Counselling for Career Planning

Paper Code: 
CON 331
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To understand -

·       Career development processes

·       Various approaches to career counselling.

·       Career maturity, success and adjustment.    

Course Outcomes: 

Students will bw able to:

  • Understand the emerging Educational and Career Trends, Need for Career Counselling, and career development processes.
  • Apply the concepts of career counselling and career development theories to real life settings.
  • Classify the types of systems involved in career counselling.
  • Determine the pathways to career planning and decision making in different settings.
12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Career Planning:

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

12.00
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.

12.00
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.  

12.00
Unit IV: 
Types of Systems :

 Information Systems, Guidance Systems, Ethical Considerations.

12.00
Unit V: 
Process of Career Counselling:

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

Essential Readings: 
  • Belkin, G.S. (1988). Introduction to Counselling. W.G :  Brown Publishers.
  • Bordin E.S. Psychological Counselling, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1968
  • Colim Feltham and Ian Horton: The Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Sage Publication.
  • Frusten, J.M. Psychological Counselling in India. Mumbai McMillan.
  • Gladding, S.T. (1992). Counselling : A Comprehensive Profession.
  • Jennifer M. Kidd, Understanding Career Counselling, Theory, Research and Practice, Sage Publications.
  • Kavita Singh, Counselling Skills for Managers – Prentice Hall, India.
  • Krumboltz J.D. and Thorson C.E. (1976) : Counselling Methods. New York Holt Rinchart and Winston
  • Nelson,  J (1982). The Theory and Practice of Counselling Psychology. New York : Holt Rineheart and Winston.
  • Palmer, S. (1997). Handbook of Counselling. London: Routledge.
  • Rao, S.N. Counselling Psychology (1992). Tata McGraw Hill. New Delhi.
  • Richard Nelson – Jones, Basic Counselling Skills, a Helper’s Manual. 2nd Edition. Sage Publication. 
  • Robert L. Gibson an Marianne H. Mitchell, Introduction to Counselling and Guidance Psychology 6th Edition. Prentice Hall – India.
  • Robert Nathan and    Hill. Career Counselling, Second Edition, Sage Publication.
  • Windy, D. (1988). (Ed.) Counselling in Action New York : Sage Publication.
  • Woolfe, R. S. and Dryden, W. (1996). Handbook of Counselling Psychology. N.D. : Sage.

 

References: 
  • Nelson-Jones, R. (1994). Handbook of Counselling Psychology. London : Sage.
  • Patterson C.H. (1960) Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Harper and Row.
  • Windy, D. (1988) (Ed.) Counselling in action. New York : Sage Publication.     
  • Wolpe J. (1973) : The Practice of Behavior Therapy : New York Paragon Press.
Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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