B.Ed. (Full Time) Guidance and Counselling Syllabus - Mumbai University

Objectives

• To develop an understanding of the basic concepts in guidance and counselling.
• To develop an understanding of the strategies and devices used for guidance.
• To develop an understanding of the concept and strategies for career guidance and job satisfaction.
• To develop an understanding of the process, skills and strategies of counselling.
• To sensitize the students to the psychological issues faced by adolescents and strategies to help them cope.

Module 1: Fundamentals of Guidance 2 credits

Unit 1: Concepts in Guidance

• a) Concept (Meaning and Characteristics), Principles, Functions, Need
• b) Types of Guidance – Educational, Vocational & Personal
• c) Agencies of Guidance – Home, School

Unit 2: Strategies and Devices for Guidance (Uses and Limitations)

• a) Strategies for Guidance - Individual and Group
• b) Tests for Guidance -Aptitude, Interest & Personality
• c) Non-Testing Devices – Case study, Interview & Check list

Unit 3: Career Guidance

• a) Sources of Career information and Strategies of disseminating career information
• b) Ginsberg’s Theory of Vocational Choice, Factors influencing Vocational Choice
• c) Concept and Factors affecting Job Satisfaction

Module 2: Fundamentals of Counselling 2 credits

Unit 4: Concept of Counselling

• a) Meaning and Characteristics of counselling
• b) Types of counselling – Directive, Non-directive and Eclectic
• c) Process of counselling ( Initial Disclosure, In-depth exploration and Commitment to action)

Unit 5: Counselling and Intervention

• a) Skills required for counselling (Rapport Building, Listening, Questioning & Responding)
• b) Approaches of counselling – Cognitive-Behavioural (Albert Ellis – REBT) & Humanistic ( Person Centered Counselling - Carl Roger’s)
• c) Counselling for Adolescent Issues – Addiction (Substance abuse & technology induced social networking), Academic Stress.

Unit 6: Role of Counsellor in Contemporary Society

• a) Teacher as a counsellor and promoting positive mental health
• b) Professional ethics of a counsellor
• c) Functions, qualities & qualifications of counsellor.

Module 3: Internal Assessment 2 credits

• Any two of the following tasks:
• a) Reflective account of the take away from the course and their application in future career.
• b) Strategies for handling Academic Stress / Bullying / Relationship / Handling puberty Issues / suicide.
• c) Visit and report of a visit to any one place (Employment exchange, Guidance Bureau, counselling centre)
• d) Career Dissemination Session for school or junior college (any two careers)

References

• Dave, Indu.The Basic Essentials of Counselling Sterling Publisher. New Delhi
• Paul,Lengrand. An Introduction to Lifelong Education 2 CroomHekn-London the UNESCO Press-Paris. London
• Rao, Narayana. Counselling Guidance Tata Mc GrawHill . New Delhi Vashist,S.R. Methods of Guidance Anmol Publication. New Delhi
• Singh, Raj. Educational & Vocational Guidance. Commonwealth Publication .New Delhi
• Bhatnagar, Asha&Gupta, Nirmala. Guidance & Counselling -Vol. 1 Vikas Publisher House. New Delhi
• Kaushik,V.K&Sharma,S.R .Fundamentals of Psychology Anmol Publisher .New Delhi Chandra,Ramesh. Guidance &CounsellingKalpaz Publications. Delhi
• Shrivastava,K.K . Principles of Guidance &CounsellingKanishka Publishers Distributors. New Delhi
• Panda,N.P. Education & Exceptional Children .Deep & Deep Publisher. New Delhi Kalia,H.L. Counselling in Schools ICON. New Delhi
• Chauhan,S.S. Principles & Techniques of Guidance . Vikas Publisher. New Delhi
• Gibson,Robert. Introduction to Counselling & Guidance .Prentice - Hall of India. New Delhi
• Rao,S.N . Guidance &Counselling. Discovery Publications. New Delhi