TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	8
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Münire Arzu İçağasıoğlu Çoban
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will have knowledge about premarital counseling in process of family life-cycle. 2) Will be able to learn teories of relationship 3) Will be able to recognize the possible risks before marriage 4) Will be able to learn marriage contract and how to set up and recognize effect of culture and believes.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, preparation to marriage, close relationships and partner selection, gender ad marriage roles, decision making in marriage, effective relationships in marriage, family life cycle, assessment of partner relations, family relations and relations with wider social environment, social wctivies, cultural characteristics and educations before marriage are included topics.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Functional Family Characteristics 2nd Week Family life-cycles. 3rd Week Evaluating Family with System Theories 4th Week Pre Marriage Counselling in frame of the Family Life Cycle 5th Week Close Relationships / Theoretical Perspectives 6th Week The marriage contract. 7th Week Mid-Term (Assignment) 8th Week Pre-marriage Counselling and Communication 9th Week Pre-marriage Counselling and Communication 10th Week Pre-marriage Counselling and Evidence Based Practices 11th Week Pre-marriage Counselling and Evidence Based Practices 12th Week Training programmes during premarital counseling. 13th Week Student Presentations 14th Week Student Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Gehart, D. (2014). Mastering competencies in family therapy: A practical approach to theory and clinical case documentation. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. 2. Gladding, S., T. (2012). Aile Terapisi Tarihi, Kuram ve Uygulamaları.Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Derneği Ankara 3. Goldenberg, H., Goldenberg, I. (2000). Family Therapy: An Overview. Belmont CA: Brooks/ Cole 4. Murdock, N., L. (2013). Psikolojik Danışma ve Psikoterapi Kuramları. Olgu SunumuYaklaşımıyla. Nobel Akademik Yayın Ankara 5. Nichols, M. P. (2013). Aile Terapisi. Kavramlar ve Yöntemler. Kaknüs Yayınları İstanbul4. Kerimoğlu, Efser, (ed), (1996) Aile Tedavileri, Ankara, A.Ü. Basımevi. 6. Nazlı Serap (2001). Aile danışmanlığı, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, İstanbul. 7. Satir, V. (2001). İnsan Yaratmak. İstanbul. Beyaz Yayınları
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 1 30 Presentation of Article 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 10 140 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Presentation (including preperation) 1 3 3 Project Take-home 1 8 8 Meeting with advisor Term Project Research Seminar (including preperation) Final Jury (including preparation) Literature review Report writing Analyzing the results Performance Practice Book Presentation Article Presentation Case Study Presentation Thesis Proposal Article Thesis Research Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 5 70 Total Workload 249 Total Workload / 30 8,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 8
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No