GPC202 COMMUNITY SERVICES
| Course Code: | 3780202 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 2 (1.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 3.0 |
| Department: | Guidance and Psychological Counseling |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to increase pre-service counselors’ awareness of the social problems and develop certain ideas of voluntary work that will be helpful in solving such problems. At the end of the semester pre-service counselors are expected to be able to view voluntary tasks and as a way of understanding society and education from a more realistic point of view. In corporation with non-governmental organizations and/or their local communities, student counselors will participate in community services to meet certain educational and social needs of local communities in order to develop their critical thinking abilities, their commitment and values, and the skills about understanding and handling existing social problems, especially in relation to education by conducting voluntary work.
Students will apply the knowledge and skills they have developed following their departmental curriculum and become active civic participants in today’s society. Students will plan, develop, apply, reflect on, and evaluate community service projects individually and/or in groups. The projects could be educational, social, environmental, and/or health related depending on the students’ interests, motivation and creativity.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, each of the students will be able to:
1. enhance social awareness and responsibility;
2. demonstrate community consciousness and develop community service awareness;
3. identify issues of the community, search for and develop possible solutions related to one of these issues;
4.develop solution strategies for identified social problems
5.demonstrate a commitment social justice and apply knowledge and principles of pluralism;
6.carry out voluntary tasks for their communities.
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