Guidance and Counseling 🧠
(A) Objectives
- Understand the need and importance of Guidance and Counseling. 🎯
- Develop skills of collection of data through testing and non-testing tools. 📊
- Conduct a counseling interview. 💬
- Organize guidance programs in secondary/senior secondary schools. 🏫
(B) Syllabus
SECTION-A
- Guidance: meaning, need, and types- educational, vocational, and personal-their meaning and objectives. 📝
- Testing Techniques: Testing of mental abilities, aptitudes, and interests. 🧠
- Non-Testing Techniques: Interview, Rating Scales, Cumulative record card. 📝
SECTION-B
- Counselling: meaning, purpose, and approaches - directive and non-directive and eclectic. 💼
- Counselling Interview: Steps in counselling interview. 💬
- School Guidance and counselling programme, career guidance, career talks; role of teacher as a counsellor. 🏫
Activities (Any one of the following)
- Administration and interpretation of: Interest Inventory, Aptitude Test. 📊
- Visit to employment exchange. 🏢
- Visit to a counselling Centre. 💼
(C) Books Recommended
- Rao, S.N. and Sahajpal, P: Counselling and Guidance (3rd edition). Delhi: McGrill Hill. 📚
- Pal, O.B.: Encyclopaedia of Guidance and Counseling. (Vol. I to II) Delhi: APH. 📖
- Gupta, S. Barki & Mukhopadayay: Career and Counseling Education. Delhi: Kalpaz. 📚
- Bhatia, K.K.: Principles of Guidance and Counseling, Kalyani Publishers. 📖
- Dave, Indu: The Basic Essential of Counselling, Sterling Publication. 📚
- Goyal, R.P.: Sikhya Ate Vivsayak Agvayee (Punjabi University Publication). 📖
- Jones, A.E.: Principles of Guidance, Tata McGraw Hill. 📚
- Meenakshi: Guidance and Counselling, Udami Publication. 📖
- Nanda, S.K.: Guidance and Counselling, Tandon Publishers. 📚
- Walia, J.S.: Foundations of Guidance, Paul Publishers. 📖
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