Counselling Young Children

Paper Code: 
ECE 332
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  • understand the meaning, nature and scope of guidance
  • understand the meaning of and the need for group guidance
  • appreciate the need for guidance
  • develop acquaintance with various techniques of group guidance
  • become acquainted with the skills and qualities of an effective counselor.

 

Counseling: concept

Types of counseling

Personality and background of counselor

Ethical aspects of counseling

Child in need of care and protection: meaning

Abused children

Counseling needs of above children

Children's problems and their Identification- Behavioral Problems, Personality Disorders, Problems such as depression, low self esteem, anxiety etc

Defense mechanisms used by children

Counseling strategies to build rapport and client dialogue

  1. Attending and encouraging
  2. Restating
  3. Paraphrasing
  4. Reflecting
  5. Perception checking
  6. Summarizing

Counseling strategies for data gathering

  1. Questioning
  2. Probing

Strategies to add depth and enhance relationship

  1. Self disclosure
  2. Confrontation
  3. Responding to non-verbal Behaviour
  4. Documentation

Counseling interviews: Concept and meaning

  1. Purpose of counseling interviews
  2. Interviewing Behaviour: Verbal and Non-verbal
  3. Interviewing process
  4. Principles for effective interview

Group counseling

 

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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