Course Title: Workplace Counselling For High Performance Credit Units: 03

Course Level : PG Course Code: PSYC783

L T P/ SW/F TOTAL CREDIT
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Course Objectives: 2 0 0 2 03

 This course provides the student to recognize role of workplace counseling in today’s scenario.

 Impart knowledge about the models and evaluate workplace counselling

Pre-requisites: NIL.
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I : Understanding Workplace Counselling

Descriptors/Topics 10%
 The workplace today
 Why workplace Counselling?
 The history of Workplace Counselling.
Module II Models of Workplace Counselling
20%
Descriptors/Topics

 Counselling Oriented Model

 Brief Therapy Models
 Problem Focused models
 Work oriented models
 Manager based models
 Internally and Externally based Models
 Organizational Change Models
Module III Practice Workplace Counselling 15%
 Descriptors/Topics

 Important components of Training of workplace counseling

 Organizational Policies and workplace counseling
Module IV : Individual Employee Counselling 20%

Descriptors/Topics
 Preparation for workplace counseling: records, history, reference/contracting etc.
 Assessment
 Steps and procedures for engaging in workplace counseling: Using psychotherapies, coaching and models
 Terminating workplace counseling
Module V: Evaluation and Ethical Issues 15%

Descriptors/Topics

 Methods of evaluation
 Ethical Issues in workplace counseling
Module VI: Counselling for Special Groups 20%

Descriptors/Topics

 Counselling for special groups-

 Elderly: Pre-retirement and Retirement Counselling,
 Gender Issues
 Multicultural Counselling
 Cross cultural counselling
 Workplace Diversity
Student Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course the student will be able to:-

 Explain and compare different models of workplace counseling

 Demonstrate and apply individual counseling in workplace

 Demonstrate and apply counseling skills for special groups

Pedagogy for Course Delivery: The class will be taught using theory and case based method.

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

 Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

30% NA 70%

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination
Components (Drop Project Home Assignment Attendance
down
Presentation

Weightage (%) 10 10 5 5 70

Text:
1. Carroll, Michael, (1996), Workplace Counselling: A Systematic Approach to Employee Care, Sage Publication Limited

References-
1. Carroll, Michael, Walton Michael, (1997), Handbook of Counselling in Organizations, Sage Publication

2. Coles, Adrian, (2003), Counselling in the Workplace, Open University Press