.
2.Describe the theoretical basics and basic concepts of the contemporary counseling theories.
3.Describe the methods and techniques used in contemporary counseling theories.
4.Describe the case conceptualization, counseling planning and evaluation processes of contemporary counseling theories.
5.Discuss the effectiveness of contemporary counseling approaches.

Course Content

New and different counseling approaches and models, concepts, principles and techniques that form the basis of these approaches and models; to have knowledge about conceptualizing and evaluating the problems of the client in the context of the subject approach and model, and sample applications.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Brief history of psychological counseling and psychotherapy theories
3)	Schema Therapy
4)	Şema Terapi-2
5)	Şema Terapi-3
6)	Emotion-Focused Therapy
7)	Emotion-Focused Therapy-2
8)	Creative Art Therapies
9)	Midterm
10)	Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
11)	Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
12)	Awareness Based Cognitive Therapy
13)	Multidimensional Therapy
14)	Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:	1.Işık Terzi, Ş. ve Tekinalp, B. E. (2013). Psikolojik Danışmada Güncel Kuramlar. Ankara: PegemA Akademi. 2.Young, J. E., Klosko, J. S. & Weishaar, M. E. (2009). Şema Terapi. İstanbul: Litera Yayıncılık.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Homework Assignments	1	10	10
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution