Faculty of Education · Guidance and Psychological Counselling · Undergraduate
Course Objective
Definition of mental health and related concepts; mental health according to psychology schools, factors affecting mental health at school, mental health at school and humanitarian education; mental health at school according to developmental stages; cognitive and affective learning and mental health relationship.
Course Content
1 Course introduction and definition of mental health 2 Mental health concepts and historical process 3 Mental health in the family 4 Addressing child and adolescent developmental stages within the scope of school mental health 5 Mental Health Counseling 6 School administrators 'and field teachers' perspectives on mental health 7 Midterm exam 8 Student's personality development and its reflections on learning 9 Explicit and implicit programs and mental health 10 Internal migration, emigration, stigma and mental health 11 Introverted-extroverted personality structure and mental health 12 Positive Mental Health and Mental Well-being positive psychology practices 13 Counseling theories and approaches applied to children and adolescents 14 General evaluation
Course Learning Outcomes
- Defines mental health; describe the characteristics of individuals with mental health status; Lists the normal and abnormal behavior criteria.
- Defines the factors affecting mental health depending on the characteristics in the field of personality development and can explain the difference from adult mental health.
- Knows how to work with the reflections of the elements that threaten mental health in the family to the educational environment at school.
- Knows how mental health counseling is handled from the perspective of school administrators and field teachers and can provide consultation services.
- Knows the effects of explicit and implicit programs on students' mental health and can make necessary precautions and applications.
- Evaluate the effects of internal-external migration, disadvantaged students and problems stemming from cultural differences on mental health at school, and make necessary guidance and interventions.
- Explain the effect of personality differences on learning factors in students according to personal and educational guidance elements.
- Discusses suggestions for parents and teachers about prevention and correction of various emotional and behavioral problems in children.
- Can connect Positive Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing models with positive psychology practices.
- Recognize the basic counseling approaches used in the intervention of mental health problems in children and adolescents.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 4 | 60 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction and definition of mental health | Instructor's preparation of the course content |
| 2 | Mental health concepts and historical process | Reading the relevant section from the main source |
| 3 | Mental healtf in family | Reading the relevant part of main source |
| 4 | Handling child and adolescent developmental stages within the scope of school mental health | Reading the relevant section from the main source |
| 5 | Mental Health Counseling | Reading the relevant section from the main source Çeviriyi kaydet |
| 6 | Perspectives of school administrators and field teachers on mental health | Reading the relevant section from the main source |
| 7 | Midterm | Preparing for the exam |
| 8 | Student's personality development and reflections on learning | Reading the relevant section of the main source |
| 9 | Explicit and implicit programs and mental health | Reading the relevant part of the main source |
| 10 | Internal migration, emigration, stigma and mental health | Reading the relevant section of the main source |
| 11 | Introverted-extroverted personality structure and mental health | Reading the relevant section of the main source |
| 12 | Positive Mental Health and Mental Well-being positive psychology practices | Reading the relevant section of the main source |
| 13 | Counseling theories and approaches applied to children and adolescents | Reading the relevant section of the main source |
| 14 | General evaluation | The responsible instructor's preparation for summarizing |
| 15 | Final Exam | Preparation for the Exam |