ADVANCED DIPLOMA COURSE IN COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE

Paper Code: 
CON 331 - Counselling for Career Planning
Credits: 
05
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To understand -

-          Career development processes

-          Various approaches to career counselling.

-          Career maturity, success and adjustment.    

Unit I: 
Introduction to Career Planning :

Definitions, Current interests,  changing nature of the world of work.

Unit II: 
Theories of Career Development and Decision Making

Trait Factor Theory, The development theories, Personality theories, Social learning theories, Sociological theories, Economic theories. Implications of Career Theories for Counsellors, Career Counselling and the Development of Human Potential.

Unit III: 
Career Planning and Decision Making in Schools :

The School Counselor’s Role in Student Career Development, Techniques for Career Planning and decision making, Environmental placements, Career Counselling in Non-school settings, Computerized Career Assistance Systems.  

Unit IV: 
Types of Systems

Information Systems, Guidance Systems, Ethical Considerations.

Unit V: 
Process of Career Counselling

Strategies, Career corner, career talk, career conference, industrial visit.

Essential Readings: 

Ø    Rao, S.N. Counselling Psychology (1992). Tata McGraw Hill. New Delhi.

Ø    Frusten, J.M. Psychological Counselling in India. Mumbai McMillan.

Ø    Bordin E.S. Psychological Counselling, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1968

Ø    Krumboltz J.D. and Thorson C.E. (1976) : Counselling Methods. New York Holt Rinchart and Winston

Ø    Gladding, S.T. (1992). Counselling : A Comprehensive Profession.

Ø    Palmer, S. (1997). Handbook of Counselling. London: Routledge.

Ø    Woolfe, R. S. and Dryden, W. (1996). Handbook of Counselling Psychology. N.D. : Sage.

Ø     Belkin, G.S. (1988). Introduction to Counselling. W.G :  Brown Publishers.

Ø    Nelson,  J (1982). The Theory and Practice of Counselling Psychology. New York : Holt Rineheart and Winston.

Ø    Windy, D. (1988). (Ed.) Counselling in Action New York : Sage Publication.

Ø    Kavita Singh, Counselling Skills for Managers – Prentice Hall, India.

Ø    Robert Nathan and    Hill. Career Counselling, Second Edition, Sage Publication.

Ø    Jennifer M. Kidd, Understanding Career Counselling, Theory, Research and Practice, Sage Publications.

Ø    Robert L. Gibson an Marianne H. Mitchell, Introduction to Counselling and Guidance Psychology 6th Edition. Prentice Hall – India.

Ø    Colim Feltham and Ian Horton: The Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Sage Publication.

Ø    Richard Nelson – Jones, Basic Counselling Skills, a Helper’s Manual. 2nd Edition. Sage Publication.  

References: 

Ø    Windy, D. (1988) (Ed.) Counselling in action. New York : Sage Publication.     

Ø    Patterson C.H. (1960) Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Harper and Row.

Ø    Wolpe J. (1973) : The Practice of Behavior Therapy : New York Paragon Press.

Ø    Nelson-Jones, R. (1994). Handbook of Counselling Psychology. London : Sage.

Academic Year: 
2015-16
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