Tripura University (A Central University)
Course: ED401C
4th Semester Minor, Credits: 4, Max. Marks: 100 (60 + 40)
Guidance and Counselling
Unit-I: Introduction to Guidance
l Meaning, objectives and scope of guidance.
l Need, significance and principles of guidance.
l Individual Guidance—Meaning, advantages and disadvantages.
l Group Guidance—Meaning and Advantages and disadvantages.
l Other types of guidance and their importance: Educational guidance, Vocational guidance, Personal guidance, Social guidance, Health guidance.
Unit-II: Introduction to Counselling
l Meaning, objectives and scope of counselling.
l Need and principles of counselling.
l Approaches to counselling—Directive, Non-directive and Eclectic counselling.
l Individual and Group Counselling—Meaning, Importance.
l Relation between Guidance and Counselling.
l Difference between Guidance and Counselling.
Unit-III: Organization of Guidance Service
l Meaning of guidance service.
l Need and principles of organizing guidance service.
l Components of guidance service: counselling service, techniques of counselling service, Follow-up Services.
l Qualities of a good counsellor.
l Role of the Head of the institution and parents in guidance and counselling.
l Challenges and functions of the teacher as guidance provider/ counsellor.
Unit-IV: School Guidance Programme
l School guidance programme—Need for guidance in secondary schools and requisites of a good school guidance programme
l Guidance needs of students in relation to home-centred and school-centred problems.
l Importance of guidance and counselling cells in educational institutions—Guidance for CWSN, School Guidance Clinic.
l Basic data necessary for school Guidance programme.
l Tools and techniques for collecting information on pupil: testing and non-testing techniques, Cumulative Record Card and Anecdotal Record Card.
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