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School of Humanities \ Psychology

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PSİ 104

Psychology Bachelor's Degree Program

The major objective of this class is to provide you with the opportunity to develop interviewing skills. This course will offer you the opportunity to acquire and refine skills which are crucial for applications of effective psychotherapy and counseling.

Sommers-Flanagan, J. , & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2016). Clinical interviewing (6th ed. ). John Wiley & Sons.
Cansever, G. (1982). Klinik psikolojide değerlendirme yöntemleri. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. (Optional texts)
Egan, G. (2019). The skilled helper: A problem management and opportunity development approach to helping (11th ed. ). Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning. (Optional texts)
Poorman, P. B. (2003). Microskills and theoretical foundation for professional helpers. Allyn and Bacon. (Optional texts)

As a result of participating in this class, you are expected to gain knowledge of clinical interviewing, develop critical thinking skills about clinical interviewing and apply them in their lives and professional careers, and acquire skills that will allow them to be able to conduct basic interviews with clients.

1. At the end of this course, students are familiar with basic interviewing principles and techniques.
2. They know the principles of basic communication and can differentiate different types of interviews.

Week 1: Introduction and description of course content Becoming a mental health professional: Introduction
Week 2: Becoming a mental health professional (cont.) Becoming a mental health professional: Foundations and preparations
Week 3: Becoming a mental health professional (cont.) Communication skills
Week 4: Communication skills (cont.) Listening and relationships development
Week 5: Listening and relationship development (cont.) Structuring and assessment: An overview of the interview process
Week 6: Structuring and assessment: An overview of the interview process (cont.) Structuring and assessment: Intake interviewing and report writing
Week 7: The mental status examination
Week 8: Suicide assessment Diagnosis and treatment planning
Week 9: Diagnosis and treatment planning (continued) Interviewing special populations
Week 10: Interviewing special populations (continued) Presentations
Week 11: Presentations
Week 12: Presentations + Overview of the course

• Presentations 20 %
• Midterm Exams 40 %
• Final 40 %