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