In the present modern and competitive world, the need for counseling people in various fields for different purposes is on the rise. In the current fast-paced competitive world, technology, globalization and the 24x 7 work-life stress has changed people’s life style – the way one works, communicates and maintains relationships during one’s lifecycle from childhood to old age. The surmounting pressure, turmoil and tension at work and in personal life negatively impact upon the personal efficacy and behavior of the person, which can also be a cause for social stigma. This has made counseling an impeccable tool that renders help to an individual to overcome one’s difficulties and problems; it guides one to overcome the turmoil, maintain relations, and to emerge as an optimistic, confident person. Counseling and guidance that is given to a person for the betterment of his life are child counseling, career counseling, sexual abuse counseling, trauma counseling, marriage counseling etc. An effective counseling helps the counselee understand the holistic nature of life that encompasses psychological, physical and social characteristics. Besides, the success of counseling (by a counselor) lies in bringing about an affirmative behavioral change in the counselee and ensuring that he/she becomes autonomous in solving her/his problem. This has a significant impact upon the person’s behavior, performance and productivity. The benefits reaped by people by investing comparatively less amount of time, money and energy are so significant that it is hardly surprising that counseling is being increasingly sought by a large number of people around the world to save their lives and relations. This book is designed to capture the concept and significance of counseling, the techniques and various types of counseling offered to a person during his/her lifecycle in order to help him/her lead a positive and happier life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K. Sangeetha
K. Sangeetha holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) and a master's degree in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and Finance. She has five years of academic experience in teaching Pharma and Management. She is presently working as Faculty Associate at the Icfai Business School Research Center, Chennai. She is an active contributor of articles to various management journals and business magazines. Her areas of interest are HR, Marketing and Consumer Behavior.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.J. Devi
R J Devi holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Madurai Kamaraj University, an MBA from Bharathidasan University, and an M.Phil in HR and a PGDPMIR from Annamalai University. Presently, she is working as a Consulting Editor at Icfai Business School Research Centre, Chennai. She has over thirteen years of exposure in the field of HR and Business Development in diversified work environments including academic institutions. She has conducted various skill-development and transformation programmes for corporates as well as faculties and students of academic institutions. She has headed the placement wings of various academic institutions and was a visiting faculty for a Business School. Her areas of interest include HR, marketing and public relation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vasuki Mathivanan
Vasuki M is a psychologist having done her Ph.D in the field of cognitive Psychology from Madras University. She has over 14 years of experience in the field of Counseling, Research and Psychological Assessment. She has conducted various workshops for teachers, students of many academic institutions and sensitization workshops for Women Police. She has presented Research papers in the International conferences and published papers, case studies and articles in many journals and books. She was nominated to present a research paper at the conference organized by WAAMA (World Abacus Association of Mental Arithmetic) China. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society Ltd (APA), Madras Association of Applied Psychology (MAAP) and Chennai Counselors Forum (CCF).
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