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Counseling Skills [1]

Paper Code: 
24SPSY301
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the counseling profession, acquire essential counseling skills, and effectively assist clients, with a focus on the Indian context.

 

Course Outcomes: 

COURSE

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24SPSY301

Counseling Skills

(Theory)

 

CO1: Having a comprehensive understanding of the profession of counselling, particularly in the Indian context

CO2: Acquiring basic counselling skills of problem identification, and relationship building (e.g. empathy, listening, paraphrasing, unconditional positive regard).

CO3: Demonstrating skills of helping clients. Students may choose relaxation, reducing negative/maladaptive self-talk, and also learn skills of terminating the counselling relationship.

CO4: Helping clients having mild concerns in life; for instance acting as peer counsellors in the college/community.

CO5: Developing qualities of an effective counsellor including increasing self-awareness, reflexivity, self-monitoring and objectivity.

CO6: Contribute effectively in course-specific interactions.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion,

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, application based questions, Seminar presentation,

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation,

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction:

Defining counselling, goals of counselling, professional counsellors, basic counselling skills; Understanding counselling process: Development of helping relationship, counselor –counselee relationship, Counseling goal setting process; Ethical considerations in counselling

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Basic Approaches to Counseling:

Basic theoretical concepts and techniques: Person centered approach, Psychodynamic approach, Behavioral counselling, Integrated: CBT, DBT and Eclectic.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Specific Counseling Skills:

Paraphrasing and reflecting feelings, asking questions, self-disclosing, facilitating problem solving; Inside and outside skills of counselling, Self-monitoring skills as a counsellor; Training clients in relaxation. Improving client’s self-talk and self-perceptions, terminating helping;  Ancillary skills

12.00
Unit IV: 
Models of Counselling Skills:

Nature and importance of counselling skills and working alliance; Rogers model of counselling skills, Carkhuff model of counselling skills, IPR model of counselling training; Indian models of counseling: the role of detachment and self-surrender

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Skills in different Areas:

Skills related to Career Counselling and Family Counselling; Crisis Intervention: suicide, grief, and sexual abuse.

Essential Readings: 
  • Belkin, G. S. (1998). Introduction to Counselling (3rd Ed.) Iowa: W. C. Brown. Capuzzi, D. & Gross, D. R. (2007).
  • Cpuzzi, D. & Gross, D.R., (2014). Counselling and Psychotherapy: Theories and Interventions (4th Ed.) New Delhi. Pearson.
  • Corey, G. (2009). Counselling and Psychotherapy; Theory and Practice. (7th Ed.) New Delhi: Cengage Learning.
  • Feltham, C., & Horton, I. E. (2006). The Sage handbook of counseling and psychotherapy. London: Sage Publications.
  • Jones, R. N. (2008). Basic counselling Skills: A helper’s manual (2nd Ed.). New Delhi: Sage Publications.

 

Suggested Readings:

 

  • Aguilera, D.C. (1998). Crisis Intervention: Theory and Methodology (8thEd.) Philadelphia:
  • Altmaier and J.C. Hansen (Ed Aguilera, D.C. (1998). Crisis Intervention: Theory and Methodology (8thEd.) Philadelphia: Mosby.
  • Corey, G. (2009) Counselling and Psychotherapy; Theory and Practice.(7th Ed.) New 
  • Geldard, K. &Geldard, D. (2011). Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction ( 3rd Ed.) New Delhi: Sage.
  • Gladding, S. T. (2012). Counselling: A Comprehensive Profession. (7th Ed) New Delhi. Pearson.
  • Hansen, J.C. (2012). Contemporary Counselling Psychology. In E. M. Altmaier and J.C. Hansen (Eds) The
  • Oxford Handbook of Counselling Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Kapur, M. (2011). Counselling Children with Psychological Problems. New Delhi, Pearson.
  • Udupa, K. N. (1985). Stress and its Management by Yoga. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas.

 

 

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Academic Year: 
2024-25 [6]

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[1] https://psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/counseling-skills
[2] https://nibmehub.com/opac-service/pdf/read/Handbook%20of%20counseling%20psychology-%20Steven%20D.%20Brown-%204ed.pdf
[3] https://formalpsychology.com/applications-of-counselling/#gsc.tab=0
[4] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325844296_COUNSELING_APPROACHES
[5] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325844441_SKILLS_REQUIRED_IN_COUNSELING
[6] https://psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2024-25