Assessment in Counselling and Guidance (Optional)

Paper Code: 
PSY 425 B
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

  1. Course Objectives (COs):

    This course will enable the students to –

     

    1. To equip students with various standardized and non-standardized techniques of assessment in the field of counselling and guidance.
    2. To train the students for administration of tests and interpretation of scores.

    Course Outcomes (COs):

    Course

    Learning Outcomes

    (at course level)

    Learning and teaching strategies

    Assessment Strategies

    Paper Code

    Paper Title

     

     

     

     

     

     

    PSY 425 (B)

     

     

     

     

     

    Therapeutics in Counselling-II   

    The students will be able to –

    CO158: Develop familiarity with different kinds of measures and techniques for assessing individual differences.

    CO159: Develop competencies for assessing the psychological functioning of individuals through various techniques of psychological assessment.

    Approach in teaching:

    Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

    Learning activities for the students:

    Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

    Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
12.00
Unit I: 
Therapy Systems Emphasizing Thoughts:
  • Cognitive therapy
  • Albert Ellis
  • Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. 
12.00
Unit II: 
Therapy Systems Emphasizing Actions
  • Behavior Therapy- history
  • Theory of personality
  • Goals, assessment
  • General treatment approach (Behaviour Modification, Social Skills Training)
12.00
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Grief Therapy
  • Group Counselling
  • Transactional Analysis                                 
12.00
Unit IV: 
Indian Perspective
  • Yoga,
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Integrated and Elective Treatment System:
  • Overview
  • Theories of Integrated
  • Theories of Elective Treatment.
Essential Readings: 
  • Herr, E.L. Carmer S.H. (1998). Career Guidance and Counselling Through the Life Span. Systematic Approaches, (3rd Ed), London: Scott, Foresman and Company.
  • Murphy K.R. Davidshofer C.O. (1994). Psychology Testing Principles ad Applications. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
  • Walsh, W.B.; and Betz, N.E. (1997). Test and Assessment, (3rd Ed). New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Clift.
  • Manuals of the following Psychological Tests :
  1. Wechsler’s Intelligence Scale for Children-R
  2. Wechsler’s Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised
  3. Bhatia’s Performance Test of Intelligence
  4. Raven’s Progressive Matrices
  5. Vineland Social Maturity Scale
  6. Children Personality Questionnaire
  7. High School Personality Questionnaire and 16 Personality Factors
  8. Eysenck’s Personality Inventory
  9. Children Apperception Test and Thematic Apperception Test
  10. Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Test (Children & Adult)
  11. Differential Aptitude Test
  12. General Aptitude Test Battery
  13. Chatterji’s Non-Language Preference Record
References: 
  • Aaron, P.G. (1989). Dyslexia and Hyperlexia. London: Kluwer Academic.
  • Anderson, H.H. and Anderson, G.M. (1951). An Introduction to Projective Techniques. NJ: Prentice Hall.
  • Bellack, L. (1954). The Thematic Apperception Test and Children’s Apperception Test in Clinical Use. New York:, Grune and Stration.
  • Campbell, J.P. and others (1973). The Development and Evaluation of Behavioral bases scales. Journal of Applied Psychology Vol. 54, 15-22.
  • Ciminero, A.R. and other (Eds.) (1986). Handbook of Behavioral Assessment. New York: John Willey and Sons.
  • Condon, M.E. And Lisa, A. (2002). Exercise in Psychological Testing. London: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Herson, M. of Bellack, A.S. (1981). Behavioral Assessment A Practical Handbook, New York: Pergammon Press.
  • Kaufman, N (1996). Intelligence Testing Using WISC – R.
  • Lichenberg, J.W. and Goodyear R.K.(1999). Scientist Practitioner Perspective on Test Interpretation. Allyn and Bacon.
  • Lundy, A. (1985). The Reliability of TAT. Journal of Personality assessment, 49 (2), 141-145.
  • Murphy Kevin, R. and Davidshofer Charles, O (1994) Psychology Testing Principles and Applications (3rd Ed). New Delhi: Prentice Hall
  • Norman Tailent (1992). The Practice of Psychological Assessment, N.D.: Prentice Hall.
  • Palmer S. and Gladeana Memahon (Ed) (1997) Client Assessment, Sage Publications.
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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