Information Package / Course Catalogue
Culturally Sensitive Guidance
Course Code: RPD261
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to gain knowledge of culturally sensitive guidance and to improve culturally sensitive guidance skills.

Course Content

1.Culture and psychological counseling, 2. Culturally sensitive counseling historical, 3. Cultural sensitive counseling skills and practice, 4. Practices based on social justice

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Didem AYDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To understanding of cultural construct and relationships
2.To learn relationship between culture and psychological counselling
3.To learn multicultural psychological counselling approach
4.To imrove multicultural psychological counselling competence
5.To awareness social justice practice in psychological counseling
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mattis, J., Kurter, F. (2014). Türkiye’de Uygulamacıların Gözüyle Psikolojik Danışmada Kültüre Duyarlı Olma. İstanbul: Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2.Schwarzbaum, S., & Thomas, A. J. (2008). Dimensions of multicultural counseling: A life story approach. Thousand Oaks: Sage
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Cultural construct and relationships (Individualism and collectivisim orientations in Turkish culture)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Relationship between culture and psychological counseling
Week 3 - Theoretical
Counseling the multicultural population
Week 4 - Theoretical
Counseling the sexuality minority experience
Week 5 - Theoretical
Counseling the sexuality minority experience
Week 6 - Theoretical
Counseling with socail economically disadvantaged child and young people
Week 7 - Theoretical
Counseling individuals with physical, cognitive and psychiatric disabilities
Week 8 - Theoretical
Counseling individuals with physical, cognitive and psychiatric disabilities (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Counseling with refugees
Week 10 - Theoretical
Counseling with refugees
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ethical issues in multicultural counseling
Week 12 - Theoretical
Socail justice practice and counseling
Week 13 - Theoretical
Multicultural counseling practice examples
Week 14 - Theoretical
Multicultural counseling practice examples
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment140114
Term Project1066
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination111112
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
5
4
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4
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5
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5
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5
5
5
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3
4
5
5
3
5
5
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4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026