PCG 201– Psychological Counseling and Guidance

PCG 201– Psychological Counseling and Guidance; Weekly hours: 2+1, ECTS: 6
This subject provides to students an introduction to the field of psychological counseling and guidance. The students will be able to become familiar with the foundations of psychological counseling and guidance, the role, the social responsibility and the functions of psychological counseling and guidance. This course contains the following topics: Introduction to psychological counseling and guidance; Conceptualization and historical background of the psychological counseling and guidance; The nature of counseling and guidance; The professional roles and relations in the psychological counseling and guidance; Basic skills in counseling and guidance; Individual counseling and guidance; Counseling and guidance to overcome crisis; The effects of counseling and guidance; The ethical aspects in counseling and guidance.