PSCG 260

Course Code & Number

PSCG 260

Course Title

Preventive Guidance and Counseling

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Distance Learning

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

The preventive mission of guidance and psychological counseling; prevention levels, theories of prevention, essential life skills and positive youth development programs; cyberbullying, bullying, psychological and sexual abuse, technology and drug abuse, suicide, school dropout, counseling and reporting for children under probation.

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide students with gaining perspective about the preventive mission of counseling and guidance. For this purpose, the students are taught to focus on the risk and protective factors in working with mental health in various settings.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. explain basic principles of prevention in mental health,
2. develop a perspective about preventive mission of counseling and guidance,
3. evaluate risky situations in terms of prevention theories,
4. develop a preventive strategy about the common risky situations encountered in educational settings,
5. discover the importance of collaboration amongst the mental health professions.

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

In-class tasks

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Onur Özmen