COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Family and Couple Therapy
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CPSY 522
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course will cover principles of family and couple therapies and it will focus on the application of these therapies. The aim of this course is to give an overview of family systems and sub family systems. It also aims to compare various family and couple therapies by providing cases. The course focuses on the factors that influence family member and it examines pathological relationship patterns in families. These pathological relation patterns in families will be analysed by various theories and research.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to evaluate the historical development of family and couple therapies
  • Will be able to explain the approaches that are widely used in family and couple therapies
  • Will be able to compare the recent theories and approaches used in family and couple therapies
  • Will be able to discuss the therapies on pathological relationship patterns with the related theories.
  • Will be able to define intervention techniques from different theories.
Course Description To understand the factors that deeply influence psychological health of family members and explain the pathological relationships patterns in family by the help of related theories.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Basic Principles of Couple and Family Therapies Lebow (2017) Couple and Family Therapy:An Integrative Map of the Territory. American Psychological Association
2 Systems Theory and Family as a System Becvar R.C.& Becvar D.S.( 2018) Systems Theory and Family Therapy. Hamilton Books
3 Family Development Becvar R.C.& Becvar D.S.( 2018) Systems Theory and Family Therapy. Hamilton Books
4 Intervention Models: Bowen Family System Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy Nichols M.P.& Davis S.D. (2017). Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods. Pearson: Boston
5 Intervention Models: Structural Family Therapy, Experiential Family Therapy Nichols M.P.& Davis S.D. (2017). Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods. Pearson: Boston
6 Psychoanalytic Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Family Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy Nichols M.P.& Davis S.D. (2017). Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods. Pearson: Boston
7 Intervention Methods and Techniques Lebow (2017) Couple and Family Therapy:An Integrative Map of the Territory. American Psychological Association
8 Intervention Methods and Techniques Lebow (2017) Couple and Family Therapy:An Integrative Map of the Territory. American Psychological Association
9 Midterm
10 Pathological Triad and Conflict Management Lebow (2017) Couple and Family Therapy:An Integrative Map of the Territory. American Psychological Association
11 Treatment Stages: Relationship, Evaluation and Termination Lebow (2017) Couple and Family Therapy:An Integrative Map of the Territory. American Psychological Association
12 Ethical concerns and values in Treatment Lebow (2017) Couple and Family Therapy:An Integrative Map of the Territory. American Psychological Association
13 Research Methods in Family Interventions Nichols M.P.& Davis S.D. (2017). Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods. Pearson: Boston
14 Research Methods in Family Interventions Nichols M.P.& Davis S.D. (2017). Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods. Pearson: Boston
15 Review of the Semester
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks
Nichols M.P.& Davis S.D. (2017). Family Therapy : Concepts and Methods. Pearson: Boston
Becvar R.C.& Becvar D.S.( 2018) Systems Theory and Family Therapy. Hamilton Books
Lebow (2017) Couple and Family Therapy:An Integrative Map of the Territory. American Psychological Association
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
30
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
5
80
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
1
32
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.

X
2

To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.

X
3

To be able to use the acquired theoretical and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.

X
4

To be able to make a case formulation with a certain psychotherapy approach and apply innervation techniques accordingly. 

X
5

To be able to evaluate personality structures and psychological disorders during clinical interviews, and write a psychological evaluation rapport.

X
6

To be able to analyze field related problems according to scientific methods and tools and develop a solution strategy.  

X
7

To be able to question and critically evaluate issues that are related to behavioral and mental processes with a scientific and creative approach.

X
8

To be able to act according to legislation, professional values, and ethical principles while acquiring field knowledge.

X
9

To be able to differentiate the genetic, physiological, social and environmental factors while explaining individual’s emotion, thought and behavior; and to understand and interpret the interaction of these factors.

X
10

To have the acquired competence in etiology, symptoms, prognosis and termination of a psychological disorder.

X
11

To have the competence to evaluate and integrate current research and critical approaches in the field.

X
12

To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.

X
13

To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest