Paper 4.3 (B): Guidance &Counselling in Educational Settings
| Unit | Contents | Teaching Hrs. | Domain |
| 1 | Introduction
Historical background and Role of school counselors: counselors as educators; role of school psychologist School counselors as facilitators of personal, emotional, physical, social development of students Models and approaches of school counseling: behaviorist, client-centered, Adlerian, beck and ellis Counselling for prekindergarten to grade 5 children- counseling in preschool, Counseling for acting-out behavior problems: refusal, defiance, inability in delaying gratification Counseling for tantrums Training for pro-social behavior in toddlers |
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| 2 | Counseling in Middle and High school
Physical problems: Problems of adolescence, puberty and hormonal changes, tackling physical changes and accepting differences, body image, eating disorders Identity problems: Identity formation, Erik Erikson’s theory of identity development, identity crisis, sexual and gender identity, academic stress and career conflicts Parent-child and peer relationship problems: divorce of parents, social anxiety and social withdrawal, popularity and fitting in, bullying Heterosexual relationships problems: love and sexuality, teen pregnancy, dating, attachment, infatuation and attraction to opposite sex Online dating Body Dysmorphic Disorder |
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| 3 | Educational and Vocational Guidance
Nature, need and concept of vocational guidance, the socio-economic and cultural context. Theories of vocational development: Donald Super’s self actualization, Ginzberg’sopccopational choice, Vocational choice, vocational maturity, vocational success. Vocational adjustment: Concept, characteristics and dimensions. Counseling for burn-out Personal relationships at the workplace |
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Syllabus Books:
- Wright, R. (2012). Introduction to School Counseling. Sage: London.
- Coleman, H.K. &Yeh, C. (2008). Handbook of School Counseling. Lawrence Erlbaum: USA.
Reference Books:
- Gysbers, N. & Henderson, P. (2014). Developing and Managing your School Guidance and Counseling Program. NY: Wiley.
- Murphy, J. (2015). Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools. NY: Wiley.
