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Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
RPD508 - Digital Interventions in Psychological Counseling II. SEMESTER 2 +1 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. ÖMER ÖZER
Mode of Delivery Face-to-Face
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Prerequisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites.
Courses Recomended OMB220 Instructional Technologies and Material Design,RPD421 Individual Counseling Practices
Recommended Resources Andersson, G. (2018). Internet interventions: past, present and future. Internet interventions, 12, 181-188.Andersson, G., & Cuijpers, P. (2009). Internet-Based and Other Computerized Psychological Treatments for Adult Depression: A Meta-Analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 38(4), 196-205.Barak, A., Hen, L., Boniel-Nissim, M., & Shapira, N. A. (2014). A comprehensive review and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of internet-based psychotherapeutic interventions. Internet-Delivered Therapeutic Interventions in Human Services, 5-55.Barak, A., Klein, B., & Proudfoot, J. G. (2009). Defining internet-supported therapeutic interventions. Annals of behavioral medicine, 38(1), 4-17.Bielinski, L. L., & Berger, T. (2020). Internet interventions for mental health: current state of research, lessons learned and future directions. Couns Psychol Psychother, 28(3), 65-83.Carlbring, P., Andersson, G., Cuijpers, P., Riper, H., & Hedman-Lagerlöf, E. (2018). Internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Cognitive behaviour therapy, 47(1), 1-18.Cuijpers, P., Harrer, M., & Furukawa, T. A. (2026). Innovations to improve outcomes and uptake of psychotherapies for mental disorders: a state‐of‐the‐art review. World Psychiatry, 25(1), 4-33.Erbe, D., Eichert, H. C., Riper, H., & Ebert, D. D. (2017). Blending Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Mental Disorders in Adults: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(9), e6588.Gorini, A., & Riva, G. (2008). Virtual reality in anxiety disorders: the past and the future. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 8(2), 215-233.Harrer, M., Adam, S. H., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Karyotaki, E., Auerbach, R. P., ... & Ebert, D. D. (2019). Internet interventions for mental health in university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International journal of methods in psychiatric research, 28(2), e1759.Karyotaki, E., Miguel, C., Panagiotopoulou, O. M., Harrer, M., Seward, N., Sijbrandij, M., ... & Cuijpers, P. (2023). Digital interventions for common mental disorders in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 10, e68.Lattie, E. G., Adkins, E. C., Winquist, N., Stiles-Shields, C., Wafford, Q. E., & Graham, A. K. (2019). Digital Mental Health Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, and Enhancement of Psychological Well-Being Among College Students: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(7), e12869.Özer, Ö., Ceyhan, A. A., & Struijs, S. Y. (2023). User profile of an online cognitive behavioral therapy self-help platform in Turkey. Curr Psychol.Riva, G. (2022). Virtual reality in clinical psychology. Comprehensive clinical psychology, 91.Rogers, M. A., Lemmen, K., Kramer, R., Mann, J., & Chopra, V. (2017). Internet-Delivered Health Interventions That Work: Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses and Evaluation of Website Availability. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(3), e7111.
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Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction to digital interventions: Definition, scope, and advantages in the psychological help process.
Week - 2 Theoretical foundations and intervention types: Self-help, online CBT, guided and unguided approaches.
Week - 3 Digital intervention development frameworks I: Behavioral Intervention Technologies (BIT) model and theoretical infrastructure.
Week - 4 Digital intervention development frameworks II: Behavioral Intervention Technologies (BIT) model and theoretical infrastructure.
Week - 5 Common problem areas I: Internet-based interventions for depression and anxiety.
Week - 6 Common problem areas II: Digital applications for stress, social anxiety, and sleep disorders.
Week - 7 Common problem areas III: Post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addiction.
Week - 8 Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and exposure applications in mental health services.
Week - 9 Artificial Intelligence and Chatbot applications in psychological counseling: Therapeutic interaction and potential uses.
Week - 10 Digital interaction and challenges: User engagement, early dropout, adverse outcomes, and side effects.
Week - 11 Efficacy testing and analysis in digital interventions: Randomized controlled trials and effect size.
Week - 12 Efficacy testing and analysis in digital interventions II
Week - 13 Internet-based interventions in crisis situations and specific populations (e.g., war-affected individuals, youth).
Week - 14 E-safety, ethical principles, and future directions in the field of digital mental health.

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