Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Family Counseling Theory and Applications
Course Code: PDR519
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

Understanding the importance of mental health in the family and giving information about family counseling theories and information.

Course Content

Family relations and mental health, goals, principles and techniques of family counseling, some aids that can be made for the development of family relationships, major family counseling theories, principles, techniques and practices that form the basis of theories.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Didem AYDOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowing the importance of family mental health
2.Learning and understanding family counseling theories
3.To be able to use family counseling theories
4.Knowing what the family is
5.having information about family counseling and ethics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akbaş, T. & Özabacı, N. (2019). Family counseling with theories and practices. Ankara: Pegem Publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is the familiy?
Week 2 - Theoretical
Psychological Counseling Process and Family Counseling
Week 3 - Theoretical
Psychological Counseling Process and Family Counseling
Week 4 - Theoretical
Psychoanalytic Family Counseling
Week 5 - Theoretical
Psychoanalytic Family Counseling
Week 6 - Theoretical
Structural Family Counseling
Week 7 - Theoretical
Experiential / Humanitarian Family Counseling
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Strategic Family Counseling
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cognitive / Behavioral Family Counseling
Week 11 - Theoretical
Short Term Family Counseling
Week 12 - Theoretical
Emotion-oriented therapy
Week 13 - Theoretical
Culture sensitive family counseling
Week 14 - Theoretical
Family counseling and ethics
Week 15 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment4%40
Project1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142028
Assignment48032
Project148048
Reading3103
Individual Work4208
Quiz2102
Midterm Examination1202
Final Examination1202
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026