Training on Psychometric approach to Psychological counselling.

Background

Psychometric approach to Psychological counselling helps client breaking down  perception of self and the surroundings into 'grades' so that perception can be scaled. Scaling helps the client and counselor to understand extent of success and failure of the counselling across different target areas for intervention. This approach is non-clinical and non-labeling. Client becomes able to construct and reconstruct the environment. Client more readily takes ownership of their treatment goals and progress when asked to rate them on a scale.


Assumptions

This approach has some assumptions :

(a)  individuals  are healthy  and  competent;  
(b)  they  have  the  innate capacity to construct  solutions  and  meanings that can enhance their lives; 
(c)  Individual is able to scale own abilities, self-concept and treatment goal 
(d) Individuals  do  not  resist  change;  they in fact want to change
(e) Scaling the change helps both counselor and the client  to reduce counseling time.


ANNOUNCEMENT


A. Course title : Training on Psychometric approach to Psychological counselling. 
B. Organized by : Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata campus. 
C. Objective : Aim of the training is to disseminate knowledge about Psychometric scaling procedure in Psychological counselling. 
D. Qualification: Post graduation in  Psychology with knowledge about Psychological counselling. 
E. Eligibility : Good knowledge in Psychometrics.
F. Topics

1. Measurement in Counselling procedure, Research design in Counselling effectiveness. 
2. Solution focused therapy 

3.Psychometric scaling. 

4. Psychometric Counselling.

G. Date and time : 15-16th October, 2019, 11-4 PM. 

H. Registration :It is free to join. Register soon. First come first serve basis. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFQOwNVsk1ep8uSeAgquXOHlCRsgs_Z_-XsAWXfuOx5Saxiw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

I. Seats : Not more than 10 seats. 
J. Venue: Psychology Research Unit, 7th Floor, P.J.Auditorium, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata campus. 

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

15.10.19 (Tuesday)
Inauguration

11-11:30 : Inauguration
11:30-1:30 : Measurement in Psychological counselling - Dr. Rama Manna, Head, Department of Guidance and counselling, Indian Institute of Psychometry, Kolkata.

1:30-2: Lunch time
2-4 : Solution focused therapy - Ms. Sabornee Karmakar, M. Phil in Clinical Psychology, Sr. Research fellow, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. 

16.10.19

11-1:30 : Psychological scales and scaling - Dr. Rita Karmakar, Assistant professor, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences. Amity University Kolkata. 

1:30-2: Lunch time
2-4 : Case studies on Psychometric counseling. - Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy, Head, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.