GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING (TURKISH, PHD)


Profile of the Program

The program trains the qualified counselors, who work in education, health, social services, industy, security and justice, helps individuals to develop healthy personality and cope with personal problems.

Qualification Awarded

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Level of Qualification

This is a program.

Specific Admission Requirements

In order to apply to the doctoral program, candidates must have a thesis-based master's degree and must have an ALES score of no less than 55 points in the score type of the program they are applying for, as determined by the Institute Board recommendation and Senate decision. In addition to the ALES score, a written scientific assessment exam and/or an additional interview result and a master's grade point average may also be evaluated for the acceptance of those who will apply to the doctoral program. Matters related to this evaluation, application conditions and other matters regarding student admission are announced to candidates through appropriate means upon the recommendation of the Institute Board of Directors and the rules determined by the Senate.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The students who successfully complete the program are awarded with Ph.D. in the Guidance and Counseling Psychology.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Students who will continue their education at Bahçeşehir University may be exempted from the courses they took at their previous educational institution within the framework of certain regulations. If the content of the course taken is compatible with the content of the course given at BAU and is approved by the institute directorate, the student may be exempted from this course.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

udents who have undergraduate degree in Counseling and Guidance work in a public and private schools which are part of the Ministry of Education as a school counselor. Other working areas are Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Social Services, Turkish Armed Forces, Police Academy, Human Resources Department of companies, Special Education institutions. They can also provide individual and group counseling in different institutions.

Access to Further Studies

Students who successfully complete the program can apply for post-doctoral studies according to their areas of expertise.

Program Outcomes

1 Counselors know and utilize appropriate assessment and evaluation methods in order to support the development of their clients, to reveal their potential and provide services according their needs, differentiate different types of the assessment and know basic concepts of standardized and non-standardized measure.
2 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 Counselors develop new skills by using technology and IT skills, and use technology to development new skills; to review literature, to keep records, to do a research, and data analysis.
4 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 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 counseling services, and respond with interventions that are appropriate to cultural needs.
6 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 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 Counselors design, implement and direct a comprehensive and developmental counseling programs while working in the schools, and present group guidance and group counseling activities and individual counseling services.
9 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 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 Counselors prepare consultation activities about guidance, developmental needs, problems, programs and activities to the institutions and individuals, develop programs for groups and reach information resources.
12 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 Counselors keep records related to their implementations, introduces reference the staff of the institutions and the individual who receive psychological counseling and helps the stakeholders to get support from these institutions.
14 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.

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Courses
ARS6001 Advanced Research Methods 4 2 5 2 1 1 3 1 4 4 3 2 3 2
CNG6101 Psychological Counseling Process and Strategies 2 4 1 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 2
CNG6102 Psychological Counseling Theory and Interventions 2 4 1 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 2
CNG6104 Individual Psychological Counseling Practice-I 2 5 2 5 5 5 4 5 3 2 2 1 3 3
CNG6105 Group Counseling Practice 2 5 2 5 5 5 5 4 5 3 3 1 3 3
SEM6887 Seminar 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3
TEZ6888-1 Doctoral Thesis - I 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 2 3
TEZ6888-2 Doctoral Thesis - II 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 2 3
TEZ6888-3 Doctoral Thesis - III 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 2 3
TEZ6888-4 Doctoral Thesis - IV 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 2 3
YET6999 Qualifying Exam 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 3 5 3 3
Departmental Elective
CNG6108 Supervision in Psychological Counseling
CNG6109 Contemporary Psychological Counseling Theories
CNG6110 Group Counseling Principle and Techniques
CNG6111 Child and Adolescence Psychopathology
CNG6118 Intervention Planning in Counseling 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 1
GE-Elective

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

1. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ARS6001 Advanced Research Methods 3 0 3 12
CNG6101 Psychological Counseling Process and Strategies 3 0 3 9
Departmental Elective 3 12
Total 33
2. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
CNG6102 Psychological Counseling Theory and Interventions 3 0 3 9
CNG6104 Individual Psychological Counseling Practice-I 0 6 3 9
Departmental Elective 3 12
Total 30
3. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
CNG6105 Group Counseling Practice 3 0 3 12
SEM6887 Seminar 0 0 0 6
Departmental Elective 3 12
Total 30
4. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
YET6999 Qualifying Exam 0 0 0 30
Total 30
5. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TEZ6888-1 Doctoral Thesis - I 0 0 0 30
Total 30
6. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TEZ6888-2 Doctoral Thesis - II 0 0 0 30
Total 30
7. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TEZ6888-3 Doctoral Thesis - III 0 0 0 30
Total 30
8. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TEZ6888-4 Doctoral Thesis - IV 0 0 0 30
Total 30

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