GPC200 OBSERVATION IN SCHOOLS
| Course Code: | 3780200 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Guidance and Psychological Counseling |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. SELDA KOYDEMİR |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At Observation in Schools class student will be expected to: Visit schools, observe school counselor, students, programs, school climate and review of MONE Web page and report some of the them. Students will review some documents, will observe school counseling system, will interview with counselor and students. After then, each of them should be reported with a form or as a separate report.
Course Content
Experiencing school environment and school climate with its organization, process and problems. Understanding roles of all the personnel and their activities; their interactions and parent-school collaborations and school-community relationships.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, each of the students will be able to describe and discuss each of the following:
Learn schools’ and guidance services’ organizational structure, functions
Observe and experience school climate
Recognize school guidance activities with observation
Develop some understanding school counseling system
Learn guidance related concepts which are used in schools
Understand relationship between education and guidance
Learn about counseling regulations
Have some ideas about guidance feedbackfrom counselors, students
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Have updated knowledge regarding basic theories and approaches of psychological counseling and guidance | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Know the necessary theories, and own the knowledge and skills to conduct individual, group and career counseling | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Effectively serve for the students' educational, social/individual and vocational guidance needs as a school counselor in the educational system | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Are sensitive about the cultural differences in counseling practices | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Follow national and international publications and developments in the field of psychological counseling and guidance | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Follow and use the technological innovations which the field of psychological counseling and guidance requires | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Know the main curriculum development approaches and procedures, and develop proposals about practices in different fields | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Choose and practice the measurement and evaluation tools in the field by evaluating their validity and reliability; and report the results by truly interpreting with an ethical sense and responsibility | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Have the knowledge and implication skills about main research methods | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Effectively use the statistical programs in the field, accurately use, interpret and report the statistical procedures | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Practice activities such as giving seminars and trainings related to their field | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Adhere to and practice the ethical values and principles in their social lives and professional activities (research, practice) | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Have effective communication skills in English and Turkish (listening, speaking, writing and reading) and effectively communicate with experts in the field, institutions, organizations and colleagues by using these skills | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Produce practical solutions to the social problems by considering conditions and cultural differences | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Adopt an advocate role in professional topics | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution