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Psychoeducatıon

Course Code	: HRS635
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 2
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to ensure student to gain information and skills about disorder education given in chronical psychiatric disorders, improving coping and problem solving skills of patient and family and helping them to gain communication skills.

Course Content

This course includes information on issues like determining psychiatric disorders for which psychoeducation will be given, what should be added to psychoeducation that will be given to patient and family, what kind of coping strategies should be taught in psychiatric problems that patients experience.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Mehtap KIZILKAYA

Learning Outcomes

1.	To learn what to do to make patient and family improve their communication and problem solving skills
2.	To have information about psychiatric disorders which psychoeducation will be given about
3.	To have information about treatments of psychiatric disorders
4.	To ensure patient and family to have information about positive coping strategies and daily activities they can do.
5.	To ensure patient and family to have information about positive coping strategies and daily activities they can do.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Updated article and books suggested by lecturer about each lecture. Updated article and books reached by the student via library and electronical sources.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Improving communication and problem solving skills of patient and family

Week 2 - Theoretical

Teaching to family how to cope with attention and memory problems of patient

Week 3 - Theoretical

Psychiatric disorders for which psychoeducation will be given

Week 4 - Theoretical

Evaluating psychiatric treatment

Week 5 - Theoretical

Teaching psychiatric pharmacotherapy to patient and family

Week 6 - Theoretical

Teaching to patient and family how to cope with stubborn symptoms

Week 7 - Theoretical

Teaching to patient and family how to cope with stubborn symptoms

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Ensuring patient and family to notice warning signs (Midterm Exam)

Week 9 - Theoretical

Teaching family that patient must keep away from alcohol and drug

Week 10 - Theoretical

Ensuring patient and family to keep away from inefficacious treatment searches

Week 11 - Theoretical

Teaching to patient and family how to cope with stress

Week 12 - Theoretical

Strategies enhancing self-confidence of patient and family

Week 13 - Theoretical

Making patient and family use of the time well and informing them about what sould be done in daily activities

Week 14 - Theoretical

Informing patient and family about what should be done to develope friendship relations and participate public activities

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Midterm Examination	1	20	2	22
Final Examination	1	40	2	42
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8
OÇ-1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-2	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	5
OÇ-3	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	4
OÇ-4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4
OÇ-5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5

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