Guidance and Psychological Counseling (Non-Thesis)
Master	Length of the Programme: 1.5	Number of Credits: 90	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF: Level 7

ECTS Course Information Package

School/Faculty/Institute

Graduate School

Course Code

PDR 503

Course Title in English

Advanced Principles and Techniques of Psychological Counseling

Course Title in Turkish

İleri Düzey Danışmanlık Teorileri ve Becerileri

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Lecture

Level of Course

Advanced

Semester

Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 3

Recitation: -

Lab: -

Other: -

Estimated Student Workload

126 hours per semester

Number of Credits

5 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

Standard Letter Grade System

Registration Restrictions

Graduate Students Only

Overall Educational Objective

This course is a course in which students who are working in the field or who have graduated from PDR/Psychology and continue to seek a career will learn and apply more advanced psychological counseling skills on top of the information they learned in undergraduate education.

Course Description

Throughout the semester, basic and advanced psychological counseling principles, skills and techniques will be covered theoretically and practically. In addition, the multicultural psychological counseling process and the issues to be considered in the use of psychological counseling skills, as well as the skills and ethical issues to be considered in the process of providing remote psychological counseling services (online/telehealth counseling), which have become widespread with the Covid-19 pandemic, will be emphasized.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Understands how to integrate theoretical knowledge into the psychological counseling practice process.
2) Becomes sensitive to the needs of clients based on their culture, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, education, SES, disability, and spiritual or religious affiliation, and acts professionally ethically
3) It shows the psychological counseling process and its stages (for example, how to conduct the first session and first session interventions, client evaluation, guidance, case conceptualization, selection of appropriate intervention methods, evaluation, termination and monitoring of the psychological counseling process).
4) Distinguishes the characteristics of effective counselors, values and behaviors of counselors that affect the therapeutic relationship between the counselor and the client (e.g. the boundaries of the relationship) and the helping process.
5) Demonstrates an understanding of ethical and cultural strategies for establishing and maintaining relationships in the technology-supported psychological counseling process.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1) Develop and deepen the knowledge that theoretical and practical based on undergraduate qualifications.
2) Understand and discuss the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field of guidance and psychological counseling.
3) Understand theoretical and experiential perspectives of educational psychology.
4) Identify historical, contemporary, and future theoretical perspectives that underpin counseling practice.
5) Understand various developmental, personality, and learning theories and their relevance to counseling practice.
6) Demonstrate the theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise and has acquired in the field of psychological counseling and guidance, develops and deepens this knowledge.
7) Understand the conceptual processes involved in the application of theory-based approaches with clients with different social, cultural and developmental characteristics.
8) Understand to incorporate theoretical understanding into work with clients, including using techniques and interventions, conceptualization, and developing a personal understanding of their own theoretical approach.
9) Understand group counseling dynamics and able to facilitate various types of groups using appropriate and relevant group facilitation skills to create transformational experiences with clients.
10) Recognize and consider a human development framework when implementing counseling services within a multi-tiered approach to prevention and intervention.
11) Write and interpret scientific research projects.
12) Analyze scientific researches and understand how research findings can be integrated into the counseling process in practice.
13) Demonstrates an ethical understanding of professional limitations and competencies and they understand how to self-evaluate their own performance in relation to these ethical standards.
14) Design a psychoeducation program to counseling practice informed by, and grounded in, theories, research, and personal experiences.
15) Demonstrate counseling skills that include interviewing and case conceptualization.
16) Apply and provide an individual and group counseling based on effective therapeutic factors and characteristics.
17) Recognizes the importance of staying dynamic and up to date by reading and continuing their experiences in the field.
18) Evaluate their own competencies and when working with a vulnerable population, continue to be reading and seek support or supervision from experts in the field.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	Develop and deepen the knowledge that theoretical and practical based on undergraduate qualifications.	S	Project
2)	Understand and discuss the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field of guidance and psychological counseling.	S	Participation
3)	Understand theoretical and experiential perspectives of educational psychology.	N
4)	Identify historical, contemporary, and future theoretical perspectives that underpin counseling practice.	S	Participation
5)	Understand various developmental, personality, and learning theories and their relevance to counseling practice.	H	Project
6)	Demonstrate the theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise and has acquired in the field of psychological counseling and guidance, develops and deepens this knowledge.	H	Presentation
7)	Understand the conceptual processes involved in the application of theory-based approaches with clients with different social, cultural and developmental characteristics.	H	Project
8)	Understand to incorporate theoretical understanding into work with clients, including using techniques and interventions, conceptualization, and developing a personal understanding of their own theoretical approach.	H	HW
9)	Understand group counseling dynamics and able to facilitate various types of groups using appropriate and relevant group facilitation skills to create transformational experiences with clients.	N
10)	Recognize and consider a human development framework when implementing counseling services within a multi-tiered approach to prevention and intervention.	S	Project
11)	Write and interpret scientific research projects.	N
12)	Analyze scientific researches and understand how research findings can be integrated into the counseling process in practice.	N
13)	Demonstrates an ethical understanding of professional limitations and competencies and they understand how to self-evaluate their own performance in relation to these ethical standards.	S	Project
14)	Design a psychoeducation program to counseling practice informed by, and grounded in, theories, research, and personal experiences.	S	HW
15)	Demonstrate counseling skills that include interviewing and case conceptualization.	H	Project
16)	Apply and provide an individual and group counseling based on effective therapeutic factors and characteristics.	S	Project
17)	Recognizes the importance of staying dynamic and up to date by reading and continuing their experiences in the field.	S	Participation
18)	Evaluate their own competencies and when working with a vulnerable population, continue to be reading and seek support or supervision from experts in the field.	S	Participation

Prepared by and Date	,
Course Coordinator	EZGİ TOPLU DEMİRTAŞ
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	Introduction to the course, introduction, and review of the course syllabus
2)	Psychological Counseling, what is multicultural psychological counseling?
3)	Review of psychological counseling steps and skills
4)	Establishing the First Relationship and Communication with the Client
5)	Assessing the Client's Problems
6)	Creating Goals in Psychological Counseling
7)	practices
8)	practices
9)	Strateji Belirleme ve Müdahale Seçme
10)	Interventions Related to Emotions
11)	Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions
12)	Psychological Counseling Practices with Special Populations
13)	Distance Psychological Counseling Applications
14)	Self-Care of the Psychological Counselor Term evaluation
15)	End of Term Exams & Homework Submission
16)	End of Term Exams & Homework Submission

Required/Recommended Readings

Hackney, H ve Cormier, S. (2008). Psikolojik Danışma İlke ve Teknikleri. İstanbul: Mentis Yayıncılık

Teaching Methods

Based on the flipped learning philosophy implemented by MEF University, students will be supported to actively build the bridge between theoretical knowledge, daily life and practice with interactive and student-oriented teaching methods

Homework and Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Application	1	% 40
Homework Assignments	1	% 15
Presentation	1	% 20
Final Examination	1	% 25
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

İntihal Uyarısı 1. Sizin tarafınızdan gönderilen ve adınızı taşıyan herhangi bir ödev veya rapor, eğitmeninizden önceden yazılı onay almadığınız sürece, daha önce başka bir ders için gönderilmemiş, sadece bu ders için hazırlanmış kendi orijinal çalışmanız olduğu varsayılır. 2. Ev ödeviniz veya projeniz de dahil olmak üzere teslim ettiğiniz her çalışmanızın, diğer kişiler tarafından yayınlarda, Web sitelerinde veya diğer kaynaklarda ancak uygun şekilde atıfta bulunarak yazılan kelimeleri veya fikirleri kullanabilirsiniz. "Doğru atıf" çalışmanızda yeniden ürettiğiniz başkalarının sözlerini veya fikirlerini, genellikle bir dipnot veya parantez biçiminde, orijinal kaynağını ve kullanımınızın kapsamını tam olarak tanımladığınız anlamına gelir. 3. Kampüs topluluğunun bir üyesi olarak, tüm akademik çabalarınızda dürüstlük göstermenizin beklendiğini ve kendi değerleriniz doğrultusunda değerlendirileceğinizi unutmamalısınız. Bu nedenle akademik başarılarınızdan gurur duyun ve MEF Üniversitesi'nde akademik bütünlüğün korunmasına ve geliştirilmesine yardımcı olun. 4. Araştırma yöntemleri dersi kapsamında, herhangi bir intihal, etik dışı davranış dersten kalma ile sonuçlanacaktır ve YÖK’ün ve/veya üniversitenin yürürlükte olan yaptırımları kapsamında değerlendirilecektir.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

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	1	3	1	70
Homework Assignments	14	3	1		56
Total Workload					126
Total Workload/25					5.0
ECTS					5