POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING AND LIFE SKILLS MANAGEMENT

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1 POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING AND LIFE SKILLS MANAGEMENT I - YEAR PAPER I PAPER II PAPER III : INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING : SKILLS OF COUNSELLING : TYPES OF COUNSELLING PAPER IV : PERSONALITY DEVELOPEMENT PAPER V : PRACTICAL II - YEAR PAPER VI : INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SKILLS PAPER VII : COUNSELLING PRACTICE IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS PAPER VIII : MANAGERIAL SKILLS PAPER IX : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS PAPER X : PROJECT WORK 1

2 PAPER - I : INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY Defining Psychology - Soul, Mind, Consciousness and Behavior. Nature of Psychology - Fields of Psychology Pure and Applied Psychology. Gender - Psychology and Physiology of gender. Theories and Models of Counseling Counseling - Objectives, goals, scope, need, Characteristics and functions. Counseling as a helping profession Role and Personality of the counselor - Skills of counselor, Counselor- Counselee relationship Approaches to Counseling - Directive, Non-Directive and Eclectic. Principles of Counseling - authenticity, Congruence, Confidentiality, Acceptance and other essential principles, Characteristics of a counselor. 1. John Antony.D Dynamics of counseling, Anugraha Publications, Tamil Nadu. 2. Narayana Rao Counselling Psychology, Abhimay Publications, New Delhi. 3. R.A.Sharma Fundamental of Guidance & Counselling. 4. Vasantha. R Patri - counseling Psychology, Publishers of Scholarly Books, New Delhi. 5. Aileen Milne - Counselling, McGraw Hill Company, Inc. Paper II : SKILLS OF COUNSELLING Meaning and need - Pre - Helping - Post Helping Phases - Acquainting - Welcoming- Privacy - conversation - confidentiality - time limit - invitation to talk Observing - body language - energy level - eye scanning - breathing (calibration) - gestures - arm and leg barriers Founding - attending - listening - responding - Communication Skills, Diagnostic Skills, Motivation Skills, Managerial skills, Application of skills in various settings - a) Clinical b) Industrial c) Educational 2

3 Diagnosing - Problem Areas - psychoneuroses - developmental problems - developmental defects - antisocial personality - sexual deviations - substances - Mental retardation - psychoses - Pinpointing the problem - facilitating focusing. Pacing - Personalizing - Reframing - Initiating - changes - define goals - helping clients - strategies - Evaluating - ongoing - client centered approach - self advantages. 1. D. John Antony - Principles & practice of counseling, Anugraha Publications, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. 2. D. John Antony - Skills of Counselling, Anugraha Publications, Tamil Nadu. 3. Fullmer & Bernard Counselling Content and process, New Delhi. 4. Trauk.B Charles & Charkhuff. R Robert - Forward Effective Counselling, Psychotherapy, Chicago Aldine Publishing Company. 5. Warters & Jane - Techniques of Counselling, McGraw Hill Books Co., New York PAPER III : TYPES OF COUNSELING Counseling the Child and Adolescents Counseling the Child: Child Abuse, Sibling Rivalry and Unrealistic Expectation. Counseling the Adolescent: Juvenile crime, Substance Abuse, Sexual Relationships, problem of accepting one s changing and self - Career Counseling Counseling the Family and the Couple Genogram, Family Roles, Boundaries, Birth Order, Pre-natal and post-natal pregnancy - Pre-marital Counseling - Love maps, Love Languages Economic issues, Companionship - Intimacy parenting, Communication - Relationship with Extended families - Sex Education - Divorce Counselling the Sick and Dying Counselling the sick and : Psychological Reductionism, Disease - Disease parallelism, Hospital conduct of the Counsellor, Attitude and procedure, Dying - Elizebeth - Kubler Ross Stage Theory, Facts about dying person, Counsellors in the context of Death and counseling Counselling the Suicidal and Bereaved : Counselling the suicidal: Suicidal potentiality - Clues to understand Suicide - Counseling (Empathetic, listening, assessing, suicidal danger, distancing from the means, non suicidal contract with pacing, preventing imminent attempt, dealing with underlying issues) Counselling the bereaved: types of lose, common elements of grief, depression, counselling (affective, intervention, behavioral intervention, psychological intervention, cognitive intervention) 3

4 Counselling the Substance Abuses and Counselling the HIV infected affected. Counselling the Substance Abused: Drug Dependence and Abuse, causative factors of drug dependence, counseling 1) Hurdles and Recovery (Unwillingness, Psychiatric disorders, people with Psychopathic trends), 2) Overall Approach,3) Stage wise Approach. Counselling the HIV Infected: Development from HIV to AIDS, Psychological Reactions to HIV Infection: AFRAIDS, Fear and Anxieties Counseling : 1. Kthryn Geldam & David Gelolard, Counselling Children - A Practical Introduction, New Delhi, Sage Publications. 2. Pattison.Emerging Concepts of Alcohol Dependence-New York Springer Publishing Company. 3. Hackrey Herald and Cornier L.Sherilyn Counselling Strategies & Intervention -New Jersey Prentice Hall Eagle Wood Cliff 4. D.John Antony - Trauma Counselling,Anugraha Publication, Tamil nadu. PAPER - IV : PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT Personality : Meaning and Nature, Definitions and Characteristics of Personality. Different approaches to Personality - Types, Trait, Developmental Approach, Social Learning theory Determinants of Personality Self Image, Self Constraints, Physical Changes, Health Conditions, Nutrition Attractiveness, Homeostasis, Major Area of Adjustments. Health personality: causes and characteristics healthy personality, traits healthy personality, Role or Nature and Nurture, Career planning and Development. Thinking Skills : Creative Thinking : Critical Thinking : Decision Making : Problems Solving : Assertiveness Sex and Family Determinants: Sex Education: Effects of Sexuality and Personality, Interest - Attitude, Family Influences on Personality Development, Family Roles, Deviant Family pattern. 1. M.C Martin - Personality psychology. 2. Hogan.R. Johnson & Brigges - Hand book of personality psychology. 3. MischeL.W - Introduction to personality, Newyork, McGraw Hill companies, Inc. 4

5 PAPER - V PRACTICAL Individual Counselling (5) Group Counselling (2) Group Project work (1) Paper - VI INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SKILLS Meaning and Definition - Importance Connectivity of Life and Skills. General Skills - Literary - Language - Functional - Vocational - Cultural - Sports - Recreational - Life Skills - Social Skills - Thinking Skills - Emotional Skills. Social Skills - Self Awareness - Effective Communication - Interpersonal Relationship Empathy Thinking Skills - Creative Thinking - Critical Thinking - Decision Making - Problem Solving - Assertiveness. Emotional Skills - Coping with Stress - Coping with Emotion 1. Atkinson & Hilgard - Introduction Psychology. 2. Baron.R.A. - Psychology / Allyn & Bacon Daniel Goleman - Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books. 4. Daniel Goleman - Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books. 5. Howard Gardner - Frames of Mind- The theory of Multiple Intelligence. 6. Hank Hahney - Problem Solving, Buckingham Open University press. 7. Jacqualine.M Alkinson - Coping with Stress and work. Paper - VII : COUNSELLING PRACTICE IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS Healthy Lifestyle: Introduction to Application of Life Skills - Healthy Lifestyle - Preventing Substance abuse and Alcoholism - Recreation: Sports, Exercise, Yoga and Meditation. Counselling in Family and Society Planning one s Family Planning Relationships within a family and in Various Social Setting - People with Special Needs 5

6 Career and Life Skills Career: An Overview. Career Planning and Development, Goal Setting and Planning Effectively, Preparing for Exams and Interviews, Life Skills in Careers Gender and Life Skills Gender - Concepts - Addressing Gender Issues: Prenatal Sex Selection, Gender Based Discrimination Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Nutrition. - natural Food - Dietary Habits and lifestyle related of Men & Women problems - Counselling Victims, Counselling the displaced migrants - Refugees Life Skills and Surroundings Media - Environment - Art and Culture - Social Harmony and National Integration, Engender Society and culture - Disaster natural and man made epidemics, Crisis - Accident 1. Shelly.R Taylor Health Psychology VI Edition, Tata McGraw Hill. 2. Robert A. Baron & Donn Byrne - Social psychology, XI Edition, Prentice Hall, Inc. 3. Elliot Aronson & Timothy. D. Wilson - Social Psychology, II Edition, Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. 4. James C. Coleman Robert.C Carson & James.N Butcher - Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life, VIII Edition, Foresman & Company. Paper VIII : Managerial Skills Leadership Skills Definition, Meaning, Types, Importance Characteristics of a Charismatic Leader - Principles of Leadership - Factors influencing leadership Status. Gender and Leadership skills. Communication Skills Definition: Verbal and Non Verbal: Formal, Informal, Meaning and Kinds of Reading, Writing, Learning, Speaking, Listening, Teaching, Training and Managing. Conflict Management and Negotiating Skill Conflict Definition, Meaning, Types of Conflict, Management Negotiating Skills - Union Management Public Relations: Group Interaction, Transactional analysis, Internal appraisal and Surveys, Feed back for better action - Press, Liaison, Press Conferences, P.R on a Promotional Tool 6

7 Unit 5 Event and Crisis Management Types of Event (Exhibitions, shows, Contests and Competitions) - Organizing event Team components and functioning, Cause (Charitable, Social, Professional, Promotional), Gains (Brand Building, Continuity, Repeat Returns) - Getting Repeat Patronage Crisis Management : Definition, Meaning, Types : Developmental, Situational / Accidental - Crisis Management Planning - Crisis Intervention, Post - Traumatic stress disorder. : 1. K. Aswathappa-Human Resource & Personnel Management II Edition - Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi 2. C.B. Mamoria, S.V. Gankar -Personnel Management Himalaya Publishing House. 3. Stephen. P. Robbins - Organization theory - Slructure, Design & Applications - III Edition, Prentic hall. 4. Paul.M Muchinsky Psychology applied to work VIII Edition, Rahul Print O Pack, New Delhi. PAPER IX : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS Research methodology: An Introduction- Concept of research, Objective of research, characteristics of research and Ethics, social research and importance. Research Design: Research Process: Meaning and different types of research design, need for research design, Sampling: Meaning, methods and techniques of sampling. UNIT - 3 Sources and methods of Data collection: Primary and secondary. Research tools, interview guide, interview schedule, questionnaire, and mailed questionnaire, contraction of questionnaire and interview schedule, observation. UNIT - 4 Preparation of research report: Analysis and interpretation of data coding, data processing, coding scheme, code book, transcription, tabulation, diagrammatic representation of data, report writing, referencing UNIT - 5 Statistics : Mean, Median, Mode, Test of Significance - Chi Square Test, T - Test Correlation, Standard Deviation 7

8 1. Kothari C.R Research methodology - methods & techniques, New Delhi, New age international (p) limited. 2. R.A.Sharma - Essentials of scientific behavioral research - Surya Publications. 3. Ram Ahija - Research methods Rewat Publications. 4. Saravanavel P, Research & Report, Report Writing, Madras, Emerald Publishers. 5. S. Nakkiram, R. Selvaraju Research Methods in Social Science, Mumbai, Himalaya Publishing House. Paper - X : Project Work Research Work Every student is required to complete a research project report under the supervision and guidance of a faculty of Department who will guide the students on topics related to life skill and Counselling practice. A student is required to submit two copies of the project report. Objectives To enhance research aptitude and skills among the students. To enhance the students to find out the problem and equips them to carry out research in a scientific manner. To provide them complete Knowledge about research methodology and reporting. Basic Psychometric Test : EPI - Eyesenk s Personality Inventory SCT - Sentence completion test GHQ - General health Questionnaire MPQ - Multiphasic Questionnaire HAM D - Hamilton Depression Rating Scale HAM A - Hamilton Anxiety Rating scale BPRS - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale IQ - Intelligent Quotient Assessment --- *** --- 8