Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Psychological Counseling Principals and Techniques RPD305 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Abdi GÜNGÖR
Instructor(s)
Goals This course aims to enable guidance and psychological counseling students to learn basic interview and counseling skilss and techniques and to understand the nature of the counseling process and therapeutic conditions.
Course Content The scope of this course includes the principles and techniques of interviewing and individual counseling, the basic therapeutic conditions of the counseling process, and the nature and basic understanding of the counseling process.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Understands the psychological counseling process
2 Knows the basic principles in the psychological counseling process.
3 Knows and applies the basic skills used in the psychological counseling process and the therapeutic conditions to be provided
4 Knows the stages of the psychological counseling process.
5 Knows the techniques in the intervention .
6 Knows, recognizes and applies the ethical framework of the psychological counseling process
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Course introduction, review of the course syllabus. What is and what is not psychological counseling? Research, Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week Therapeutic relationship Research, Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week Basic conversation invitation skills Preparation, After Class Study, Research
4. Week Reflection of content Research, Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week Reflection of content (Continued) Research, Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week Reflection of feelings Other Activities, Research, Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Reflection of feelings(Continued) Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Research
8. Week Midterm Preparation, After Class Study, Research
9. Week Practice and Question and Answer (Review of invitation skills, content and emotion projection) Research, Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities
10. Week Reflection of meaning Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities
11. Week Reflection of meaning (Continued) Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Other Activities
12. Week Summarizing Other Activities, Research, Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week Feedback and confrontation Preparation, After Class Study, Research
14. Week Ethics in counseling Research, Preparation, After Class Study
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Explains the basic concepts and principles related to the field of Psychological Counseling and Guidance
2 Supports individuals' self-realization and psychological well-being with a multidisciplinary approach by taking into account the new paradigms in the field of counseling and guidance.
8 Plans, implements, and evaluates the learning-teaching process effectively, considering the curricula' basic concepts, principles, and characteristics.
10 Follows the innovation, development, and 21st-century skills in the teaching profession and reflects these developments and skills to research and practice based on scientific principles.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 0
PY2 7 7 7 7 7 0
PY8 10 10 10 10 10 0
PY10 10 10 10 10 10 0
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Young, M. E. (2019). Yardım sanatını öğrenme: Temel yardım becerileri ve teknikleri (6. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
  • Chen, M. & Giblin, N. J. (2020). Bireyle psikolojik danışma ve terapi: Beceriler ve teknikler. Ankara: Nobel Yayınevi.
  • Carnevale, J. (2001). Danışmanlık incileri. Kaymak, D. A. (çev.). Anahtar Kitaplar.
  • Meier, S. T. & Davis, S. R. (2007). Psikolojik danışma: Temel öğeler. Ankara: Pegem A yayıncılık.
  • Cormier,S. Ve Hackney, H. (). Psikolojik Danışma İlke ve Teknikleri: Psikolojik Yardım Süreci El Kitabı. Ankara: Mentis yay.
  • Egan, G. (2011). Psikolojik Danışma Becerileri. İstanbul: Kaknüs yay.
  • Voltan Acar, N. (2009). Yeniden Terapötik İletişim. Ankara: Nobel yay.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 1 2.5 2.5
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 10 3 30
Research 3 2.5 7.5
Other Activities 1 3 3
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 10.5 10.5
Homework 1 1 3 3
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0