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Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

PIY5059

Course Name:

Family Psychology

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Master

TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Second Cycle

EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. EZGİ ILDIRIM

Course Lecturer(s):

Asst. Prof. Ezgi Ildırım

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	This course introduces the basic concepts and theories of family psychology, family relationships and theories and techniques to be used when working with families. It is aimed to enable students to learn the basic concepts and theories of family psychology and to gain awareness of the therapeutic techniques to be used when working with families.
Course Content:	The concept of family in a psychology class family, culture, and family types, family life cycle, family relationships, intergenerational relationships, family patterns, family communication, family issues such as techniques to be used when working with will be studied.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) - Recognizes family psychology as a subfield of psychology, understands its development in the historical process.
2) -Knows the working topics and methods of psychologists working in the field of family psychology.
3) - Knows the basic concepts and theories about the family.
4) - Recognizes the family as a system and explains the ecological system in which it is located.
5) - Explains how the family is influenced by the culture in which it is located.
6) Has information about the changes that occur in family life. Knows the developmental stages of the family life cycle.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Meeting with students, information about the course and the study plan. The search for relatedness, basic social motives and family
2)	The family as a system Ecological approach to the family
3)	Family life cycle
4)	Culture and family
5)	family psychology in Turkey
6)	Family and self-development
7)	Child rearing practices
8)	midterm exam
9)	Sibling relationships
10)	Intergenerational relations
11)	Structural family therapy
12)	Strategic family therapy
13)	Experiential family therapy
14)	communication

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Gehart, D. (2017). Aile terapisi yeterliklerinde uzmanlaşma: Kuramlara ve klinik vaka değerlendirmelerine uygun bir yaklaşım (T. İlhan ve H. Cihan, Çev. Ed.). İstanbul: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
References:	Yoktur.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) They have specialized knowledge about the science of psychology.			1
2) Students have knowledge of application processes in the field of psychology	2
3) They can follow current issues and research in the field of psychology.			2
4) Students can comprehend theories and studies in the psychology field.						2
5) Students can be part of studies in applied psychology area.
6) Students will recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity				1
7) Students will demonstrate information competence and the ability to use computers and other technology for many purposes			2
8) Students will be able to tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and reflect other values that are the underpinnings of psychology as a discipline	2
9) Students apply evidence based scientific studies.			3
10) Students will understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social and organizational issues.				2		3
11) Students actively engage in team work and collaborate with others and can show leadership skills.					3
12) Students can critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of psychology and direct their learning			2
13) Students can systematically transfer current developments in the field of psychology and their own studies to groups in and out of the field, in written, verbal and visual formats, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.		3
14) Students are able to interpret and create new information by integrating the knowledge gained in the field of psychology with the knowledge from different disciplines.				2

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	They have specialized knowledge about the science of psychology.
2)	Students have knowledge of application processes in the field of psychology
3)	They can follow current issues and research in the field of psychology.
4)	Students can comprehend theories and studies in the psychology field.
5)	Students can be part of studies in applied psychology area.
6)	Students will recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity
7)	Students will demonstrate information competence and the ability to use computers and other technology for many purposes
8)	Students will be able to tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and reflect other values that are the underpinnings of psychology as a discipline
9)	Students apply evidence based scientific studies.
10)	Students will understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social and organizational issues.
11)	Students actively engage in team work and collaborate with others and can show leadership skills.
12)	Students can critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of psychology and direct their learning
13)	Students can systematically transfer current developments in the field of psychology and their own studies to groups in and out of the field, in written, verbal and visual formats, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
14)	Students are able to interpret and create new information by integrating the knowledge gained in the field of psychology with the knowledge from different disciplines.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	65
Midterms	1	60
Final	1	85
Total Workload		210