School/Faculty/Institute	Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
Course Code	PSYC 432
Course Title in English	Applied Psychotherapy
Course Title in Turkish	Uygulamalı Psikoterapi
Language of Instruction	EN
Type of Course	Exercise,Flipped Classroom,Lecture
Level of Course	Intermediate
Semester	Spring
Contact Hours per Week	Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload	146 hours per semester
Number of Credits	6 ECTS
Grading Mode	Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites	PSYC 208 - Adult Psychopathology | PSYC 301 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Expected Prior Knowledge	Adult psychopathology or Child and adolescent psychopathology
Co-requisites	None
Registration Restrictions	Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective	To gain knowledge and expertise in therapy room and enhance the listening skills whereas raising the general ability of communication.
Course Description	A guided, overall, look to psychotherapy. The course includes the review of the basic patterns of psychotherapy skills from a critical perspective; introduction to case formulation; identification of the differences between the therapist-client relationships with respect to various schools; case discussions related to various approaches to psychotherapy; role playing; interactive discussions focusing on psychotherapy skills
Course Description in Turkish	Ders, psikoterapiye geniş ve destekli bir bakış açısı barındırır. Temel örüntülerin, psikoterapi yeteneklerinin eleştirel bir gözle değerlendirilmesini, vaka kavramsallaştırmasına girişi, terapist-danışan ilişkisine farklı bakışların incelenmesini, vaka tartışmalarını ve çeşitli terapi okullarının bu vakalara yaklaşımlarını, vaka canlandırmalarını ve psikoterapi yeteneklerine etkileşimli bir incelemeyi barındırır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
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.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

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.	S	HW,Participation
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	HW,Participation
4)	Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.	H	Participation
5)	Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.	S	Exam,Participation
6)	Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.	H	Participation
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.	S	HW
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).	H	HW,Participation
9)	Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.	H	HW,Participation
10)	Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.	H	HW
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	HW
13)	Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.	S	HW,Participation

Prepared by and Date	BURAK BARAN YAVUZ , March 2022
Course Coordinator	SENA CÜRE ACER
Semester	Spring
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

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Required/Recommended Readings	Akhtar S, (2009). Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy: Initial Assessment, Boundaries, Money, Disruptions and Suicidal Crises. Karnac Books. Dobson, D. & Dobson, K.S. (2009). Evidence-Based Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. The Guilford Press. Persons J. B. (2008). The case formulation approach to cognitive-behavior therapy. The Guilford Press. Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2014). Clinical interviewing (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. Van Deurzen E. & Adams M. (2011). Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy. Sage.
Teaching Methods	Classes will be a mixture of lecture/class discussion and role plays. Students will be asked to form a group (3 students) and each group will write a case report. Also students will individually write a reflection paper.
Homework and Projects	Reflection Paper, Case Report
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities	Role-Plays
Assessment Methods	Assessment Tools Count Weight Devam 14 % 20 Uygulama 1 % 40 Rapor Teslimi 1 % 40 TOTAL % 100
Course Administration	Rules for attendance, late submissions, missing an exam, etc. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct. Statement on plagiarism. Other comments, if any. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.

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
Ders Saati	14	2	3	4	126
Rapor Teslimi	2	10			20
Total Workload					146
Total Workload/25					5.8
ECTS					6