Special Areas of Counselling

Paper Code: 
PSY 225(Group B)
Credits: 
4
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 etc., Evaluation and counselling, counselling caretakers.

12.00
Unit V: 
Counselling for the Aged

Identification of Psychological problems and counselling.

Essential Readings: 
  1. Brown, D. Brooks, L. (1991) Career Counselling Technique. Allyn and Baron.
  2. Clough, P. Pardeck, J.T; Yuen, F,(eds) (2005) Handbook of Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties. New Delhi, Sage Publications.
  3. Drummond, R.J. and Ryan, C.W. (1995) Career Counselling a Developmental Approach, Prentice Hall.
  4. Geldard, K. and Geldard, d. (2003) Counselling Children, 2nd Ed. Sage Publications. New Delhi.
  5. Gothard, B; Mignot, P; Offer; M and Ruff; M (2001). Career Guidance in Context Sage.
  6. Herr, E.L. Carmer S.H. (1998). Career Guidance and Counselling Through the Life Span. Systematic Approaches, 3rd edition, Scott, Foreesman and Company London.
  7. Norton, K. and McCauley, G. (1998) Counselling Difficult Clients, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  8. O,Leary, C.J. (1999) Counselling Couples and Families. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  9. Ponte Otto, D.B. Casas, J.M; Suzuki, l.A. And Alexander, C.M. (eds) (2001) Handbook of Multicultural Counselling. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  10. Rivers, P.C. (1994). Alcoholic and Human Behavior: Theory Research and Practice. Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
  11. Sherry, J. (2004) Counselling Children, Adolescents and Families, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  12. Swanson, J.L, and Ford, N.A. (1991) Career Theory and Practice. Sage Publications: New Delhi.
     
References: 
  1. Betz, N.E. and Fitzgerald, L.F. (1987) The Career Psychology of Women. Academic Press, New York.
  2. Carroll, M. (1996) Workplace Counselling A Systematic Approach to Employee Care. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  3. Fine, G.A. and Sandston, K.L. (1998) Knowing, Thousand Oaks : Sage.
  4. Firestone, W. (1997) Suicide and the Inner Voice, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  5. Grajian, A.M. (2002) Development Disability Introduction to Diverse Field, Allyn and Bacon.
  6. Kapur M. (1997) Mental Health in Indian School, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  7. Keitel, M.A. and Kampala, M. (2000) Counselling Women with Breast Cancer, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  8. Kelley, K. and Byrne, D. (1992) Exploring Human Sexuality, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  9. King B.M. (1996) Human Sexuality Today, Second edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
  10. Kopala, M. and Keitel, M. (eds) (2003) Handbook of Counselling Women, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  11. Lago, C. and Smith (Ed) (2003) Anti-Discriminatory Counselling Practice, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  12. Milton, S. (1991) The Family with a Handicapped Child, Allyn and Bacon.
  13. Murphy, S.M. (1995) Sport Psychology Intervention Champaign: Herman Kinetics.
  14. Nathan, R. and Hill, L. (1992) Career Guidance, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  15. Norton, K. and McCauley, G (1998) Counselling Difficult Clients, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  16. Or Bach, A. (2003) Counselling Older Clients, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  17. Perkins on, R.R. (2002) Chemical Dependency Counselling, Sage Publications New Delhi.
  18. Rosen field, M. (1996) Counselling by Telephone, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  19. Rourkde, B.P. and Del;, D.J. (1994) Learning Disabilities and Neuropsychological Perspectives, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  20. Scott, M.J. and Stradling, S.G. (2001) Counselling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  21. Sen, A.K. (1982) Mental Retardation, Kripa Psychology Center, Bhelpur.
  22. Tudor, k. (1999) Group Counselling, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  23. Velleman, R. (2001) Counselling for Alcoholic Problems, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  24. Wickham, R.E. and West, J. (2002) Therapeutic Work with Sexually Abused Children. Sage Publications, New Delhi.
  25. Wolfe, R. Dryden, W. and Star bridge, S. (eds) (2003) Handbook of Counselling Psychology, Sage Publications.
     
Academic Year: 
2018-19
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