GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CURRENT ISSUES IN SCHOOL COUNSELING/1130122
Course Title: CURRENT ISSUES IN SCHOOL COUNSELING
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mehmet Güven
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mehmetguven
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mehmetguven@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students; know that knowledge of the history, current issues, trends, and problems in the field of school counseling
Involve in professional activity and decision-making.
Participate in the organization, processes, activities, and concerns of the leading professional associations in the fields of school counseling
Comprehend sensitivity to the dynamics of professional activity and work, and a high sense of professionalism and responsibility.
Follow the literature on school counseling.




 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Scope and objectives of the course School counselor: roles and responsibilities
2. Week  School counseling: Historical trends School counseling in the world
3. Week  School counseling in Turkey Laws and regulations about school counseling
4. Week  School Counseling programs Training and supervision
5. Week  School counseling organization School counseling and guidance services The duties and responsibilities of personnel
6. Week  Current issues, practices, trends,problems and solutions in school counseling
7. Week  Consultation in school counseling
8. Week  School guidance and counseling programs
9. Week  Mid-term exam
10. Week  School safety Creating a positive school climate
11. Week   Ethical and legal issues in school counseling
12. Week  Research on school counseling
13. Week  Presentation and discussion of the term papers
14. Week  Presentation and discussion of the term papers
15. Week  Presentation and discussion of the term papers General evaluation
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal Turkish Journal of Psychology Theses about the school counseling Child Development Child Psychiatry and Human Development Counselor Education and Supervision Developmental Psychology Focus on Exceptional Children Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Journal of Learning Disabilities Journal of School Psychology Professional School Counseling Journal of mental health counseling American School Counselor Association http://www.schoolcounselor.org Counselling Resources.com http://counsellingresource.com/index.shtm
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question-Answer, Research, Presentation, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
13
3
39
 Searching in Internet and Library
13
2
26
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
10
2
20
 Preparing Presentation
10
2
20
 Presentation
10
2
20
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
4
2
8
 Final and Studying for Final
5
3
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having knowledge about basic concepts and commanding of literature related with guidance and psychological counseling at the level of master’s degree and analyzing theoretical relations of these information.X
2Becoming skilful at researching, recognizing, assessing and following the literature about school psychological counseling area.X
3Being knowledgeable about the current issues, concerns and tendencies in school psychological counseling area.X
4Developing abilities in participating professional activities related with school psychological counseling.X
5Having ability to conceptualizing the client’s problems, doing case formulation, directing the process, reporting results according to specific approaches in psychological counseling.X
6Applying the principles and techniques of psychological counseling on clients who have different individual characteristics in different counseling environments (education, health, industry etc…). (counseling case management, counseling case process and reporting results).X
7Having knowledge related with the theories, principles, techniques and process of group counseling, developing basic group counseling skills and applying them in different group settings.X
8Knowing the basic concepts, principles and techniques, theories and measurement instruments related with vocational guidance and career counseling and applying them to different individuals in various career counseling settings.X
9Knowing the principles and techniques related with social sciences and applying them to the research process and reporting results.X
10Developing the data collection tools , used in scientific research process, as appropriate to scientific criteria.X
11Knowing the qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, using appropriate data collection methods during the research process, analyzing these qualitative and quantitative data and reporting the results.X
12Comparing the theories of family and marriage counseling with each other, choosing and applying appropriate intervention methods related with family and marriage counseling during helping process.X
13Becoming skilful at planning, preparing/developing, applying and assessing the school psychological counseling and guidance programs.X
14Following and examining the national and international academic publishing related with psychological counseling and guidance program and knowing how to use these information in academic studies.X
15Having a good perspective on life-long development and following the current issues in counseling program.X