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.

Rabindrik Play therapy

About Rabindrik play therapy :

A. Rabindrik play therapy is evidence based, real time, object oriented, auto suggestive in which client or patient uses own imagination freely to create meaningful awareness of the tri-layers of consciousness and to optimize the consciousness flow.

B. Types:Rabindrik play therapy is of two types - Free imagery and guided imagery. Free imagery is selection of any song out of archive and guided imagery is selected by therapist using systematic research design.

C. Functions of Rabindrik play therapist:

1. To establish contact the play with three layers of consciousness.
2. To create the flow across consciousness layers.
3. To locate  movement of the consciousness loci and it's functions.
4. Therapist improvises situations out of preferred Rabindra sangeet.
5. Therapist if necessary may assist by cue in interpretation.
6. Therapist will be concerned with subject's own interpretation on the symbols.
7. Play therapist will encourage
Free association of the consciousness layers.

D. Research methodology : Rabindrik play therapy follows both naturalistic and experimental conditions on single individual and group of individuals.
It follows both qualitative and quantitative techniques in conducting research. I have applied phenomenological approach but one can use grounded theory.

R data set

Age	Sex	Stream	Father's Occupation		Mother's Occupation		R	I	A	S	E	C
18	Male	CS	Business		Homemaker		5	5	1	3	5	1
19	Male	CS	Shop Keeper		Homemaker		1	1	4	3	2	4
18	Male	CS	Service		Homemaker		6	4	4	2	4	2
18	Male	CS	RPF		Nurse		4	2	4	3	3	3
19	Male	CS	Cultivation		Homemaker		3	5	4	2	4	2
18	Male	CS	Business		Homemaker		3	3	2	1	4	2
18	Male	CS	Self Employed		Homemaker		4	2	3	2	4	1
19	Male	CS	Service		Homemaker		5	5	6	4	3	3
18	Male	CS	Private Service		Private Tutor		5	2	4	3	3	3
18	Male	CS	None		Homemaker		5	6	4	3	4	2
18	Male	CS	Retired IAF Surgent		Homemaker		5	2	4	3	2	4
18	Male	CS	Service		Homemaker		4	3	6	4	6	0
18	Male	CS	Business		Homemaker		5	3	3	4	3	3
19	Male	CS	Farmer		Homemaker		2	5	0	2	4	2
17	Male	CS	Service		Homemaker		3	4	2	3	3	3
17.5	Male	CS	Retired IAF Surgent		Homemaker		3	1	2	3	4	2
17	Male	CS	Compounder		Homemaker		5	3	1	2	5	1
17	Male	CS	Post Master		Teacher		3	3	2	1	5	1
17	Male	CS	Railway Service		Homemaker		4	5	1	2	2	3
18	Male	CS	Business		Homemaker		3	4	4	4	2	4
18	Male	CS	Service		Teacher		5	4	1	3	2	4
17	Male	CS	Service		Self Employed		4	5	1	3	4	2
18	Male	CS	Railway Service		Homemaker		5	4	5	4	4	3

# root directory

dir()

# Knowing the session Directory

getwd()

#make the new Directory in session

dir.create("C:/Users/D Dutta Roy/Documents/mydirectory")

# setting the directory

setwd("C:/Users/D Dutta Roy/Documents/mydirectory")

# change the directory

#import data table from excel

 x=read.table(file="clipboard",header=T,sep="\t")

Paper writing format

One good research paper

https://audiologyresearch.org/index.php/audio/article/view/222/266

AMA format

http://research.wou.edu/ama/amapaperformat

http://www.citethisforme.com/citation-generator/ama

MLA format

http://olympus.sandhills.edu/english/wordguide/mlaformat.html

t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA and MANOVA

A t-test is a type of inferential statistic used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may be related in certain features. ... A t-test is used as a hypothesis testing tool, which allows testing of an assumption applicable to a population.







There are two main types of ANOVA: (1) "one-way" ANOVA compares levels (i.e. groups) of a single factor based on single continuous response variable (e.g. comparing test score by 'level of education') and (2) a "two-way" ANOVA compares levels of two or more factors for mean differences on a single continuous response variable(e.g. comparing test score by both 'level of education' and 'zodiac sign'). In practice, you will see one-way ANOVAs more often and when the term ANOVA is generically used, it often refers to a one-way ANOVA. Henceforth in this blog entry, I use the term ANOVA to refer to the one-way flavor.

Autism

About 1 in 100 children in India under age 10 has autism, and nearly 1 in 8 has at least one neurodevelopmental condition. The estimates are based on the first rigorous study of its kind in the country.

The ICD-11 updates the diagnostic criteria for autism, and is now more in line the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) published in 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association. This is to say that it includes Asperger’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and certain other generalised developmental disorders, within the category of ‘Autism’.
With regards to the described characteristics of autism, the ICD-11 also includes the same two categories as the DSM-5: difficulties in interaction and social communication on the one hand, and restricted interests and repetitive behaviours on the other. It thus removes a third characteristic listed in the previous edition of the ICD, related to language problems. Both classifications also point to the importance of examining unusual sensory sensitivities, which is common among people on the autism spectrum.

The best treatment for ASD must combine several disciplines - behavioral, developmental, academic, and medications. The treatment must be customized to each individual child's requirements and must follow the general principle of trying to achieve the best possible functional ability using the available resources as needed.

Behavioral modification may be very helpful. Children with ASD may assume a wild behavior that if not corrected may lead to severe, life threatening behaviors that may require extreme measures. Early strict behavioral modifications may prevent future use of medications and institutionalization.

Parents must remember! If the family changes their normal behavior and assumes abnormal routines (in order to accommodate to the child's abnormal behaviors and prevent his temper tantrum), instead of the family teaching the child normal behavior, the entire family becomes behaviorally disrupted and the child with ASD loses his chance to learn normal, socially accepted behavior.

Autism is considered to be on a spectrum. It is called a spectrum because some people have only a few or mild symptoms while others have many or severe symptoms.

Characteristics of Autism Can Include:

trouble using and understanding language or certain aspects of language such as sarcasm, expressions, and body language.
difficulty taking in sensory input in an ordinary way. For example, a vacuum cleaner may sound overly loud, a smell may be extra strong, or the feel of something may be extra itchy.
a need for a particular routine so they know what to expect as they can become frustrated when things don’t go the way they had expected.
trouble recognizing another person’s opinion or understanding another person’s feelings.
difficulty working on or participating in activities with no clear ending (e.g., an open ended writing activity, a class lecture)
difficulty switching from one activity to another, especially if they have to switch from something enjoyable to something not enjoyable (I think everyone can relate to that).
difficulty organizing themselves in productive play when not directed or given specific instructions.