Special Areas of Counselling

Paper Code: 
PSY 225 (Group B)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To appraise students with the different areas in counselling.

12.00
Unit I: 
Counselling Children and Adolescents

Emotionally Disturbed; Learning Disability; Children With Academic Problems; Socially Disadvantaged; Multi-Cultural Counselling

12.00
Unit II: 
Psycho-Social Problems

Identification of Psychosocial Problems; Counselling for Attempted Suicides, Drug Addicts and Alcoholics

12.00
Unit III: 
Mentally and Physically Challenged

Psycho-social and vocational evaluation, counselling,  rehabilitation

12.00
Unit IV: 
Terminal Diseases/Chronic Illness

Cancer, HIV/AIDS Evaluation and counselling, counselling caretakers

12.00
Unit V: 
Counselling for the Aged

Identification of Psychological problems and counselling

Essential Readings: 
  • Brown, D. Brooks, L. (1991) Career Counselling Technique. Allyn and Baron.
  • Clough, P. Pardeck, J.T; Yuen, F,(eds) (2005) Handbook of Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties. New Delhi, Sage Publications.
  • Drummond, R.J. and Ryan, C.W. (1995) Career Counselling a Developmental Approach, Prentice Hall.
  • Geldard, K. and Geldard, d. (2003) Counselling Children, 2nd Ed. Sage Publications. New Delhi.
  • Gothard, B; Mignot, P; Offer; M and Ruff; M (2001). Career Guidance in Context Sage.
  • Herr, E.L. Carmer S.H. (1998). Career Guidance and Counselling Through the Life Span. Systematic Approaches, 3rd edition, Scott, Foreesman and Company London.
  • Norton, K. and McCauley, G. (1998) Counselling Difficult Clients, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • O,Leary, C.J. (1999) Counselling Couples and Families. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Ponte Otto, D.B. Casas, J.M; Suzuki, l.A. And Alexander, C.M. (eds) (2001) Handbook of Multicultural Counselling. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Rivers, P.C. (1994). Alcoholic and Human Behavior: Theory Research and Practice. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
  • Sherry, J. (2004) Counselling Children, Adolescents and Families, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Swanson, J.L, and Ford, N.A. (1991) Career Theory and Practice. Sage Publications: New Delhi.
References: 
  • Betz, N.E. and Fitzgerald, L.F. (1987) The Career Psychology of Women. Academic Press, New York.
  • Carroll, M. (1996) Workplace Counselling A Systematic Approach to Employee Care. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Fine, G.A. and Sandston, K.L. (1998) Knowing, Thousand Oaks : Sage.
  • Firestone, W. (1997) Suicide and the Inner Voice, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Grajian, A.M. (2002) Development Disability Introduction to Diverse Field, Allyn and Bacon.
  • Kapur M. (1997) Mental Health in Indian School, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  • Keitel, M.A. and Kampala, M. (2000) Counselling Women with Breast Cancer, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Kelley, K. and Byrne, D. (1992) Exploring Human Sexuality, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  • King B.M. (1996) Human Sexuality Today, Second edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
  • Kopala, M. and Keitel, M. (eds) (2003) Handbook of Counselling Women, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  • Lago, C. and Smith (Ed) (2003) Anti-Discriminatory Counselling Practice, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  • Milton, S. (1991) The Family with a Handicapped Child, Allyn and Bacon.
  • Murphy, S.M. (1995) Sport Psychology Intervention Champaign: Herman Kinetics.
  • Nathan, R. and Hill, L. (1992) Career Guidance, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Norton, K. and McCauley, G (1998) Counselling Difficult Clients, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  • Or Bach, A. (2003) Counselling Older Clients, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  • Perkins on, R.R. (2002) Chemical Dependency Counselling, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  • Rosen field, M. (1996) Counselling by Telephone, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Rourkde, B.P. and Del;, D.J. (1994) Learning Disabilities and Neuropsychological Perspectives, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Scott, M.J. and Stradling, S.G. (2001) Counselling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Sen, A.K. (1982) Mental Retardation, Kripa Psychology Center, Bhelpur.
  • Tudor, k. (1999) Group Counselling, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Velleman, R. (2001) Counselling for Alcoholic Problems, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Wickham, R.E. and West, J. (2002) Therapeutic Work with Sexually Abused Children. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  • Wolfe, R. Dryden, W. and Star bridge, S. (eds) (2003) Handbook of Counselling Psychology, Sage Publications.
Academic Year: 
2017-18
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