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FAMILY COUNSELLING AND THERAPY
Paper Code:
HHD 421
Credits:
2
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:
Counselling
a. Counselling- Meaning and Scope
b. Family Therapy- Meaning , Scope and applicability.
c. Schools of counseling
d. Schools of family therapy
6.00
Unit II:
Essentials in Counselling
a. Essentials of counselor and family therapist
b. Therapist/ counselee relationship
c. Professional approach and ethical issues
6.00
Unit III:
Mediation in Counselling
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:
Relationship Techniques
a. Reflective relationship techniques
b. Strategies for relationship building, facilitating and evaluating change
c. Barriers to actualizing therapeutic relationships
d. Difficulties in family counseling
6.00
Unit V:
Counselling Process
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. Initial phase
h. Middle phase
i. Termination phase
References:
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.
4. 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.
5. Brammer, L. M. (1985). The helping relationship: Process & skills. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
6. Hackney, H. & Cormier, L. S. (1979). Counseling strategies and objectives. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
7. Thornburg, H.E. (1975). Contemporary Adolescence: Readings. Belmont: Wadsworth.
8. Hetherington, E. M. & Parke, R. D. (1979). Child psychology: A contemporary viewpoint. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
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