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PSK 510 - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Graduate Education Institute · Clinical Psychology · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülşah BALABAN

Course Objective

The main aim of the course is to learn the philosophical, psychological and empirical bases on which cognitive-behavioral therapies are based, how these are reflected in practice, the results of evidince based outcomes on CBT applications, and the techniques applied in different psychopathologies. It is also aimed to acquire the ability to formulate and write a report on a case from a cognitive-behavioral therapy perspective.

Course Content

Topics covered through the course are CBT case formulations, techniques used in different psychopathologies, how a structured standard CBT therapy is conducted, and what to do in difficult cases.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Öğrenci, bilişsel davranışçı terapilerin tarihsel ve kuramsal temellerini açıklayabilir.
  2. Öğrenci, bilişsel modelin temel kavramlarını tanımlayabilir ve birbirleriyle ilişkilendirebilir.
  3. Öğrenci, bilişsel çarpıtmaları, otomatik düşünceleri, ara inançları ve temel inançları ayırt edebilir.
  4. Öğrenci, klinik görüşme ve değerlendirme verilerinden hareketle vaka formülasyonu oluşturabilir.
  5. Öğrenci, BDT seanslarını temel ilkelere uygun biçimde yapılandırabilir.
  6. Öğrenci, bilişsel ve davranışsal teknikleri vaka formülasyonuna uygun biçimde seçebilir.
  7. Öğrenci, farklı psikopatolojileri bilişsel-davranışçı model çerçevesinde değerlendirebilir.
  8. Öğrenci, terapi sürecindeki direnç ve karşı aktarım süreçlerini BDT açısından değerlendirebilir.

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%70 (72) Health%30

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeRole PlayingGroup StudyBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period15345
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice111
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1IntroductionSyllabus
2The basics of CBTBeck (2014)
3CBT from a information processing perspectiveLecture notes
4Alliance in psychotherapyLecture notes
5Interviewing and assessment in CBTBeck (2014)
6CBT techniquesBeck (2014)
7Depression and CBTSavaşır et al. (1998)
8Mid-term examMid-term Exam
9Social Anxiety and CBTSavaşır et al. (1998)
10OCD and CBTSavaşır et al. (1998)
11Panic Disorder and CBTSavaşır et al. (1998)
12GAD and CBTSavaşır et al. (1998)
13Eating Disorders and CBTSavaşır et al. (1998)
14Personality disorders and CBTSavaşır et al. (1998)
15Difficult casesLecture notes
16Final ExamFinal Exam