Counseling Young Children and Parents

Paper Code: 
ECE 333
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  • Identify the problems of young children.
  • Communicate with parents.
  • Plan counseling session.
  1. Case study of a Child with special needs/children in need of care and protection
  2. Interviewing parents to identify difficulties in rearing children with special need.
  3. Preparing educational/informational material for children with special needs
  4. Visits to institutions dealing with Children with special needs/ children in need of care and protection  -Preparing a blue print
  5. Planning counseling session for the family having Children with special needs
Essential Readings: 

Axline, V. M. (1947). Play therapy. New York: Ballantine Books.

Brammer, L. M. (1985). The helping relationship: Process & skills. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

Hackney, H. & Cormier, L

. S. (1979).Counseling strategies and objectives. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Thornburg, H.E. (1975). Contemporary Adolescence: Readings. Belmont: Wadsworth.

Hetherington, E. M. & Parke, R. D. (1979). Child psychology: A contemporary viewpoint. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill

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