Counselling in India

Reflections on the Process
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-981-10-0583-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 4912 g

This volume provides a
critical and reflexive view into the counselling profession in India.
Counselling and psychotherapy are emergent fields in India; there is inadequate
synergy between theory and practice at present, as psychotherapy and
counselling practice in the field have not sufficiently informed research, and
vice versa. While research on counselling, the counselling process and
training, and development of counsellors is extremely vital for the growth of
the profession, practitioners seldom feel the need to wear the lens of the
researcher.

Drawing upon primary
research on counsellors and psychotherapists in different parts of India, this
volume bridges this gap and discusses the personal and professional journeys of
counsellors at various stages of their career, which in turn facilitates
further research on counselling in India. The chapters discuss practical issues
like the challenges faced by novice counsellors, which contribute to feelings
of inadequacy and incompetence; synergy between the personal and professional
lives of counsellors and the effect of the counselling process on the self;
elements that go into training and how counselling education could be
positioned and developed; the use of creative arts in therapy; and the
role of school counsellors and the process of negotiating boundaries among
various stakeholders in the school system. The volume also examines ethical dilemmas in the field, which have wider policy
ramifications.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sriram, Sujata

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Berufe, Ausbildung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction – Sujata Sriram.- Chapter 2. Counsellor’s Characteristics and their Experiences – Swarnima Bhargava & Sujata Sriram.- Chapter 3. The Experience of Being a Novice Counsellor - Chetna Duggal & Mithila Rao.- Chapter 4. The Personal and Professional Lives of Counsellors - Sindhuja Vummidi & Sandhya Limaye.- Chapter 5. Exploration of Therapists' Personal and Professional Values – Rashmi Rangarajan & Chetna Duggal.- Chapter 6. Beginning the Journey: What motivates therapists to join the profession? – Chetna Duggal & Sujata Sriram.- Chapter 7. Training in Counselling: Current Status and Trainer's Perspectives – Sujata Sriram & Sneha Nikam.- Chapter 8. Exploring Expressions: Using the Creative Arts in Therapy - Afshan Mariam & Aparna Joshi.- Chapter 9. The Role of the School Counsellor – Sindhura Tammana.- Chapter 10. Marital Counselling in India: Perspectives from Family Court Counsellors – Sujata Sriram & Chetna Duggal.- Chapter 11. Telephone Counselling in India: Lessons from iCALL – Sujata Sriram, Aparna Joshi, Paras Sharma.- Chapter 12. Conclusion and Directions for Future Research – Sujata Sriram.

Über Autor(innen)

Sujata Sriram, PhD, is Associate
Professor and Dean, School of Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Mumbai. Previously she was Reader at the Department of Child Development,
Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. She was awarded the Fulbright
Nehru Senior Research Fellowship in 2010-11 to the Department of Anthropology,
University of California, San Diego and has also been a guest researcher
at the Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.