Information Package / Course Catalogue
Family Counseling
Course Code: RPD453
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course, the students; 1) Recognize the basic concepts of the family therapy 2) Know the functions and process of family therapy 3) Recognize the concepts, basic philosophies and processes of the main approaches of family therapy

Course Content

Basic concepts and principles of family counseling, systemic family structure, functional and nonfunctional family structure, family life cycle, theories and approaches to family counseling and reflection of theories on family counseling; stages of family counseling, marriage and divorce, the impact of divorce on children.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Yaşar KUZUCU
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize the basic concepts of the family therapy
2.Know the functions and process of family therapy
3.Recognize the concepts, basic philosophies and processes of the main approaches of family therapy
4.Apply the processes in family therapy
5.Review the literature on family therapy
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gladding, S.T. (2012). Aile Terapisi Tarihi, Kuram ve Uygulamaları. İ. Keklik ve İ. Yıldırım. (Editörler). Ankara: Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Derneği Yayınları.
2.Goldenberg, H., and Goldenberg, I. (2008). Family therapy: An overview (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
3.Minuchin, S. ve Fishman, C. (1981). Family Therapy Techniques. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
4.Nazlı, S. (2012). Aile Danışmanlığı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
5.Nichols, M.P ve Schwartz, R.C. (2004). Structural Family Therapy. Family Therapy Concepts and Methods. London: Pearson Education
6.Yavuzer, H. (Editör)(2004). Evlilik Okulu. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Historical Development of Family Counseling
Week 2 - Theoretical
Family as a System
Week 3 - Theoretical
Therapeutic Process in Family Counseling
Week 4 - Theoretical
Psychoanalytic Family Counseling
Week 5 - Theoretical
Structured Family Counseling
Week 6 - Theoretical
Experiential Family Counseling
Week 7 - Theoretical
Humanistic Family Counseling
Week 8 - Theoretical
Child-Centered Family Counseling (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Strategic Family Counseling
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cognitive-Behavioral Family Counseling
Week 11 - Theoretical
Postmodern Approaches
Week 12 - Theoretical
Factors Affecting Spouse Selection and Spouse Selection Theories
Week 13 - Theoretical
Divorce Counseling
Week 14 - Theoretical
Family Communication, Working with Different Family Types
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
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5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026