KN401 : Psychological Guidance and Counseling for Children

Department

Department of Kindergarten

Academic Program

Bachelor in Kindergarten

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

KN205

Overview

Summarized course

Familiarize the student with the objectives of psychological service in terms of upbringing and development and the role of psychologist in guiding kindergarten children and teaching them values and ideals and knowing the means of gathering information in psychological service.

Intended learning outcomes

:

A- Knowledge & understand

a. 1Mention the definition of psychological counselling and the concepts associated with it.

a. 2 Distinguish the difference between individual and collective guidance and how to implement it

a. 3Explain the methods of guidance and psychological guidance.

a. 4Classify the student's counselling services for children.

a. 5Learn about psychological counselling theories.

B- Mental skills

b. 1Link the psychological counselling course to the child's behavioral problems course.

b. 2Compare psychological counselling strategies

b. 3Use psychological counselling methods using children's stories and books.

b. 4Analyze some models of psychological and behavioral problems in kindergarten children.

b. 5 Criticize the methods used to deal with the behavioral and psychological problems of kindergarten children.

C- Practical & professional skills

c. 1Distinguish between psychological and behavioral problems in kindergarten children.

c. 2Diagnose certain psychological and behavioral problems in kindergarten children.

c. 3Employ play as an indicative method for dealing with children's presentations.

c. 4Use the student's knowledge of psychological counselling skills to deal with kindergartens.

c. 5 Design counselling programs to deal with psychological and behavioral problems in kindergarten children.

D- Generic and transferable skills

d. 1Use the skills of communication and communication editorially and orally.

d. 2Use modern technical means in the search for information, concepts, principles, rules and laws of the individual rapporteur.

d. 3Serve as a team through panel discussions in applications and resolving issues and problems related to the rapporteur's individual.

d. 4Deliver and make presentations relates to clarifying and explaining certain concepts, laws and establishing theories of the rapporteur's individual.

d. 5Self-learn and continuous learning

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be presented to the student through lectures, panel discussions, or assignments and exercises, discussion and dialogue

Methods of assessments

Methods of evaluating students in this course(class work 40% & final 60%)

Class work: is divided into written midterm, assignments and tasks

Week

Scientific topics

Readings / References / Notes

1

Psychological counselling: definition of psychological counselling, psychological counselling upbringing

Objectives of psychological counselling, importance of psychological counselling study, fields of psychological counselling, relationship between psychological counselling and counselling, psychological counselling and psychotherapy, need for psychological counselling

Psychological counselling ethics, psychological counselling roles

2

Psychologist: General qualities of psychologist, role and functions of psychologist, characteristic qualities of effective psychologist

3

Indicative interview: interview concept and characteristics, the importance of indicative interview, objectives of indicative interview, factors of success of indicative interview, elements of indicative interview, directions of indicative interview

Types of Interview Guidance, Interview Skills Guidance

The advantages and disadvantages of the indicative interview

4

First Midterm Exam

5

Means of gathering information for guidance: psychological tests and metrics, questionnaire, observation, case study, case conference

Combined Record: Curriculum vitae

6

Theories in psychological counselling:

Analytical theory

B. Behavioral theory

C. Adler's theory

D. Self-centered guidance theory

E. Theory of factual guidance

7

Children's psychological counselling methods

Indirect guidance

Direct Guidance

Individual Guidance: Definition, Guide's Role in Individual Guidance

Cases where individual guidance is used: individual guidance stages

8

Second Midterm Exam

9

Collective Guidance: Definition, Collective Guidance and Collective Guidance

The importance of collective guidance, the objectives of collective guidance

Guiding Groups, Types of Guiding Groups

Construction of guiding groups, selection of members of the guiding group

Size of guide group, duration of group guidance

Place of Collective Guidance, Group Leadership

Group Counselling, School Counseling

10

Guiding Play: Defining Its Relevance - Aims - Methods

Guide to Play _ Role of Mentor -Parental Role -Play Room -Game Guidance Tools -Play Guidance Limits

Guidance to play at school - justification for using it - its forms

11

Procedures for the implementation of the Children's Extension Program

Models of some psychological problems in kindergarten children and guiding methods

12

Final Exam

Where books are located

Author

Date of publication

Editon

Publisher

Reference

Private library

Catherine Gilderd

David Gilder

Translation by Samira Abu Al

National Cultural Project

Cairo

2005

Psychological counselling for children

Application perspective

Scheduled textbooks

College library

Dr. Saleh Ahmed Al-kh

Dar AL Masirah Jordan

2013

Psychological counselling for children at school its foundations, theories and applications

Scheduled textbooks

Private library

Manal Abdulkhalek Jaballah

Dar- alfaker first Edition

2013

Young Children's Guidance

Assisiting Books

Psychological Counselling Centre

Ain Shams University

No. 21

Psychological Counselling Magazine

Scientific journals

School Health (KN413)
Children's Literature and Theatre (KN412)
Crafts for children (KN411)
Introduction to Comparative Education (KN410)
Quranic Studies 1 (AR101)
Principles of statistics (ST100)
Child Health and Nutrition (KN102)
Introduction to kindergarten (KN100)
Fundamentals of Education (EPSY101)
Arabic language 1 (AR103)
computer 1 (CS100)
General English1 (EN100)
General Psychology (EPSY 100)
Developmental Psychology (EPSY 203)
Quranic studies2 (AR102)
Arabic language 2 (AR104)
Computer 2 (CS101)
Recent trends in kindergarten (KN106)
Introduction to Social Psychology (KN105)
General English2 (EN101)
Entrance to Music (KN104)
General Teaching Methods (EPSY 201)
Basics Of Curriculums (EPSY 202)
Musical Taste (KN416)
Arabic language 3 (AR105)
Psychology Play (KN203)
Educational Psychology (EPSY 200)
Kindergartens Management (KN200)
Childhood psychology (KN201)
Environmental Education (KN202)
Kindergarten Child Culture (KN204)
Measurements and Evaluation (EPSY 302)
Kinetic Education (KN417)
Arabic language 4 (AR106)
Research Methods (EPSY301)
Behavioral Problems for Preschool (KN205)
Children with special needs (KN206)
Individual Differences among Pre-School Children (KN207)
Design kindergarten programs (KN304)
Evolution of the child's language and thinking (KN300)
Teaching learning Aids (EPSY 303)
Psychological Health (EPSY 401)
(KN301)
Psychology of gifted children (KN302)
Basic skills in children's physical education (KN303)
Special teaching methods (KN306)
Preparing the child for reading and writing (KN305)
(KN307)
Communication Skills (KN403)
Developing scientific concepts (KN402)
Psychological Guidance and Counseling for Children (KN401)
Teaching Applications (KN400)
Teaching Practice (EPSY 402)
Rights of children (KN405)
Childhood Tests and Metrics (KN404)