Information Package / Course Catalogue
Psychological Counseling In Schools With Groups Applications
Course Code: PDR508
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 provide theoretical knowledge about group counseling that can be applied in schools, techniques that can be used in group counseling and gain skills related to group-based preventive studies.

Course Content

This course includes the aims, principles and basic concepts of group psychological counseling based on school-based group counseling practices and group-based preventive counseling practices.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to know the aims and principles of psychological group counseling
2.To be able to apply the principles of group counseling to the counseling environment
3.To be able to realize her/his role as a group leader
4.To be able to realize the effect of therapeutic forces in the group
5.To be able to know the group types and properties
6.To be able to know and to apply exercises that may be necessary in the group
7.To be able to cope with resistance and transference in the group
8.To be able to recognize risk and protective factors in children and adolescents
9.To be able to comprehend the importance of preventive psychological group counseling studies in different groups in schools
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aydoğan, D. & Madzwamuse, S. (2019). Okullarda Yılmazlığı Güçlendirme El Kitabı: Tüm Okul Yaklaşımı. Ankara: PegemA Akademi
2.Corey, G. (2000). Theory and Practice of Group Counseling. (5th Ed.).Pasific Grove: Brooks/Cole
3.Gazda, G. M., Ginter, E. J., & Horne, A. M. (2001). Group Counseling and Group Psychotherapy; Theory and Application.Boston: Allyn and Bacon
4.Korkut Owen, F. (2015). Okul Temelli Önleyici Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışma. Ankara: ANI Yayıncılık
5.Naar, Ray (1987). Grup Psikoterapilerine İlk Adım (Çev. Nesrin Hisli), İzmir: Erdem Kitabevi Yayınları
6.Savi-Çakar, F. (2018). Önleyici Psikolojik Danışma Kuram ve Uygulamaları. Ankara: PegemA Akademi
7.Voltan-Acar, N. (2002). Grupla Psikolojik Danışmada Alıştırmalar-Deneyler. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
8.Voltan-Acar, N. (2003). Grupla Psikolojik Danışma İlke ve Teknikleri. (4. Baskı). Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım
9.Tan, Hasan (1986). Psikolojik Yardım İlişkileri: Danışma ve Psikoterapi. İstanbul: Milli Eğitim Basımevi.
10.Yalom, Irvin D. (1998). Kısa Süreli Grup Terapileri: İlkeler ve Teknikler (Çev. Nesrin Hisli Şahin), Ankara Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları, No: 18.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Aims, principles and basic concepts of group counseling
Week 2 - Theoretical
Group types and features
Week 3 - Theoretical
Group leader, group plan and group organization
Week 4 - Theoretical
The stages of the group
Week 5 - Theoretical
Activities used in group counseling
Week 6 - Theoretical
Theoretical approach to group-based preventive psychological counseling work in schools
Week 7 - Theoretical
Strengthening resilience in schools
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Group counseling practices to improve positive mental health against Covid-19 pandemics in schools
Week 10 - Theoretical
Group counseling practices to prevent problematic internet use in children and adolescents
Week 11 - Theoretical
Group counseling practices in children and adolescents who are victims of violence and abuse
Week 12 - Theoretical
Forced migration and group counseling with refugee children and adolescents
Week 13 - Theoretical
Group studies to prevent drug use in children and adolescents
Week 14 - Theoretical
Approaches to developing group-based life skills
Week 15 - Theoretical
Evaluation and termination
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Term Assignment1%30
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%30
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142598
Term Project13710
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination17310
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026