PSYCHOLOGY
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
PSY4057	Family Therapies	Fall	3	0	3	6

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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 :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MİRAY AKYUNUS
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MİRAY AKYUNUS
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	This course offers a critical evaluation of major schools of family therapy such as: Structural Family therapy, Strategic Family therapy, MRI approach, Psychoanalytic Family therapy, Narrative Therapy, Experiential Family Therapy. At the end of the course the students will have an understanding of the methods and techniques used in family therapy.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Uses circular causality to explain psychopathology
2.Identify basic skills in contemporary family therapy
3.Compares basic models in family therapy

Course Content

Introduction to Family Therapy : History
Circular Understanding
Basic skills and working principles in family therapy
Systemic Family therapy
Bowen and Family Therapy
Structural Family Therapy
Strategic Family Therapy
Experiential Family Therapy
Psychoanalytic Family therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy
Narrative Family Therapy
Presentations
Integrative Models

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Family Therapy : History
2)	Circular Understanding
3)	Basic skills and working principles in family therapy
4)	Systemic Family therapy
5)	Bowen and Family Therapy
6)	Structural Family Therapy
7)	Review
8)	Strategic Family Therapy
9)	Experiential Family Therapy
10)	Psychoanalytic Family therapy
11)	Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy
12)	Narrative Family Therapy
13)	Presentations
14)	Integrative Models
15)	Exam
16)	Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Nichols, M.P. ( 2010 ). Family Therapy. Pearson. Additional reading will be assigned throughout the semester.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	2	% 20
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 30
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 30
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	15	3	45
Study Hours Out of Class	15	3	45
Presentations / Seminar	1	20	20
Homework Assignments	2	15	30
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills.	3
2)	To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior.	4
3)	To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques).	5
4)	To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies).
5)	To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas.	5
6)	To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization.	5
7)	To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies.
8)	To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation.	1
9)	To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes.	1
10)	To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society.	3
11)	To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this.	3
12)	To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts.	4