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Block 4 Counselling: Future Directions (E-Counselling)

Unit 2 Current Status Of Counselling With Special Reference To India

1. What are the different Organisations offering courses on guidance and Counselling in India?

Several organisations offer courses in guidance and counselling in India, including:

• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Gujarat.
• NCERT in New Delhi.
• All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Maharashtra.
• Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu.
• SNDT Women’s University in Maharashtra.
• University of Madras in Tamil Nadu.
• Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya in Madhya Pradesh.
• Regional Institute of Education in Madhya Pradesh.
• Regional Institute of Education in Karnataka.
• Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi)

2. The department of mental health and social psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore provides psychological intervention counselling services in which areas?

The Department of Mental Health and Social Psychology at NIMHANS, Bangalore, offers psychological intervention and counselling services in areas such as:

• Mental health issues.
• Behavioural interventions for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
• Interventions for children with emotional and behavioral problems.
• School mental health via workshops for teachers and parents.
• Programs for enhancing mental health of parents and children.

3. Explain the functions of State Bureaus of Educational and Vocational guidance in brief.

State Bureaus of Educational and Vocational Guidance are established to provide guidance and counselling services at the state level. Their functions include:

• Providing guidance services in schools and educational institutions.
• Organising occupational information programmes.
• Conducting employment market information programmes.
• Establishing career study centres.
• Offering information about foreign employment and training.
• Assisting with selection of courses and institutions.
• Providing information on admission matters.
• Disseminating information about scholarships, fellowships, assistantships and apprenticeships.
• Providing information about passports and visas.
• Advising on employment prospects and part-time employment.
• Operating special units for the handicapped.

4. Discuss the current status of counselling psychology in India.

• Counselling psychology in India is not yet an established profession in the formal sense, although psychology as a field is represented by professional bodies.
• There is a lack of distinct identity for psychologists involved specifically in counselling.
• Limited courses are available in counselling, and the quality of training is not consistently monitored.
• There is a need to combine Western and Indian philosophies and ideas to create culturally relevant theories and approaches.
• Some activity is underway to develop psychological inventories based on traditional Indian psychology.

5. Write short note on functioning of NCERT.

• The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established as an autonomous organisation to advise the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education, Government of India.
• NCERT formulates and implements policies and programmes in school education.
• It offers an International Diploma Course in Guidance and Counselling in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada.
• The Department of Educational Psychology, Counselling and Guidance of the NCERT focuses on qualitative improvement of education through the application of educational psychology and counselling and guidance.
• NCERT is involved in research, development and training activities related to counselling and guidance.
• Its projects and programs aim at the optimal development and self actualisation of the learner.

Important Points

1. The Central Bureau of Educational and Vocational Guidance set up in 1954.

2. Indian Jounral of Guidance and Counselling is not published by NCERT.

3. After 5 years the RCI registration no. for professional counsellor needs to be renewed.

4. The minimum eligibility criteria for admission in a professional counseling psychology diploma or degree is Post Graduation in psychology with 55% Marks.

5. International Diploma Course in Guidance and Counselling is offered by the NCERT.

6. Jodhpur not have a regional institute under NCERT?

7. Bangalore University provides a degree in M.Sc. Holistic Psychology?

8. In India Guidance and counseling services at the Secondary stage are organized at the following levels:

   • Central Government
   • Guidance Services at the State Level
   • Private agencies and schools

9. Punjabi University, Patiala offers a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology.

10. Department of Mental Health and Social Psychology. is the name of department of psychology at NIMHANS, Bangalore.