BSc Home Science Counselling and Psychological Testing Syllabus - Mumbai University

This is the Semester 6 syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still examines the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her third-year timetables name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Syllabus for Counselling and Psychological Testing

Major · Semester 6 · Third Year - Human Development · 4 credits · 100 marks

Module I: Fundamentals In Counselling

1 Definition of Counselling; Goals of counselling; Difference between counselling, clinical psychology, and psychiatry; distinguishing counseling from psychotherapy
2 Types of Mental Health Professionals and Services
3 Relevance and Need for Counselling Children, Adolescents, and Adults; Indicators of distress in children, adolescents, and adults; Developmental vs. Non- Developmental concerns/challenges in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
4 The Counselling Process - Overview of the Number and Variety of Counselling Techniques/Approaches/Methods
5 Preparing for the counselling interview arranging the physical space creating an optimal socio-emotional space. What are some things to consider during the first interview?
6 A general model for counselling
i Step 1: Defining the problem through active listening
ii Step 2: Clarifying the client’s expectations
iii Step 3: Exploring what has been done to solve the problem
iv Step 4: Exploring what new things could be done to solve the problem
v Step 5: Obtaining a commitment to try one of the problem-solving ideas
vi Step 6: Closing the counseling interview/terminating the counselling sessions
7 Questions counsellors ask
i What types of questions should the counsellor use? How can silences be used in counselling?
ii Should counsellors give advice? Should counsellors give information? What about the issue of confidentiality?
iii How Much Self-Disclosure Is Appropriate for the Counselor?
8 Legal and Ethical Considerations for Counselors

Module II: Selected Counselling Techniques / Approaches

1 Individual Counselling Methods
i Carl Roger’s Person-Centered Counselling/Therapy (PCC/PCT)
ii Solution-Focused Brief Counselling/Therapy (SFBC/SFBT)
iii Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
iv Transactional Analysis
2 Group Counselling
i Group leadership skills
ii Steps in group counselling
3 Family Counselling
i Family Counselling vs. Individual Counselling
ii Virginia Satir’s Conjoint Family Therapy

Module III: Counseling With Children: Special Topics

1 Play Therapy
i Goals of Play Therapy
ii Therapeutic Advantages of Play Therapy
iii Play Stages and Strategies
2 Counseling Children with Special Selected Concerns
i Children Who Have Been Abused
ii Death and Bereavement
iii Children of Divorce
iv Bullying
v Children with Disabilities (Specific Learning Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Emotional Disturbances; Developmental Disabilities)

Module IV: An Overview of Psychological Testing

1 Definition and characteristics of psychological tests
2 Ethical considerations in testing
3 Developmental Assessment of Young Children
i Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale (BNAS/NBAS)
ii Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID)
4 Assessment of Intelligence, Creativity, Personality and Interests
i Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
ii Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)
iii Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
iv Projective tests: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
v Interest Inventory: Self-Directed Search (SDS)

Reference Books

1 Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological Testing (7th Ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
2 Cohen, R., & Swerdlik, M., & Kumthekar, M. M. (2014). Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement (7th Ed.). Boston: Mcgraw-Hill.
3 Corey, G. (2015). Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (9th Ed.). Cengage Learning.
4 Capuzzi, D., & Gross, D. A. (2008). Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories and Interventions (4th Ed.). Prentice- Hall.
5 George, R. L., & Cristiani, T. L. (1995). Counseling: Theory and Practice (4th Ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
6 Gibson, R. L., & Mitchell, M. H. (2008). Introduction to Counseling and Guidance (7th Ed.). Prentice-Hall.
7 Hornby, G., Hall, C., & Hall, C. (2003). Counseling Pupils in Schools: Skills and Strategies for Teachers. Routledge- Falmer.
8 Kotler, J. A. (2004). Introduction to Therapeutic Counseling: Voices from the Field (5th Ed.). Brooks/Cole. Thompson, C., Rudolph, L. B., Henderson, D. (2004). Counseling Children (6th Ed.).
9 Testing Manuals of the Relevant Tests

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Home Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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