M.A. (Psychology) Practicum in Counseling Psychology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Semesters III and IV are from the Board's own Semester III and IV syllabus approved on 12 July 2024 (item 5.7 (N)), in force from 2024-25. The 2023 document's credit table shows an earlier plan for Semesters III and IV; the 2024 syllabus is the one the University examines, and its Winter 2026 timetables name these papers.

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Syllabus for Practicum in Counseling Psychology

M.A. (Psychology) · Semester 3 · Elective · Counselling Psychology · 4 credits

Course objectives

1 To provide practical experience to understand the role of interview, observation and case‐history in assessment of clients.
2 To increase understanding the assessment of personality and cognitive development on field.
3 To equip in skills for counseling and career development across the lifespan
4 To train for case presentation and reporting

Course outcomes

CO1 Students will be able to understand the basics in counselling psychology practice.
CO2 Students will be able use assessment techniques and tests for counselling psychology.
CO3 Students would be able to arrive at case conceptualization, goal setting, intervention plan formulation and evaluate its effectiveness.
CO4 Students will be able to engage case studies presentation and case report generation as an essential process of counselling psychology practice.

Unit 1: Techniques of assessment and skill development exercise

a Intake Interview, projective questions, observational techniques and case history
b Selection of appropriate psychological tests, functional and behavioural assessment
c Role play, transcription and analysis, case studies, movie screenings/video analysis
d Case presentations and group discussions; field work, field visits

Unit 2: Training in test administration, scoring and interpretation in counselling settings

a Assessment of development and special difficulties
b Assessment of cognitive abilities
c Personality assessment and Projective Tests
d Career related assessment

Unit 3: Diverse areas of counselling and case studies- field work or Internship (Should be supervised by the course teacher). A minimum of 3 counselling case studies need to be conducted in either of the areas

a Career counselling at High school (Group assessment followed by individual counselling)
b School Counselling/ Child Counselling: learning disability, slow learners, under achiever, socially disadvantaged, emotionally disturbed, exceptional/gifted or any other childhood related or developmental problems and counselling of parents of identified children.
c Counselling for Adult/ Adolescent related issues: Conducting case studies on alcoholics/ drug addicts/ persons with disabilities/ attempted suicide, gender and queer affirmative counselling.
d Counselling the Elderly (Institutional or Non institutional Settings)

Unit 4: Psychological interventions and reporting

a Case conceptualization, explanation of condition and psycho‐education
b Intervention: planning, process and termination
c Documentation of assessment and management process
d Report writing

Books for references

1 Bor, R., Jo Bbner‐Landy, Gilli, S., Brace,C. (2002). Counselling in Schools. New Delhi: Sage Publications Ltd
2 Geldard, K., and Geldard, D. (2004). Counselling Adolescents. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
3 Lewis, J.A., Dana, R.Q., Blevins, G.A. (2011). Substance Abuse Counselling(4th ed.). Belmont, C.A: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
4 Velleman, R. (2011). Counselling for Alcohol Problems (3rd ed.). New Delhi: Sage Publications.
5 Reeves, A. (2010). Counselling Suicidal Clients. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
6 Chandler, L.A., Johnson,V.J. (1991). Using Projective Techniques with Children. Illinois: Charles Thomas Publisher.
7 Gerald, G. & Michel, H. (2001). Handbook of Psychological Assessment (3rd ed.). New York: Pergamon Press
8 Groth-Marnat, G & Wright, A.J. (2016). Handbook of Psychological Assessment (6 th ed.). Wiley.
9 Jongsma, A.E. (2014). Child Psychotherapy: Homework Planner (5th Ed.). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
10 Niles, S. & Harris‐Bowlsbey, J. (2009). Career development interventions in the 21st Century (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
11 Wright, B.A. (1983).Physical disability: A psychosocial approach (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Harper & Row.
12 Herr, E.L., and Cramer, S.H. (2003). Career guidance and counselling through the life span: Systematic approaches (6thed.) Boston: Allynand Bacon.
13 Ko, H., Mehta, K.K., Meng, K.S. (2006). Understanding and Counselling Older Persons: A Handbook. Singapore: Sage

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for M.A. (Psychology), Semester III and IV, AC 12/07/2024, Item No. 5.7 (N), in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording and numbering are as printed there; the marks scheme is in the PDF above.

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