GPC124 INTRODUCTION TO GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
| Course Code: | 3780124 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Guidance and Psychological Counseling |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. OYA YERİN GÜNERİ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Students completing this course are expected to:
- Understand the history and philosophy of the counseling profession
- Recognize relationship between school counseling and the broader counseling profession
- Understand concepts, terms regarding counseling, particularly as used in schools
- Recognize roles and responsibilities of school counselors
- Understand comprehensive school counseling program
- Recognize major counseling approaches
- Understand individual and group counseling process
- Understand effective use of counseling skills
- Know assessment methods in counseling
- Recognize counseling services regarding educational and career development
- Understand consultation in schools
- Know career development services in schools
- Understand research, program evaluation in advancing the counseling profession and program effectiveness
- Understand how ethical issues impact the work of school counselors
Course Content
An introduction to basic concepts of guidance and counseling; historical background and development of the field; basic functions of the counseling and guidance services; roles and functions of school counselors; basic counseling and guidance techniques utilized by counselors.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course are expected to:
- Describe how historical, cultural and social events impacted the field of counseling
- Explain the relationship between school counseling and the broader counseling profession
- Describe basic concepts, terms, principles regarding counseling in schools
- Understand that school counseling and counseling programs can be central to the mission and success of each school
- Point out how to cooperate with various stakeholders in schools in the process of counseling and guidance
- Distinguish counseling theories
- Describe the individual and group counseling process
- Demonstrate an understanding and effective use of counseling skills
- Demonstrate characteristics of the effective helper empathy, genuineness, unconditional positive regard, open-mindedness, respect and competence
- Critique on qualities that support and hinder being a counselor
- Explain the importance various of assessmentmethods used in school counseling
- Critique on psychometric qualities of assessment techniques
- Describe general framework for career development services in schools
- Discuss the importance of research, program evaluation in advancing the counseling profession and program effectiveness
- Reflect on how ethical issues impact the work of school counselors and demonstrate a position on these issues
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