FAMILY COUNSELLING AND THERAPY (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
HHD421
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
2.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  • To review the foundations of a family systems approach to counseling.
  • To examine the historical roots of family counseling/family therapy.
  • To examine the classic schools of family therapy.
  • To review professional, ethical, legal, and cross-cultural issues related to practicing family therapy.
  • To begin practice on implementing various approaches to family therapy.
  • To  develop one’s own theory of family therapy.
  • To examine your family of origin to understand how it impacts on you and your work with families.
  • To become adept a practicing assessment of families.

 

 

concept of Counseling & Family Therapy                                                                                                                                       

  1. Counseling- Meaning and Scope
  2. Family Therapy- Meaning , Scope and applicability.
  3. Essentials of counselor and family therapist

 

Approaches to counseling                                                                                                        

 

  1. Therapist/ counselee relationship
  2. Professional approach and ethical issues
  3. Creating a therapeutic climate
  4. Developing communication skills for counseling

Interventions                                                                                                                                                               

 

  1. Mediation I family counseling
  2. Mediation in family disputes
  3. Life skills education

Relationships Building &Barriers                                                                                                                                                       

a) Reflective relationship techniques

b) Strategies for relationship building, facilitating and evaluating change

c) Barriers to actualizing therapeutic relationships

d) Difficulties in family counseling

                                                               

Education & Therapy                                                                   

  1. Family interviewing
  2. Crisis intervention
  3. Psycho education
  4. Social skills therapy
  5. Process of family counseling and therapy
  6. Referral and intake
  7. Phases of counseling -Initial , Middle , Termination phase

 

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended:

 

  • Chibber,S,K. (1999). Guidance and Educational Counselling,Commonwealth Publications.
  • Nayak, A.K. &Rao ,V.K. (2002) . Guidance and Career Counselling, APH Publishing Corporation ,New Delhi.
  • Ivey,Allen E. ,Ivey,MaryBradford,Simek-Morgan, Lynn (1977). Counselling and Psychotherapy,Fourth Edition.
  • Gibson,Robert C. , Mitchell ,Marianne H. (2003). Introduction to Counselling and Guidance, Sixth Edition,Prentice –Hall of India Private Ltd, New Delhi.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.
  • hornburg, H.E. (1975). Contemporary Adolescence: Readings. Belmont: Wadsworth.

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

Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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