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FAMILY COUNSELING AND THERAPY
This course will enable the students to :
- Understand the foundations and historical roots of a family systems approach to counseling.
- To remember the classic schools of family therapy.
- Apply the professional, ethical, legal, and cross-cultural issues related to practicing family therapy in counselling
- Understand practice on implementing various approaches to family therapy.
- Analyze one’s own theory of family therapy.
- Evaluate family of origin to understand how it impacts on you and your work with families.
- Remember adept a practicing assessment of families.
Course Outcomes (CO’s):
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HHD 332 |
Family Counselling and Therapy
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Student will be able to – COHD83: Appreciate the concept, scope and essentials of counselling and family therapy. COHD84: Design the session, applying limits such as time limits and action limits and understand when to introduce structure COHD85: Discuss the relationship between the therapist and client and develop an understanding of professional approach and ethics in counselling. COHD86: Interpret the necessary skills required to conduct mediation. COHD87: Appreciate the importance of reflection in establishing the counselling relationship. COHD88: Understand the various skills and therapy used in counselling. COHD89:Acquire the knowledge about the phases of counselling. |
Approaches in Teaching: Interactive Lectures, Brain storming sessions, Audio-visual resources, Lecture and discussion on specific areas
Learning activities for the Students: Self learning assignments, field practicals. |
Quiz. PPT, Group projects, assignments, CA test , Semester End Examination. |
- Counseling- Meaning and Scope
- Family Therapy- Meaning , Scope and applicability.
- Essentials skills of counselor and family therapist
- Therapist and client relationship-Concept, Factors and Ethical issues
- Professional approach and ethics-Rights of client , Principles of Ethics
- Creating a therapeutic climate-Factors and techniques
- Communication skills-Meaning & types
a) Mediation in family counseling-concept, Process, functions of mediator, benefits
b) Mediation in family disputes-Management and Strategies
c) Life skills education
a) Reflective relationship techniques-Concept, purpose and Nature
b) Strategies for relationship building
c) Strategies for managing physical and emotional distress.
c) Barriers to actualizing therapeutic relationships
d) Difficulties in family counseling
a) Family interviewing
b) Crisis intervention
c) Psycho education
d) Social skills therapy
e) Process of family counseling and therapy
f) Referral and intake
g) Phases of counseling -Initial , Middle , Termination phase
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