FAMILY COUNSELLING AND THERAPY (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
HHD 421
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  1. To review the foundations of a family systems approach to counseling.
  2. To examine the historical roots of family counseling/family therapy.
  3. To examine the classic schools of family therapy.
  4. To review professional, ethical, legal, and cross-cultural issues related to practicing family therapy.
  5. To begin practice on implementing various approaches to family therapy.
  6. To  develop one’s own theory of family therapy.
  7. To examine your family of origin to understand how it impacts on you and your work with families.
  8. To become adept a practicing assessment of families.
6.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
  1. Counselling- Meaning and Scope
  2. Family Therapy- Meaning , Scope and applicability.
  3. Schools of counseling
  4. Schools of family therapy
6.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

  a)Essentials of counselor and family therapist

b)Therapist/ counselee relationship

c)Professional approach and ethical issues

6.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

a) Creating a therapeutic climate

b) Developing communication skills for counseling

c) Mediation I family counseling

d) Mediation in family disputes

e) Life skills education

6.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

a) Reflective relationship techniques-Meaning, purpose and kings of reflection

b) Strategies for  relationship building, facilitating and evaluating change- Concept , meaning of different techniques –Opening, leading, Reassurance and termination skills.

c) Barriers to actualizing therapeutic relationships- Transference, Countertransference and resistence.

d) Difficulties in family counseling (Difficulties  situation in  counseling

Unit V: 
UNIT V
  1. Family interviewing
  2. Crisis intervention
  3. Psycho education
  4. Social skills therapy
  5. Process of family counseling and therapy
  6. Referral and intake- Meaning and Important aspects
  7. Initial phase-Meaning, assessment process and techniques used.
  8. Middle phase-Goals of therapy, creating treatment goals and intervention
  9. Termination phase- Types, steps and issues in termination
Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended:

 

1.         Chibber,S,K. (1999). Guidance and Educational Counselling,Commonwealth Publications.

2.         Nayak, A.K. & Rao ,V.K. (2002) . Guidance and Career Counselling, APH Publishing Corporation ,New Delhi.

3.         Ivey,Allen E. ,Ivey,Mary Bradford,Simek-Morgan, Lynn (1977). Counselling and Psychotherapy,Fourth Edition.

  1. 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.
  2. Brammer, L. M. (1985). The helping relationship: Process & skills. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
  3. Hackney, H. & Cormier, L. S. (1979). Counseling strategies and objectives. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  4. Thornburg, H.E. (1975). Contemporary Adolescence: Readings. Belmont: Wadsworth.
  5. Hetherington, E. M. & Parke, R. D. (1979). Child psychology: A contemporary viewpoint. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
Academic Year: 
2015-2016
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