MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
CNG4108 Marriage and Family Counseling Fall 3 0 3 6
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:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. BERNA GÜLOĞLU
Course Objectives: The students will comprehend the marriage and family counseling and the major theories in this field.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
will be able to understand the main concepts of the will be will be able to understand the functions and process of the marriage and family counseling.
will be able to understand the concepts, premises and process of the major theories in this field.

Course Content

The ‘family’ phenomenon; Definition of a family in Turkish culture and different cultures; Individual and family development; Family system and health; The importance of marriage and family counseling; Assessment in marriage and family counseling; Ethical issues in marriage and family counseling; The process of marriage and family counseling; Couple and marriage enrichment; Couple and marriage counseling; Family therapies; Working with diverse families

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Course overview, review of syllabus
2) Individual and family life cycles
3) Healthy and dysfunctional families
4) Rationale of marriage and family counseling, assessment in marriage and family counseling & ethical issues in marriage and family counseling
5) The process of marriage and family counseling
6) Couple and marriage enrichment and counseling
7) Psychodynamic and Bowen family therapies
8) Experiential family therapy
9) Behavioral and cognitive behavioral family therapies
10) Structural family therapy
11) Strategic and systemic family therapies
12) Solution-focused and narrative family therapies
13) Working with single-parent families
14) Working with remarried families

Sources

Course Notes: Ders kitabı: Gladding, S. T. (2007). Family therapy: History, theory and practice (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Önerilen diğer kaynaklar: Bitter, J. R. (2009). Theory and practice of family therapy and counseling. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. Goldenberg, H., & Goldenberg, I. (2002). Counseling today’s families. Pacific Grove, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. Goldenberg, H., & Goldenberg, I. (2008). Family therapy: An overview (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. Hanna, S. M. (2007). The practice of family therapy: Key elements across models (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. Horne, A. M. (2000). Family counseling and therapy (3rd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. Long, L. L., Burnett, J. A., & Thomas, R. V. (2006). Sexuality counseling: An integrative approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Nelsen, J. C. (1998). Couple treatment: Assessment and intervention. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson.
References: Nichols, M. P., & Schwartz, R. C. (2004). Family therapy: Concepts and methods (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon. Ortaylı, İ. (2007). Osmanlı toplumunda aile (8. baskı). İstanbul: Pan Yayıncılık. Watts, R. E. (2000). Techniques in marriage and family counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

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