Guidance and Counselling

Paper Code: 
GHSC 212 (A)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to:

  • Understand the basic concept of counseling and guidance.
  • Know various techniques in counseling and guidance.
  • Understand various problems in children which require guidance.
  • Know different therapies of counseling.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Guidance and Counseling
  • Meaning, purpose and characteristics of guidance.
  • Meaning ,principles, characteristics and  scope of  counseling.
  • Need  of counseling.
  • Difference between guidance and counseling
  • Roles and responsibilities of counselor.
  • Essentials of Counselor
  • Individual and group ethics in counseling

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Techniques of counseling
  • Directive, non- directive, eclectic, behavioral , psycho-  dynamic,  rapport technique, questioning
  • Listening, reflection, acceptance, silence, leading, reassurance, non- verbal behavior, terminating  skills, structuring the process, reassurance, non-verbal communication, , recording counseling process.
12.00
Unit III: 
Types and Areas of guidance &counseling

Types of Guidance –Educational, Vocational and Personal

Types of counseling - Individual, group, marriage and family, career, vocational guidance.

Areas of Guidance: Problems of children, adolescents, adults and aged.

Areas of counselling- Depression, Stress , Abuse, Addictions

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Process of counseling
  • Process of counseling-
  • Stage- 1- Relationship Building, Problem exploration and clarification.
  • Stage- 2- Developing new perspectives and setting goals.
  • Stage- 3- Implementation and evaluation.
  • Assessment through Genogram
  • Client- Characteristics, age, sex, cultural expectations
  • Counseling therapies- Rational -emotive, cognitive- behavior,Play therapy, Psycho- drama, transactional analysis, remedial and     corrective measures, role of reward and punishment
12.00
Unit V: 
Counseling Children and Adolescence
  • Children of divorced/ step/ single/ unwed parents, children from alcoholic, abusing families, latch- key / homeless children, counseling children about death/ life/ diseases.      
  • Counseling children with anti- social attitude- destructiveness/ self destruction, tantrums, lying, stealing, negativism and resistant behavior, socially disadvantaged, drug addicts, alcoholics, aggression, truancy.
  • Counseling children with self conflicts and their parents- emotionally disturbed, academic problem, truancy, day dreaming, shyness, withdrawal, short attention span, phobias, depression, crisis, bed wetting, nail biting, stealing.
  • Counseling children with terminal/ chronic diseases- Cancer HIV/ AIDS and     Thalassemia

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Gibson, Robert, L. &Mitchell , Marianne , H. (2006). Introduction to Guidance and Counselling, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi-110001
  • Indira Madhukar  (2007). Guidance and Counselling, Authors press, 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.
  • Thornburg, H.E. (1975). Contemporary Adolescence: Readings. Belmont: Wadsworth.
  • Hetherington, E. M. & Parke, R. D. (1979). Child psychology: A contemporary viewpoint. N.Y.: McGraw
Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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