Information Package / Course Catalogue
Family Counselling in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Course Code: IFC507
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach the psychological and behavioral problems of children and adolescents, the reasons for their emergence and the psychological skills to be used for families to prevent and eliminate them.

Course Content

Depression and family counseling, Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and family counseling, behavior disorder and family counseling, anxiety disorder and family counseling, outflow disorders and family counseling, autism and family counseling, mental retardation and family counseling, dyslexia and family counseling, working with children and family, working with different family types, gaining skills about family problems and interventions

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To know the emotional and behavioral problems of children and adolescence.
2.To know the reasons of emergence of problems in children and adolescence.
3.To work with families of exceptional children.
4.To work with domestic violence and child abuse.
5.To learn the principles and skills of family counseling to be used for the emotional and behavioral problems that occur in children and adolescents.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akay, A. P. ve Ercan, E.S. (2016). Çocuk ve ergen ruh sağlığı ve hastalıkları. Ankara: Türkiye Çocuk ve Genç Psikiyatrisi Deneği Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescence
Week 2 - Theoretical
Diagnosis of M.Depression diagnosis in children and adolescents and working with family
Week 3 - Theoretical
Diagnosis of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents and working with family
Week 4 - Theoretical
Diagnosis of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents and working with family
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diagnosis of conduct disorder in children and adolescents and working with family
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diagnosis of oppositional defiant in children and adolescents and working with family
Week 7 - Theoretical
Diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescence and working with family
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Working with parents of different children
Week 10 - Theoretical
Working with siblings of different children
Week 11 - Theoretical
Working with domestic violence and child abuse
Week 12 - Theoretical
174/5000 Definition of family counseling with cognitive behavioral psychotherapy in the treatment of emotional and behavioral psychopathologies in children and adolescents
Week 13 - Theoretical
Examination of the family counseling skills to be used for emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescence
Week 14 - Theoretical
Examination of case examples
Week 15 - Theoretical
Revitalization of special intervention methods
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Practice3%20
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment140228
Term Project1066
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
3
3
5
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
5
3
5
3
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
OÇ-5
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026