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FDB 507 - Positive Psychology and Spirituality

Graduate Education Institute · Philosophy and Religious Sciences · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Tez Danışmanı Turgay ŞİRİN

Required Resources

Şirin, Turgay (2018). Manevi Danışmanlıkta İhsan Modeli. İstanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları

Recommended Resources

Ayten, Ali (ed.) ve ark. (2019). Manevi Danışmanlık ve Rehberlik; Farklı Alanlardan Araştırma Bulguları ve Değerlendirmeler. Dem Yayınları.

Ayten, Ali (ed.) ve ark. (2017). Manevi Danışmanlık ve Rehberlik Teori ve Uygulama Alanları. Dem Yayınları.

Boisen, Anton T. “Clinical Training in Theological Education: The Period of Beginnings”, Chicago Theological Seminary Register, No.41, Januray 1951, s.1-4.

Holifield, E. Brooks. (1983), A History of Pastoral Care in America: From Salvation to Self-Realization, Abingdon Press, Nashville.

Mills, L.O. (2010), “Pastoral Care”, The Concise Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Ed.Glenn H. Asquith Jr., Abingdon Press, Nashville, s.836-844.

Stone, Howard W. (1996), Theological Context for Pastoral Caregiving- Word in Deed, The Haworth Pastoral Press.

Mccarthy, Katherine. (1984), Psychotherapy and Religion: The Emmanuel Movement, Journal of Religion and Health, Vol. 23, No. 2, s.93-105. 

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%80 (76) Social Services%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeRole PlayingGroup StudySimulationBrain StormingCase Study

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)31442
Out of Class Study Period11414
Midterm11414
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final11414

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to the course: Scope, Importance, Rules and Spiritual Counseling Techniques
2Counselor Characteristics and Ethics Required for a Successful Spiritual Counseling Service
3Things to do before spiritual counseling, interview environment et al.
4Spiritual Counseling Process, Stages And Content, Planning
5Introduction to İHSAN Model in Spiritual Counseling
6First Communication and Configuration Techniques in Spiritual Counseling
7Goal Setting Techniques in Spiritual Counseling
8Midterm Exam
9Strategic Intervention Planning Techniques in Spiritual Counseling
10Spiritual Counseling Process and Advanced Techniques-1
11Conducting the Process in Spiritual Counseling and Advanced Techniques-2
12Religious and Spiritual Techniques in Spiritual Counseling - 1
13Religious and Spiritual Techniques in Spiritual Counseling - 2
14Application Examples and Case Studies
15Final Exam