Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Spiritual Counseling and Guidance in Institutions MDR511 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Pınar ÖZDEMİR YILMAZ
Instructor(s)
Goals Examining spiritual approaches in the understanding of psychotherapy in Eastern and Western cultures/countries deals with comparing the similarities and differences of spiritual counseling approaches applied in institutions in these countries.
Course Content Learns how spiritual counseling is done in social service institutions such as hospitals, prisons, nursing homes, dormitories. Examines programs, methods and models applied around the world. Also, this course provides a revision of models that are considered functional in terms of Turkish culture.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Knows the basic concepts of spiritual counseling.
2 Understands Ethical Issues in Spiritual Counseling.
3 Knows social service institutions.
4 Understands how to provide spiritual counseling services in institutions.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Ethical Issues in Spiritual Counseling
2. Week Spiritual Counseling concepts
3. Week Ways to Recognize the Individual
4. Week Ways to Recognize the Individual
5. Week Using advanced interviewing techniques
6. Week Using advanced interviewing techniques
7. Week Using measurement tools in spirituality
8. Week Spiritual counseling in hospitals
9. Week Spiritual counselling in prisons
10. Week Spiritual counseling in nursing homes
11. Week Spiritual counseling in orphanages
12. Week Spiritual counseling in dormitories
13. Week Examining examples of spiritual counseling in social service institutions around the world
14. Week Examining examples of spiritual counseling in social service institutions around the world
*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.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Koç, M., Ayten, A. ve Tinaz N. (2018). Manevi danışmanlık ve rehberlik cilt1/2. Dem Yayınları.
  • West, W. (2004). Spiritual issues in therapy: Relating experience to practice. Macmillan International Higher Education.