GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

Paper Code:

GHSC 212(A)

Credits:

Contact Hours:

60.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

Course Objectives (COs):

This course will enable the students to –

Understand the basic concept of counseling and guidance.
Understand the roles, responsibilities and ethical issues applies in counselling
Evaluate and apply various techniques in counseling and guidance.
Evaluate various problems in children which require guidance.
Understand different therapies of counseling.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

The students will be able to –

CO68:Support the need of guidance and counselling

CO69:Value the roles, responsibilities and ethical considerations of counsellor

CO70: Developstrategies for conducting counselling and therapeutic sessions

CO71:Compare and formulate strategies for applying different counselling approaches

CO72:Support the need and select the approach of counselling for children and adolescents having specific problems

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Group discussion, power point presentation

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Mock sessions

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

12.00

Unit I:

Introduction to Guidance and Counselling

Meaning, purpose and characteristics of guidance.
Meaning , principles, characteristics and scopeof counseling.
Need of counseling.
Difference between guidance and counseling
Roles and responsibilities of counselor.
Qualities and skills of Counselor
Ethics in counseling

12.00

Unit II:

Process of counseling

Importance of Listening, reflection, acceptance, silence, leading, reassurance, and recording in counseling process.

Process of counselling:

Stage I: Relationship building

Stage II: Assessment and Diagnosis

Stage III: Formulation of counselling goals

Stage IV: Intervention and problem solving

Stage V: Termination and follow up

12.00

Unit III:

Types of guidance & counseling

Method specific: Directive, non- directive, eclectic
Area Specific: Educational, Vocational, Social and Personal
Number of counselee: Individual, Group counseling

12.00

Unit IV:

Approaches and therapies of counseling

Approaches to counseling: Process, advantages and disadvantages

Psychodynamic approach

Humanistic approach

Behavioristic approach

Counseling therapies- Rational -emotive, Play therapy, CBT, Psycho- drama, transactional analysis, role of reward and punitshment

12.00

Unit V:

Counseling Children and Adolescence

Counseling and rehabilitation of the ‘differently abled’ persons
Counseling for alcohol and substance abusers
Counseling and rehabilitation of legal offenders
Counseling and rehabilitation of victims of abuse and violence
Crisis intervention counselling
Counseling for childhood problems- Lying, stealing, truancy, bed wetting, thumb sucking, nail biting, tantrums, day dreaming, shyness, withdrawal, short attention span, phobias

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.
Ravinder Singh Sohal, Om Prakash Aneja, A. Sidhartha (2013), Guidance and Counselling, Khel Sahitya Kendra Publisher
Sunita Chhabra (2015), Guidance and Counseling, Gen Next Publications,
Marianne Mitchell Robert L. Gibson (2015), Introduction to Counseling and Guidance, (7th Edition), Pearson Publishing
Bharti Dimri, Manisha Minocha, Monika Auplish (2016), Guidance And Counselling, Bookman; First edition
Asha K. Kinra (2008), Guidance and Counseling (1 st edition), Pearson Education,
Rao S. (2017), Counseling and Guidance, (3rd edition), McGraw Hill Education

References:

Blocher, D.H. ( 2000). Counselling: A Developmental Approach 4th ed.. New York: John Wiley
Gumbiner, J. (2003). Adolescent Assessment. New Jersey: John Wiley
Porter, L. (2003). Young Children’s Behavior: Practical Approaches for Caregivers and Teachers. London: Paul Chapman
Redgrave, K. (2000). Care Therapy for Children. London: Continuum

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