CONTENTS:-
Educational Vocational Guidance and Counselling
Preface
List of Tables and Figures
Guidance-The Concept and Objectives
What is Guidance?
Need for Guidance
Objectives of Guidance
Principles of Guidance
Scope of Guidance
Guidance and Education
Foundations of Guidance
Sociological Foundation
Economic Foundation
Psychological Bases of Guidance
Philosophical Bases of Guidance
Types of Guidance
Educational Guidance
Vocational Guidance
Personal and Social Guidance
Objectives
Types of Problems of Students
Functions of the Guidance Worker
How to Identify Problems
Essential Guidance Services
Orientation Services
Pupil Information Services
Educational and Occupational Guidance Services
Group Guidance Services
Counselling Services
Support Services
Placement Services
Follow up Services
Evaluation Services
Group Guidance
Group Guidance
Objectives
Advantages of Group Guidance
Planning a Group Guidance Programme
Scope of Group Guidance Programme
Techniques of Group Guidance
Individual Guidance (Counselling)
Objectives
Features of Counselling
Approaches to Counselling
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Importance of Interview in Counselling
How to Conduct Interviews in Counselling
Guidance and Conselling-The Distinction
Career Information
Specific Need for the Information
Objectives of Career Information
Sources of Information
How to Evaluate the Information
What Information should be Collected by a Guidance Worker?
Classification of Information
Preparation/Dissemination of Information
Type of Career Literature Available
Testing and Non-testing Techniques of Guidance
Testing Techniques (Psychological Tests)
Objectives of Using Psychological Tests in a Guidance Programme
Classification of Tests
Characteristics of a Good Test
Statistical Concepts
Uses of Psychological Tests
Types of Tests
Non-Testing Techniques of Guidance
Career Education Models
Emergence of Career Education
Objectives
Principles of Career Education
Career Education Models
Comparison of British and American Models
Limitations of the Models
Guidance Services in India
National Level Programmes
State Level
District Level
Institutional Level
Guidance Programme in the Schools Various Levels of Education
Information Needs
Guidance at Elementary School Level
Guidance at Middle and Secondary Level
Guidance at Senior Secondary Level
Role and Functions of Counsellor
Characteristics of a Counsellor
Establishment of Career Resource Center
The Budget for Guidance
Features of a Good Guidance Programme
Resources for Guidance and their Role in a Guidance Programme
An Action Plan
Time Scheduling
Career Choice and Vocational Development
Trait and Factor Theories
Developmental Theories
Chance Theories
Other Theories
Importance of Choosing a Career
Factors Influencing Choice of Careers
Mistakes in Choosing a Career
Job Analysis and Survey
Job Analysis
Survey Method
Guidance for Women
The Indian Scene
Objectives of Guidance for Women
How to Organise Guidance for Women
Guidance for Children with Special Needs
lTypes of Children with Special Needs
lSome Major Problems of Disabled
lHow to Identify Children with Special Needs
lRole of Guidance Worker
Evaluation of Guidance Programme
How to Collect Information
The Evaluation Technique
Some Success Indicators
Who Should do the Evaluation?
Employment and Skill Scenario in India
The Existing System of Skill Development
Problems in the Existing Training System
What is Needed
Self-employment Promotion
Characteristics of Self-employment
Traits Required
Barriers to Self-employment Promotion
How to Overcome Barriers
Steps in Self-employment Promotion
Some Emerging Areas in Rural Sector
Some Emerging Areas in Urban Sector
Annexure
I. Agencies Dealing with Psychological Tests
II. Agencies Publishing/Dealing with Career Literature
III. Websites Information
