Information Package / Course Catalogue
Family Counceling
Course Code: ÇGL313
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

The aim of this course is to introduce different family structures, to provide understanding about problems that can occur in family-child relations and effects of these problems on child's development, child centered family counseling studies

Course Content

Family systems and overview of family counseling approaches, Interaction between Parent and child,Parents' attitudes toward their children and their effects on children's development, Discipline methods, effects of parental behaviors on children, Joining of the disabled child to the family and pyschological periods in the family, Interaction between family and counselor, Steps of developmental assessment and guiding the family, Guiding families in educational settings, methods of education

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.She/He will have information which is necessary for theoretical and practical in the field of child development.
2.He/she will have the information of evaluation and interpretation comparatively the accuracy, reliability and validity of the gaining information on child development.
3.He/she will have knowledge of children's developments, learning properties and challenges.
4.He/she will have knowledge of developmental problems, physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional, sensory development areas with taking in the consideration the ethical values
5.It has information about the developmental evaluation of typical and atypical children in the direction of information given in the field of child development.
6.In the field of child development he/she will have the skills of generating different solutions to the problems with the evidence-based approach for the children with typical and atypical development.
7.He/she will take responsibility in trans-disciplinary studies and fulfills its task efficiently in the field of child development.
8.Using his advanced knowledge in the field of child development, he/she will execute independently individual and group works.
9.He/she will evaluate critically their own knowledge?s to identify their own learning and to guidance learning.
10.Using the effective ways of attaining knowledge, he/she will develop a positive attitude for life-long learning.
11.He/she will Internalize, generalize and exhibit knowledge which he/she gained in the field of child development.
12.With the awareness of social responsibility, he has knowledge about professional projects, researches and activities for the social environment she/he lives in.
13.To sets an example with external appearances, attitudes, behaviors and act in accordance to society democracy, human rights, social, scientific and professional ethics, laws, regulations with the legislation.
14.Informed the people and institutions related to the field of child development issues, share ideas and solutions to problems in team.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aksoy, A.B. (2017) (Editör).Family Education and Participation. Ankara: Hedef Yayıncılık.
2.Nazlı, S.(2007). Family Counseling. Anı Yayıncılık,Ankara
3.Yavuzer, H.(1986). Parents and Children, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Family systems and overview of family counseling approaches
Week 2 - Theoretical
Family systems and overview of family counseling approaches
Week 3 - Theoretical
Interaction between parent and child , characteristic of healthy family
Week 4 - Theoretical
Parents' attitudes toward their children and their effects on children?s development
Week 5 - Theoretical
Discipline methods, effects of parental behaviors on children
Week 6 - Theoretical
Joining of the disabled child to the family and pyschological periods in the family
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Stress in the family
Week 9 - Theoretical
Interaction between family and counselor
Week 10 - Theoretical
Steps of developmental assessment and guiding the family
Week 11 - Theoretical
Steps of developmental assessment and guiding the family
Week 12 - Theoretical
Guiding families in educational settings, methods of education
Week 13 - Theoretical
Guiding families in educational settings, methods of education
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)67
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes