Therapeutics in Counselling - I

Paper Code: 
PSY 325 B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OUTCOMES

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO126: Develop a basic understanding of counselling as a profession

CO127: Gain an overview of basic approaches, theories and techniques in counselling

CO128: Develop awareness about the contemporary issues and challenges in counselling Learn about the Indian forms of therapy.

CO129: Understanding the theoretical basis of therapies for Humanistic and Existential approach

CO130: Understanding the theoretical basis of therapies for Gestalt approach

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Psychoanalysis

Freud’s drive theory, object-relations psychology, self-psychology, psychoanalytical approaches to treatment, brief psychoanalytic therapy

12.00
Unit II: 
Therapy System Emphasising Background and Content

Jungian analysis and therapy- theory of personality, analysis and therapy; Adlerian therapy: theory of personality, theory of therapy and counselling

12.00
Unit III: 
Therapy Systems Emphasising Background and Content

Development of Psychodynamic Theories, Transactional Analysis, Brief Psychodynamic Therapy, Psychodrama

12.00
Unit IV: 
Therapy Systems Emphasising Emotions and Sensations

Person-Centred theory of personality and psychotherapy; Existential theory of personality and psychotherapy, logotherapy

12.00
Unit V: 
Therapy Systems Emphasising Emotions and Sensations

Gestalt Therapy: history, theory of personality and psychotherapy; Group Therapy- models, process, therapeutic milieu

Essential Readings: 
  • Corey, G. (1996). Theory and Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy. California: Brooks/Cole Publishing.
  • Corsini, R.J. (2001). Handbook of Innovative Therapy. (2nd Ed). N.Y.: John Willey.
  • Kaslow, H.W. (2002) Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy (Vols. I  to IV). John Wiley and Sons.
  • Nelson-Jones, R. (2001), Theory and Practice of Counselling and Therapy Skills. (3rd Ed). London: Continuum.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Beck, J.S. (1995). Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond. N.Y.: The Guilford Press.
  • Bond, F.W. and Dryden W. (Ed.) (2002). Handbook of Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. N.Y.: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Brownell, J. (2002). Listening: Attitudes, Principles and Skills. (2nd Ed). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Caballo, V.E. (Ed.) (1998). International Handbook of Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment of Psychological Disorders. Oxford: Pergamon.
  • Corey, G. (2000). Theory and Practice Group Counselling. Australia: Brooks/Cole.
  • McMullin, R.F, (2000). The New Handbook of Cognitive Therapy Techniques. New York: W.W. Norton and Co.
  • Nichols, M.P. & Schwartz, R.C. (1998). Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods. (4th Ed). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

E-Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Psychological Bulletin
  • Psychological Sciences
  • The Counselling Psychologist
  • Counselling Psychology Quarterly
  • Journal of Counselling Psychology

 

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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