B.Ed. (Hearing Impairment) Guidance and Counselling Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the University of Mumbai syllabus for the Bachelor of Education - Special Education (Hearing Impairment), the Choice Based two-year programme in force from the academic year 2016-17. It is the scheme currently examined: the University set all four of its semesters in Winter 2025 and Summer 2026, and has published no revision of it since. The University no longer hosts the document on mu.ac.in, which is why it is mirrored here in full.
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Syllabus for Guidance and Counselling
Module 1: Introduction to Guidance
- 1.1 Guidance : concept, aims and Functions
- 1.2 Need for Guidance
- 1.3 Principles of Guidance
- 1.4 Areas of Guidance : Educational / Vocational / Personal Guidance
- 1.5 Role of teachers in guidance for students with disability
Module 2: Introduction to Counseling
- 2.1 Counseling: Meaning, nature and characteristics of counseling
- 2.2 Core conditions in counseling (special concerns in counseling)
- 2.3 Types of counseling: Directive, non directive and eclectic counseling
- 2.4 Skills and competencies of a counselor
- 2.5 Professional ethics of a counselor
Module 3: Enhancing Self Image and Self Esteem
- 3.1 Concept of Self as Human
- 3.2 Understanding of Feelings and Changes
- 3.3 Developing Mental Health and Coping Skills
- 3.4 Personality Development,
- 3.5 Role of Teacher in Developing Self-Esteem in Children
Module 4: Approaches and Services offered in guidance and counseling
- 4.1 Approaches: child centered, supportive and family
- 4.2 Services offered in guidance and counseling: placement Services
- 4.3 Services offered in guidance and counseling: remedial service
- 4.4 Services offered in guidance and counseling: Student information service
- 4.5 Services offered in guidance and counseling: Follow-up service
Module 5: Guidance and Counseling in Inclusive Education
- 5.1 Current status with Reference to Indian schools
- 5.2 Role of a counsellor in mainstreaming and providing supportto students with special needs
- 5.3 Guidance/ couselling needs of families of children with special needs
- 5.4 Group Guidance: Group Leadership Styles and Group Processes
- 5.5 Challenges in Group Guidance
Essential reading
- Shah, A (2008) Basics in guidance and Counselling. Global Vision Publishing House
- Nayak, A.K. (1997) Guidance and Counselling. APH Publishing, Delhi
- Rao, V.K. & Reddy, R.S. (2003) Academic Environment: Advice, Counsel and Activities. Soujanya Books
- Sharma, V.K. (2005) Education and Training of Educational and Vocational Guidance. Soujanya Books
- Naik, P.S (2013) Counselling Skills for Educationists. Soujanya Books
- Kapunan, R.R (2004) Fundamentals of Guidance and Counselling. Rex Printing Company, Phillipines
- Pal, O.B. (2011) Educational and Vocational Guidance and Counselling. Soujanya Books
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Ed. Spl. Ed. (Hearing Impairment), in force from the academic year 2016-17. Wording, module numbering and the reading list are as printed in that syllabus. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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