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Counselling Young Children
Paper Code:
ECE 332
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
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.
9.00
Unit I:
Counselling
1. Counseling: concept
2. Types of counseling
3. Personality and background of counselor
4. Ethical aspects of counseling
9.00
Unit II:
Counselling needs
1. Child in need of care and protection: meaning
2. Abused children
3. Counseling needs of above children
9.00
Unit III:
Identification of Children problems
1. Children's problems and their Identification- Behavioral Problems, Personality Disorders,
Problems such as depression, low self esteem, anxiety etc
2. Defense mechanisms used by children
9.00
Unit IV:
Counselling Strategies
1. Counseling strategies to build rapport and client dialogue
a. Attending and encouraging
b. Restating
c. Paraphrasing
d. Reflecting
e. Perception checking
f. Summarizing
2. Counseling strategies for data gathering
a. Questioning
b. Probing
3.Strategies to add depth and enhance relationship
a. Self disclosure
b. Confrontation
c. Responding to non-verbal Behaviour
d. Documentation
9.00
Unit V:
Counselling Interview
1.Counseling interviews: Concept and meaning
a. Purpose of counseling interviews
b. Interviewing Behaviour: Verbal and Non-verbal
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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