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Counseling Skills
This course will enable the students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the counseling profession, acquire essential counseling skills, and effectively assist clients, with a focus on the Indian context.
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Counseling Skills (Theory)
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CO1: Having a comprehensive understanding of the profession of counselling, particularly in the Indian context CO2: Acquiring basic counselling skills of problem identification, and relationship building (e.g. empathy, listening, paraphrasing, unconditional positive regard). CO3: Demonstrating skills of helping clients. Students may choose relaxation, reducing negative/maladaptive self-talk, and also learn skills of terminating the counselling relationship. CO4: Helping clients having mild concerns in life; for instance acting as peer counsellors in the college/community. CO5: Developing qualities of an effective counsellor including increasing self-awareness, reflexivity, self-monitoring and objectivity. CO6: Contribute effectively in course-specific interactions. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, application based questions, Seminar presentation, |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, |
Defining counselling, goals of counselling, professional counsellors, basic counselling skills; Understanding counselling process: Development of helping relationship, counselor –counselee relationship, Counseling goal setting process; Ethical considerations in counselling
Basic theoretical concepts and techniques: Person centered approach, Psychodynamic approach, Behavioral counselling, Integrated: CBT, DBT and Eclectic.
Paraphrasing and reflecting feelings, asking questions, self-disclosing, facilitating problem solving; Inside and outside skills of counselling, Self-monitoring skills as a counsellor; Training clients in relaxation. Improving client’s self-talk and self-perceptions, terminating helping; Ancillary skills
Nature and importance of counselling skills and working alliance; Rogers model of counselling skills, Carkhuff model of counselling skills, IPR model of counselling training; Indian models of counseling: the role of detachment and self-surrender
Skills related to Career Counselling and Family Counselling; Crisis Intervention: suicide, grief, and sexual abuse.
- Belkin, G. S. (1998). Introduction to Counselling (3rd Ed.) Iowa: W. C. Brown. Capuzzi, D. & Gross, D. R. (2007).
- Cpuzzi, D. & Gross, D.R., (2014). Counselling and Psychotherapy: Theories and Interventions (4th Ed.) New Delhi. Pearson.
- Corey, G. (2009). Counselling and Psychotherapy; Theory and Practice. (7th Ed.) New Delhi: Cengage Learning.
- Feltham, C., & Horton, I. E. (2006). The Sage handbook of counseling and psychotherapy. London: Sage Publications.
- Jones, R. N. (2008). Basic counselling Skills: A helper’s manual (2nd Ed.). New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Suggested Readings:
- Aguilera, D.C. (1998). Crisis Intervention: Theory and Methodology (8thEd.) Philadelphia:
- Altmaier and J.C. Hansen (Ed Aguilera, D.C. (1998). Crisis Intervention: Theory and Methodology (8thEd.) Philadelphia: Mosby.
- Corey, G. (2009) Counselling and Psychotherapy; Theory and Practice.(7th Ed.) New
- Geldard, K. &Geldard, D. (2011). Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction ( 3rd Ed.) New Delhi: Sage.
- Gladding, S. T. (2012). Counselling: A Comprehensive Profession. (7th Ed) New Delhi. Pearson.
- Hansen, J.C. (2012). Contemporary Counselling Psychology. In E. M. Altmaier and J.C. Hansen (Eds) The
- Oxford Handbook of Counselling Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Kapur, M. (2011). Counselling Children with Psychological Problems. New Delhi, Pearson.
- Udupa, K. N. (1985). Stress and its Management by Yoga. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas.
E-Resources:
- Handbook of Counseling Psychology https://nibmehub.com/opac-service/pdf/read/Handbook%20of%20counseling%20psychology-%20Steven%20D.%20Brown-%204ed.pdf
- Applications of Counseling https://formalpsychology.com/applications-of-counselling/#gsc.tab=0
- Counseling Approaches https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325844296_COUNSELING_APPROACHES
- Skills Required in Counseling https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325844441_SKILLS_REQUIRED_IN_COUNSELING
