Techniques and Skills of Counselling

Paper Code: 
CON 232
Credits: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

- Use knowledge and insight about various theories of counselling and technical know-how of the process of counselling. - Apply various counselling theories. - Identify research needs in counselling. - Conduction and evaluation of the counselling programme.

Unit I: 
Counselling Process

Counselling relationship - meaning and nature, basic communications skills. Counselling interview. Influence Process.

Unit II: 
Skills in Counselling

Rapport building, assessment of problem and concerns, setting goals, selecting and designing interventions, termination of counselling.

Unit III: 
Strategies and techniques of counselling

Strategies and techniques of counselling : Individual Counselling, Group Counselling : Need assumptions, types, processes, appraisal, therapeutic forces in a counselling group and its limitations. Peer Counselling : Issues, appraisal, feasibility, identification, training of peer group as peer facilitator. Curriculum research, evaluation and community involvement.

Unit IV: 
Evaluation of Counselling Outcomes

Self Evaluation, Programme Evaluation

Unit V: 
Research Counselling

Single Case design, Action Research: Concept, need and steps. An action plan for action research in counselling.

Academic Year: 
2018-19
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