Psychology | |||||
Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Education | ||||
Course Code | PCG 104 | ||||
Course Title in English | Non-Testing Techniques | ||||
Course Title in Turkish | Test Dışı Teknikler | ||||
Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
Semester | Fall | ||||
Contact Hours per Week |
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Estimated Student Workload | 130 hours per semester | ||||
Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
Pre-requisites | None | ||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
Co-requisites | None | ||||
Registration Restrictions | None | ||||
Overall Educational Objective | To learn how to conduct an assessment interview, and how to meaningfully assess and record behavioral observations. To learn assessments that do not require test kits, such as suicide/risk assessments, Mini-mental Status Exams (MMSEs), screening tools, projective storytelling and drawing tests, autobiographical assessments, genograms, and play/sand tray therapy assessments. | ||||
Course Description | Counseling services offer assistance to individuals (adults, children) and couples. In order to provide effective psychological services, it is the counselor’s major responsibility to gain an in-depth understanding of the person and his/her current psychological/mental state. This would be possible only through administering adequate assessment techniques. | ||||
Course Description in Turkish | Danışmanlık hizmetleri bireylere (yetişkinler, çocuklar) ve çiftlere yardım sunar. Etkili psikolojik hizmetler sunabilmek için, kişiyi ve mevcut psikolojik/ruhsal durumunu derinlemesine anlamak danışmanın en büyük sorumluluğudur. Bu ancak yeterli değerlendirme tekniklerinin uygulanmasıyla mümkün olacaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) To develop basic knowledge of how to conduct a meaningful assessment of a client in the context of therapy. 2) To familiarize themselves with various non-testing assessment measures available to counselors. 3) To understand the process and language used to record information about clients. 4) To understand the purpose, process, and ethics of assessment. |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | ||||
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | ||||
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | ||||
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | ||||
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | ||||
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | ||||
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | ||||
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | ||||
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | ||||
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | ||||
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | ||||
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | ||||
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
Prepared by and Date | VINCENT HENRY SIENKIEWICZ , February 2024 |
Course Coordinator | MELİKE ACAR |
Semester | Fall |
Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. VINCENT HENRY SIENKIEWICZ |
Week | Subject |
1) | Class Introduction and Syllabus Review |
2) | An overview of the purpose and ethics of assessment/testing |
3) | Conducting an Intake Interview |
4) | Mental Status Exams/Behavioral Observations |
5) | Using Screening Tests |
6) | Suicide/Risk Assessment |
7) | Midterm Assignment Day |
8) | Sociometry and Genograms |
9) | Autobiographic/Narrative Assessment |
10) | Non-Testing Assessment Techniques for Children: Play, Sand tray, Projective Drawing, and Projective Story Telling |
11) | Non-testing based personality inventories |
12) | Using Tests to Establish Therapeutic Focuses and Goals/Final Exam Review |
13) | Course Wrap Up + Bonus Fun Activity |
14) | Course Wrap Up |
15) | Course Wrap Up |
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Teaching Methods | Flipped Learning | ||||||||||||||||||
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Course Administration |
sienkiewiczv@mef.edu.tr |
Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 84 | ||
Homework Assignments | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Midterm(s) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
Total Workload | 130 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 5.2 | ||||||
ECTS | 5 |