Information Package / Course Catalogue
Culture Responsive Psychological Counseling
Course Code: PDR516
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

Psychological counselor candidates; To gain knowledge about culture sensitive psychological counseling practices and to develop the culture sensitive psychological counseling competence.

Course Content

Culture, History of culture sensitive psychological counseling practices, The rationale for development of culture sensitive psychological counseling practices, Culture sensitive psychological counseling competencies, Culture sensitive psychological counseling practices, Social justice based psychological counseling practices.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding cultural structure and relationships
2.To understand the relationship between culture and psychological counseling
3.Learning multicultural psychological counseling approaches
4.Learning multicultural psychological counseling competencies
5.To gain awareness about social justice based practices
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mattis, J., Kurter, F. (2014). Türkiye’de Uygulamacıların Gözüyle Psikolojik Danışmada Kültüre Duyarlı Olma. İstanbul: Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2.Schwarzbaum, S., & Thomas, A. J. (2008). Dimensions of multicultural counseling: A life story approach. Thousand Oaks: Sage
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Understanding cultural structure and relationships (Individualist-communal cultural features)
Week 2 - Theoretical
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Week 3 - Theoretical
Multiculturalism and counseling
Week 4 - Theoretical
Counseling with people with sexual orientation differences
Week 5 - Theoretical
Counseling with people with sexual orientation differences
Week 6 - Theoretical
Working with children and adolescents who are socio-economically disadvantaged
Week 7 - Theoretical
Counseling with the disabled
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Counseling with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Week 10 - Theoretical
Counseling with refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ethical issues
Week 12 - Theoretical
Social justice practices and counseling
Week 13 - Theoretical
Multicultural counseling practice examples
Week 14 - Theoretical
Multicultural counseling practice examples
Week 15 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment140114
Term Project1066
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination19211
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026