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
CNG4010 Crises Intervention and Trauma Spring
Fall
2 0 2 4
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NEVİN DÖLEK
Course Objectives: This course will provide students the efficiency of crises intervention, and the knowledge about crises.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Acquire knowledge on crisis and crisis intervention.
Learn analyzing individual and wide scale crisis.
Learn effective methods of crisis intervention.
Learn factors that affect crisis and crisis intervention.
Effectively apply what they have learned to crisis in their own lives and in their environment.

Course Content

This course includes the defnition of crises, types of crises, crises reactions in adulthood and childhood, techniques of crises interventions with a developmental view, case studies, and interventions for sucidial individuals.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Concept of crises, crises intervention, it's role in preventive mental health
2) the development of crises intervention theories, typical development of crisis, types of crises.
3) The goals of crisis intervention and the characteristics of crisis intervention
4) Principals of Continuity
5) Theories of Coping and posttraumatic development
6) Crises Interventions
7) Debriefing
8) Conception of death and coping with loss of life
9) Suicidal behavior, theories, risk factors, general characteristics
10) Coping with suicidal thought, prevention of suicide
11) School Crisis Management
12) Cultural concerns in crises intervention and ethical principles
13) -Human services workers in crisis : burnout, vicarious traumatization, and compassion fatigue
14) General Assessment

Sources

Course Notes: Gilligand, B. E., & James, R. K. (1997). Crisis intervention strategies. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
References: - Ayalon, Ofra. (1992) . Rescue . Haifa: Chevron. - Glasser, William. (1998) Crisis Counseling For a Quality School Community: Applying Wm. Glasser’s Choice Theory. Washington, D.C. : Accelerated Development. - Foa, E., Keane, T.M., Friedman, M.J. Eds. (2004). Effective Treatments for PTSD. New York: The Guilford Pres. - Brock, S.E., Lazarus, P.J., Jimerson, S.R. Eds. ( 2002) Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention . Bethesta, MD: NASP - Herman, Judith. (2007) Travma ve İyileşme. İstanbul: Literatür - Kriz Müdahale. Ders Notları, Nevin Dölek - Class Notes

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project 1 % 40
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 20
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 20
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 80
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 3 35 105
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 1 5 5
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 2 2
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 156

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) School counselors know and utilize appropriate assessment and evaluation methods in order to support the development of students and clients, to reveal their potential and provide services according the needs of the schools, differentiate different types of the assessment and know basic concepts of standardized and non-standardized measure.
2) School counselors have a principle of lifelong learning and development by supporting the well-being of an individual, and reflect this principles to all kinds of professional applications, personal life, philosophy of life, and the point of view of people.
3) School counselors develop new skills by using technology and IT skills, and use technology to development and prepare a comprehensive school counseling programs,to review literature, to keep records, to do a research, and data analysis.
4) School counselors know developmental theories (cognitive, emotional, physical, moral and spiritual) and concepts in life cycle and deeply aware of the impact of psychosocial and cultural factors on human development, propose solutions about developmental crises.
5) School counselors know the concept of multiculturality and realize the cultural needs of special groups (religion, ethnicity, political position, socioeconomic status, language, sexual preference, age group, individuals with special needs), make for all individuals to access easily to the school counseling program, and respond with interventions that are appropriate to cultural needs.
6) School counselors know the stages of change process withing the framework of counseling theories, exhibit effective counseling skills in determining proper purpose to the client and increasing their capacity to cope with life situations.
7) School counselors committed to the rules of professional ethics and legal obligations, and acts accordingly, inform people about ethical dilemmas, and continue professional development and competence according the ethics.
8) School counselors design, implement and direct a comprehensive and developmental school counseling programs, and present group guidance and group counseling activities and individual counseling services.
9) School counselors know strengths, limitations and personal characteristics of themselves in personal and professional fields, has the knowledge, skills and personal characteristic to be an effective professional staff, refresh professional knowledge continuously, take a supervision if it is necessary, provides support for the development of profession and advocate profession.
10) School counselors develops, implements, and evaluates crisis intervention programs in schools in crisis situations such as natural disasters and suicide, takes place in the interdisciplinary disaster works and provide psychological first aid services.
11) School counselors prepare consultation activities about guidance, developmental needs, problems, programs and school activities to individuals, parents, teachers, administrators, develop programs for groups and reach information resources.
12) School counselors know and apply research methods and statistical analysis; share research results with stakeholders and interpret them, benefit from the results of research while evaluating the program
13) School counselors keep records related to their implementations, introduces reference institutions to the parents and school staffs and helps the stakeholders to get support from these institutions.
14) School counselors recognize the current legal issues about special education, identify and directs individuals who need special education.
15) School counselors know education systems, learning approaches, factors that affect learning, develop critical thinking approach to the problems associated with education, include problem-oriented solutions in counseling program in order to improve students' development.