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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Counselling Psychology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

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Major elective · Psychology · Semester 6 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

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Syllabus for Counselling Psychology

Major elective · Psychology · Semester 6 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

Practise with the Semester 6 past papers. They are from the old syllabus, so check each topic against this one.

Module 1: Professional Foundations of Counselling

  • 1 Definition of Counselling
  • 2 The Personality and the Background of the Counselor
  • 3 Professional Aspects of Counseling
  • 4 Ethical Aspects of Counseling

Module 2: Building and Working in the Counselling Relationship

  • 1 Factors that influence the Counseling Process
  • 2 Types of Initial Interviews
  • 3 Conducting the Initial Interview
  • 4 Counselor Skills in the Understanding and Action Phases
  • 5 Transference and Countertransference

Module 3: Termination of the Counselling Relationship

  • 1 Function and Timing of Termination
  • 2 Issues of Termination
  • 3 Resistance to Termination
  • 4 Premature Termination and Counselor-Initiated Termination
  • 5 Ending on a Positive Note
  • 6 Issues Related to Termination: Follow-Up and Referral

Module 4: Counselling Theories

  • 1 Psychoanalytic Approach
  • 2 Adlerian Theory
  • 3 Humanistic Theories: Person-Centered Counseling, Existential Counseling and Gestalt Therapy
  • 4 Behavioural Counselling
  • 5 Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioural Counselling: REBT, Reality and Cognitive Therapy
  • 6 System Theories: Bowen Systems Theory, Structural Family Counseling and Strategic (Brief) Counseling

Text Books

  • 1 Gladding, S. T. & Batra, P. (2020) Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession. 8th Edition. Pearson India Education Services Pvt Ltd.

Reference Books

  • 4 Baruth, L. G. & Manning, M. L. (1999). Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Lifespan Perspective. Second edition. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • 5 Corey, G. (2017). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. 10th Edition. New Delhi: Cengage Learning India Private Limited.
  • 6 Gelso, C.J., & Fretz, B.R. (2001). Counseling Psychology: Practices, Issues, and Intervention. First Indian reprint 2009 by Cengage Learning India
  • 7 McLeod, J. (2009). An Introduction to Counseling. (4th ed.). Open University Press/ McGraw-Hill Higher Education
  • 8 Welfel, E. R., & Patterson, L. E. (2005). The Counseling Process: A Multi-theoretical Integrative Approach. (6th ed.). Singapore: Thomson Brooks/ Cole
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