CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN COUNSELING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
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Course Title:
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN COUNSELING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
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Course Code:
RPD6105
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
Third Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
3
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Theoretical (hour/week):
2
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
None
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Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. NAGİHAN OĞUZ DURAN
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Course Lecturers:
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
Adres:Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi B Blok Görükle, Bursa 16059 Telefon: +90 224 29422173 E-mail : nagihan@uludag.edu.tr
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
The purpose of this course is to identify problem child and adolescent behaviors in contemporary world, and to develop skills to cope with these behaviors.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
This course contributes to professional development of school counselors by providing information and perspective on adolescent characteristics in the modern world in a way that psychological counselors provide a basis for planning and conducting psychological counseling and guidance services to adolescents.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Be able to recognize childhood and adolescence problem behaviors in contemporary world ;
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Be able to know the ways to cope with childhood and adolescence problem behaviors, and apply techniques to cope with them;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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The course content, purposes, assignments and requirements. Introduction to a child and adolescent psychology
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Development in childhood and adolescence Theories and concepts)
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What the new discoveries about the tenage brain tell us: The Primal Teen
A contemporary issue: Precocious puberty
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Jeneration “Me” (Self-esteem issues)
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Narcissism
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Abuse of technology in adolescence
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Adolescents and crime
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Substance abuse in adolescence
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Suicide in adolescence
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Gifted and talented children and adolescents
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Divorce and children
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Children and adolescents in stepfamilies
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Other problem behaviors in childhood and adolescence (etc., ADHD)
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Review and preparation to final exam
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Büyükgebiz, A. ( 2008). 99 Sayfada erken ergenlik. Istanbul: Türkiye Iş Bankasi Kültür Yayinlari. Enç, M. (2005). Üstün beyin gücü. İstanbul: Gündüz Eğt.ve Yay. Güner, O. (2010). Hani okulu sevecektim. Ankara: Efil Yayinevi. Kuzucu, Y. (2008). Küçükler için büyüklere: Çocuk ve ergen ruh sağliği. Ankara: Nobel. O’rourke, K. & Worzbyt, J.C. (1996). Support groups for children, pp..181-213. Strauch, B. (2003). Ergen beyniyle ilgili yeni keşiflerin işiğinda yeniyetme. Istanbul: Varlik Yayinlari. Twenge, J. M. (2009). Ben nesli. Bugünün gençleri niçin bu kadar özgüvenli ve iddiali fakat bir o kadar da depresif ve kaygili? Istanbul: Kaknüs Psikoloji. Twenge, J.M. & Campbell, W.K. (2010). Asrin vebasi: narsisizm illeti. İstanbul: Kaknüs Psikoloji.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
20
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
1
30
Final Exam
1
50
Total
3
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
50
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Essay type exam with open ended questions, homework assignments
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
1
20
20
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
10
10
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
10
10
Total WorkLoad
96
Total workload/ 30 hr
3,2
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
