PSY5512 ETHICAL ISSUES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2335512 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. FARUK GENÇÖZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to contribute the students who are also psychotherapist candidates, the ethical concepts in psychotherapy, basically in psychoanalysis. The students will gain knowledge and its reflection to practice in a psychoanalytical context in this course.
Course Content
The course aims at elaborating the moral values, ideas, and the codes that guide professional practice in clinical psychology, including professional codes of conduct and philosophical background of the ethical principles. Topics include moral development, acculturation, ethical principles, ethical reasoning, and ethical decision making.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students will learn the ethical issues they might face with in relation to psychotherapy/psychoanalysis patients and colleagues. They will evaluate the ethical aspect of the process of psychotherapy & psychoanalysis, and learn how to deal with the ethical issues.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Skills to understand and successfully employ the latest and most advanced research and data analysis methods and techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Knowledge of the latest theoretical and empirical literature in psychology. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Skills to conduct research and critically evaluate the important literature on any topic of interest related to psychology or other relevant disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Awareness about the novel information in light of the theoretical knowledge gained and knowledge to develop advanced research topics and questions. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Skills to develop and carry out a research project from beginning to end in light of the formulated research questions using the accumulated knowledge from relevant literature and methods. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Awareness of conducting research, publishing, and application activities in light of ethical principles and values. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Skills to work independently as an individual and as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Skills to communicate effectively, both in written and oral forms of English and Turkish, during scientific activities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution