Syllabus for
Master of Science (Psychology-Health and Wellbeing)
Academic Year  (2023)

Considering the global burden of disease and the importance of health and wellbeing in sustainable development, this programme will provide the academic and practise skills needed to provide psychosocial interventions in health and wellbeing in a variety of settings from public health to the workplace. This programme is an outcome of the Partnership 2020 (Public Health, Business and Innovation strategic focus area) project “Training in Innovation to Address Global Health and Economic Disparities” between Miami University, Ohio USA and CHRIST (Deemed to be University) with a specific focus on benefits for health and economic development of local community. Partnership 2020 is a collaborative agreement between University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the United States Department of State (DOS) with Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) playing a key advisory role.

The Partnership 2020: Leveraging US-India Cooperation in Higher Education to Harness Economic Opportunities and Innovation project goal is to strengthen the strategic partnership between the US and India through collaboration in higher education, research on key issue areas, related economic growth, and people-to-people linkages. Partnership 2020 is a collaborative agreement between the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the United States Department of State (DOS) with Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) playing a key advisory role.

The Programme supports Sustainable Development Goal Number Three on Good Health and Wellbeing and caters to International, Regional and Local Needs.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO2: Demonstrate consultative decision making with empathy, clarity and comprehensiveness while respecting diversity among various stakeholders in the field of health care

PO3: Demonstrate ethical and analytical research skills and contribute to knowledge sharing among academia, clinical practitioners, researchers and general public

PO4: Demonstrate professional competencies and practise skills needed to provide psychosocial interventions focusing health and wellness in a variety of settings with an understanding of existing policies and programs

PO5: Demonstrate skills in evaluating research from a critical perspective, exhibit proficiency in evidence-based clinical practices and participate in community-oriented action research in the health sector

PO6: Recognise socio-cultural aspects in health care and treatment, from a micro and macro perspective

Formative and Summative assessments are conducted by the department to ascertain the readiness for learning and the attainment of learning outcomes. Assessments are examinations are based on competency framework and principles of outcome-based education. Attainment of learning outcomes/ expected competencies is evaluated using either holistic or analytic rubrics, grading schemes or attainment criteria specified to the students at the beginning of the semester. Learning outcomes (Course outcomes) of each course are mapped to programme outcomes. Assessments and examinations follow the principle of constructive alignment and outcomes are mapped to higher-order thinking skills. The most common frameworks used in this programme include Revised Blooms Taxonomy and Structure of Observed Learning outcomes (SOLO) and ICAP framework.

Assessment is based on the performance of the student throughout the semester.

Credit Structure

Normally 15 hours of classroom teaching in a semester is considered as one credit for theory courses.

 ·        Courses with 30 hours per semester will earn the candidate 2 credits.

·        Courses with 45-50 hours per semester will earn the candidate 3 credits.

·        Courses with 51 hours and above per semester including practical will earn the candidate 4 credits.

·        Dissertations/Practical equivalent to one course will earn the candidates 4-6 credits.

This course introduces the basic principles and methods of biostatistics, providing students a sound methodological foundation for practice in health care settings. The purpose of the course is to teach fundamental concepts and techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics with applications in health care, public health, and epidemiology. Basic statistics, including probability, descriptive statistics, inference for means and proportions, and regression methods are presented.

• Distinguish between numerical and categorical data, including which methods to use for each.

• Know the appropriate application and limitations of hypothesis tests and regression methods.

• Choose an appropriate graphical or tabular display for a given data set and question.

• Determine which basic statistical method(s) is/are most appropriate to analyse the data at hand.

• use standard statistical software, such as SPSS, to implement the statistical methods.

• Draw conclusions from statistical analyses and place them into the appropriate public health context.

Descriptive Statistics

Looking at your data – Types of data, tables and graphs, central tendency and dispersion

Probability- Bayes theorem, sensitivity, and specificity

Distributions – Binomial, Poisson, normal, central limit theorem, standard scores/z scores

Statistical inference – Samples and populations, power, confidence intervals, p values, type 1 and type 2 error

One and two groups – One sample population mean, paired sample t-test, independent sample t-test

Comparing more than two groups - One way ANOVA, two-way - ANOVA

Comparing two groups (categorical outcomes) -Chi-square, Mc Nemar’s test, Correlation, Linear Regression, Multiple Regression

Nonparametric tests – sign test, Wilcoxon test, Kruskal Wallis, Rank Correlation 

SPSS labs

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

This course will introduce students to the domain of academic writing and its intricacies. Every student, regardless of his or her area of interest, will be called upon to use an academic style of writing at different levels and at various points in time. It will help students identify and practice the elements, style and language of academic writing. Students will have opportunities to practice academic writing, both individually and in collaboration with others. It will also help students learn how to review research articles through a seminar format.

• Scientifically acknowledge different sources of information in their writings

• Write a document in APA format

• Avoid plagiarism

• Review articles in a scientific manner

Introduction to Academic Writing - Key issues: plagiarism, biases and frequent errors. Guidelines and rules in Academic Writing: Introduction to style and formatting guidelines from the American Psychological Association (APA); specific guidelines pertaining to in-text citations, references, and structures of academic courses. Forms of Academic Writing: Abstract writing; summarisation; review of literature; scientific poster presentations; reflective, analytic, and descriptive reports; book review; film review.

Reviewing of articles in the area of healthcare in small groups

CIA 1: 20 marks

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

This course will examine the theoretical and research foundations of behavioural health and illness from a biopsychosocial perspective. It will provide students with an understanding of Health Psychology as a specialty within psychology that addresses the role of behavioural factors in health and illness. The emergence of this field marks the expansion of psychology beyond the traditional concerns of mental health to the broader health care arena.

• Articulate the role of psychology in healthcare.

• Discuss the roles that health psychologists play in promoting wellness and in addressing and treating psychological factors related to health and illness.

• Describe behavioural factors that influence wellness and that play a role in the prevention, development, course, and outcome of many human diseases and health problems.

• Use various theoretical frameworks to understand health beliefs and predict health behaviours.

• Identify specific challenges and opportunities for psychologists in the health care system of India.

Physiology, disease processes and the mind – biomedical model, psychosomatic medicine; The need for health psychology; Current perspectives on Health and Illness – Biopsychosocial model, Lifespan and Gender perspectives, The future of Health Psychology

Attribution theory, health locus of control, unrealistic optimism, stages of change model; Cognition models – health belief model, protection motivation theory; Social cognition models – theories of reasoned action and planned behavior, the health action process approach; Leventhal’s self-regulatory model of illness cognition; Application of the models; Evaluation of the models.

Health behaviours, health habits, practising and changing health behaviours, barriers to modifying poor health behaviours; Cognitive- behavioural approaches to health behaviour change – self-monitoring, stimulus control, the self-control of behaviour, classical and operant conditioning, modelling, social skills and relaxation training; Health-promoting behaviours – exercise, healthy diet, sleep, accident prevention, rest, renewal and savouring.

Inequalities in health care, using health services, the attitude of health professionals, doctor-patient communication, burnout in health professionals, designing health care work environment, future challenges for health care, and growth of health psychology.

Taylor, S. E. (2006). Health psychology. Tata McGraw-Hill Education.

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course introduces students to the various systems of the body. A basic understanding of how the body works is essential to understand health, diseases and how a health psychologist can contribute to the health and wellness of clients.

●        Define body systems and describe the types of body parts that makeup body systems

●        Summarise how the various body systems work.

●        Identify and describe various common illnesses linked to body systems.

●        Discuss the role of a psychologist in maintaining health and wellness of the body.

Endocrine System: Overview, Adrenal Glands, Other Glands, Disorders involving the Endocrine System – Diabetes, Role of the health psychologist.

Digestive System: Overview, Functioning of the Digestive System, Related Diseases – GI diseases, IBS, Role of the health psychologist.

Cardiovascular System:  Overview, Structure and Functions – The Heart and Blood Vessels, Blood Pressure, Related Diseases - CHD, Role of the health psychologist

Respiratory System: Overview, Structure and Functions, Related Diseases, Role of the health psychologist

Renal System: Overview, Structure and Functions, Related Diseases – Kidney Disease, Role of the health psychologist

Reproductive System: Overview, The Ovaries and Testes, Fertilization and Gestation, Disorders of the Reproductive System – Infertility, PCOS, Role of the health psychologist

Immune System: Overview, Infection, the course of infection, Antigens and Immunity, Disorders related to the Immune system.  Role of the health psychologist

Nervous System:  Overview, Related Disorders – Epilepsy, Paralysis, Dementia, Role of the Health Psychologist

Genetics and Health; Overview, Genetics and Susceptibility to Disorders

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

The course on ‘Neurobiological Basis of Cognition, Affect and Behaviour’ orients the student to the Neurobiological understanding of human behaviour, emotion, and cognition. This course is offered in the first semester and introduces the student to the Human Nervous system and the neurophysiological underpinnings of psychological processes. This course is also designed to help the learner apply this understanding to the field of Health Psychology

• Understand the foundations of human neurophysiology.

• Develop a biopsychological understanding of human behaviour and its implications for health psychology.

• Develop a biopsychological understanding of human affect and its implications for health psychology.

• Develop a biopsychological understanding of human cognition and its implications for health psychology.

The biological approach to behaviour, affect and learning; Basic structure of the nervous system; The cells of the nervous system: Neurons, Glia, The blood-brain barrier; The Nerve Impulse: The resting potential, The Action Potential; Synapses: Properties of Synapses, The role of Neurotransmitters

The physiological basis of the biological clock; Stages of Sleep; The physiological basis of Hunger; The physiological Basis of Thirst; The physiological Basis of Reproductive Behaviours; Implications of the physiological bases of human behaviour in the field of Health Psychology.

Emotions and autonomic arousal; The functions of emotions; The physiological basis of aggression; The physiological basis of fear and anxiety; The role of stress on health; Implications of the physiological bases of human affect in the field of Health Psychology

The Neurophysiological Basis of Learning and Memory: The role of the hippocampus; Intelligence; Language; Lateralization; Understanding circuitry pathways of the brain; Implications of the physiological bases of human cognition in the field of Health Psychology.

Kolb, B., & Whishaw, I. Q. (2019). An Introduction to brain and behavior (6th ed.). Worth. 

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

Professional health psychologists require a working knowledge of research skills in specific applications to health and health care. This course provides an introduction to research in healthcare. The course will include both qualitative and quantitative research methods, using examples of research across a range of areas in health. Students will be introduced to the most common research designs used in health care service, evaluation, and public health. This course will be followed by an advanced course in Evidence-based research in health and wellness in the second semester, building upon the foundations laid in this course. This course will be supplemented by the course Biostatistics as well as the course in Ethics offered in the current semester.

1. Develop research questions to address contemporary health and health care concerns

2. Distinguish and choose designs suitable for solving health care and public health issues

3. Describe methodologies that can address a range of public health and health care challenges, including but not limited to determinants of mortality and morbidity; leading causes of health disparities among regional, national, and global populations; and transmission for infectious and chronic diseases.

Foundations of Health Research 

Qualitative and Quantitative methods

Research Planning

The Research Process

Formulation of Research Questions

Sampling Methods, Recruitment Procedures, and External Validity

Experimental Designs and Randomized Controlled Trials (Intervention Studies) Surveys and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Single Case (n=1) Designs

 Epidemiological Research Observational Research (Case-Control studies, Case-Crossover studies) Cohort Studies (Cross-Sectional studies, Ecological studies)

Questionnaires and Survey Designs

Measurements

Appraising the trustworthiness of quantitative evidence

Structure of a quantitative research report

Reporting guidelines for different quantitative studies

Polgar, S & Thomas, S (2014). Introduction to Research in Health Sciences. Sixth Edition. Churchill Livingston

Munnang,i S, & Boktor S.W. [Updated 2021 Apr 29]Epidemiology Of Study Design. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470342/

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

To provide students with foundational knowledge and skills in ethical and professional behaviour that will enable them to competently reflect upon, address and resolve the socio-cultural issues that students will confront during their training and professional practice. This ethics course involves the teaching of rudimentary knowledge and skills in ethical theory and practice in health care

The history and development of clinical ethics; modern research ethics, codes and guidelines; role of religion in ethics – Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism; culture and bioethics

Public health ethics – conceptual foundations and practical challenges, incorporating ethics into health policy, national health policy: major objectives, scope, features and analysis, Indian laws and its implication on clinical practice, issues with respect to resource allocation and access to health care.

Discussion of cases on public health ethics (national and global contexts

IRB and its functions; ethical issues in health care; vulnerable populations, risks, and benefits; authorship; contemporary issues in research ethics, Medical Council of India, ICMR guidelines for research

Functions of a clinical ethics committee; ethical issues at the end of life; ethical issues at the beginning of life; reproductive medicine and ethics; euthanasia; professionalism.

Ethical issues in cancer care, improving quality of life

Beauchamp, T.L & Childress, J.F (2008) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

In this course, students will engage in supervised community service for 15 hours during the semester. Students are encouraged to work on any healthcare issue in the community and develop and implement a module for health promotion. Reflections on their interactions are an integral part of this course. Student engagement will be assessed by a supervisor

Students in small groups may either partner with various NGOs and organizations working in health care or identify a need in the community on their own. They will have to develop modules to increase awareness of a targeted health issue and deploy this in the community. Students will gain hands-on experience in working with various issues in the community

Reflection is a core component of community service. It is a period of critical thinking performed by the student and is based on a specific or overall experience of the student. It guides students toward greater personal development by coming to a better understanding of their own values, opinions, and assumptions.

• Understand health and psychosocial issues prevalent in our society.

• Identify the needs and challenges faced by economically disadvantaged sections of society.

• Address health care needs that are present in the community through awareness building and education.

Service-Learning: The Concept, Objectives, and Scope; 

Need for Community and Academia (University) Interface. 

The action plan for Service-Learning: Awareness, planning, prototype, support, expansion, and evaluation. 

Outcomes of service-learning: Personal, social, learning, and career outcomes.

The student identifies a community health issue and links the need identified with the field of study. 

Makes an intervention plan, implements it in the community, and evaluates the overall process.

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

The primary goal of this two-credit course is to provide the students support to develop a clear and concise research proposal that addresses an important health care issue. The research proposal is expected to be converted into a project which is then converted into a manuscript and ready for publication by the end of the third semester of their programme. Each student is attached to a faculty advisor who holds the lab once a week with a  group of students attached to him/her/them. This course is followed by Research lab 2 in the third semester and the Manuscript and Publication course in the final semester of the programme. Students are encouraged to present their key research ideas in the form of poster presentations in colloquia organized by the Department of Psychology in association with health care centres. The course will use a seminar format and dwell on peer feedback and faculty supervision. This is not a lecture-based course.

Choosing research questions based on evidence

C.A.R.S model

Literature review

Choosing Research design based on evidence

Consultation skills

Informed consent

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) and CHRIST University Code of research Conduct and Ethics

Scientific poster

Selecting journals for manuscript publication

Publication ethics, predatory publishing

Community of Publication Ethics (COPE)

Indexing agencies, Impact Factor and publication indices

 Aveyard, H. (2014) Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide. 3rd edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education,

Ballenger, B, P.(2015) The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers. 8th edition. Boston, MA: Pearson

Yagoda, B. (2013) How to Not Write Bad: The Most Common Writing Problems and the Best Ways to Avoid Them. New York: Riverhead Books.

Turabian, K. L. (2018) A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. 9th edition. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

The Journal club is a student-driven and faculty-supervised mandatory activity. Each student in the programme will choose a published empirical article in the area of health psychology or health care from a journal available in the University library and preferably indexed in PubMed. The students will present the article in turns weekly and facilitate a group discussion of the article. A research  blog will be created on the Learning Management System of the University (Moodle) and the blog will be open till the end of the week. The student presenting the article must make article available for the class to read a week in advance after gaining approval of the instructor, and all students  will  place their critical views of the article in the discussion thread prior to the journal club meeting.

Search strategies to identify the articles- Planning the steps, searching for the evidence in the data base, recording the search

Critical evaluation and presentation of an empirical article in the area of health care.

CIA 1: 10 marks

CIA2: 15 Marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA

This course introduces students to various aspects of health setting. It is aimed at giving students an understanding of what actually goes on in health psychology practice. It will involve a series of lectures from practitioners in the field. This course is meant to enhance their professional development as they work to becoming practising health and well being specialists.

Professional development seminars led by experts in the field of health and wellbeing.

CIA 1: 10 marks

CIA2: 15 Marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA

This course introduces trainee helping professionals to human growth and development across the lifespan, focusing on typical and atypical development, major milestones and life cycle stages. Students will gain an enhanced knowledge of the stages and domains of human development. We will examine major theories and approaches in physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development and emphasize the interdependence of all domains of development. We will also discuss the impact of chronic illness, adverse life events and developmental challenges individuals' face in the life cycle stage and its effects on growth and development. The lifespan developmental perspective provides students with a foundation to conceptualize and apply developmental theory and research, emphasizing its usefulness in answering questions that address changes in an individuals' health and wellbeing.

The study of human development; Biological foundations: heredity-environment correlations- twin studies, genetic influences, prenatal development, birth, physical milestones, and changes including growth spurts, puberty, brain development; critical and sensitive periods, the pattern of physical development; Challenges for cognitive and psycho-social development, the role of nutrition, poverty, illness, lifestyle and disability on development across the lifespan

Cognitive development- Piaget and Vygotsky; Moral development and reasoning-Kohlberg and Gilligan; Development of identity- Erickson and Marcia, emerging adults-Arnett, positive youth development model, adolescent risk behaviour; Gender development and gender role socialization; the role of culture, play, education, and peers on development across the lifespan.

Emotional regulation and dysregulation, temperament, attachment theories and styles- Bowlby, Ainsworth, factors that affect attachment, adult attachment patterns and relationship- Shaver and Fraley, Sternberg; Caregiving and parenting-Baumrind; Social contexts of lifespan development- Bronfenbrenner’s ecosystems model, the role of family patterns, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), resilience on development across the lifespan.

Adult developmental tasks- Havighurst; Life stages-Levinson, quarter and mid-life crisis, sexuality and menopause; Gains and losses in later adult life, biological and social theories of ageing, positive and successful ageing Death, understanding of death and causes for death across the life span, grief, mourning and bereavement, facing one's death, coping with death and dying- Kubler Ross; Cultural issues; Dying with dignity- palliative care and hospice care.

Broderick, P.C., & Blewitt, P. (2010). The life span: Human development for helping professionals. (3rd Ed.). Pearson.

Santrock, J.W. (2011). A topical approach to lifespan development. Tata McGraw-Hill Edition.

Papalia, D.E., Olds, S.W. & Feldman, R.D. (2017). Human Development (Ninth Edition). Tata McGraw-Hill

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course introduces students to the various Chronic Illnesses specifically in the Indian Context. The course examines the impact of Chronic illness on a patients wellbeing and also looks at various psychosocial interventions that can help people adjust better to their illness.

Adjusting to a chronic illness – Initial Reactions, Factors influencing coping with a health crisis, Emotional Response to a chronic illness, Personal Issues in chronic illness, Quality of life, Co-management of chronic illness, Coping with and adapting to a high mortality illness, psychological interventions and chronic Illness, Psychosocial interventions. Common chronic illnesses in India.

Heart Disease: Causes, Cholesterol, Psychosocial Risk Factors, Psychosocial Impact, Treatment and Psychosocial Interventions

Hypertension:  Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Psychosocial Factors and Psychosocial Interventions

Asthma: Physiology, Causes, and Effects of Asthma, Medical Regimen, and Psychosocial Factors

Cancer: Prevalence, Types, Sites, effects and causes, Diagnoses and Treatment, Psychosocial Impact of Cancer, Psychosocial Interventions

Diabetes: Types and Causes of Diabetes, Health Implications, Adherence to Medical Regimen

Stroke: Risk factors, Consequences of Stroke, Rehabilitative Interventions

Rheumatic Diseases: Types and Causes, The effects, and Treatment of Arthritis

Obesity: Causes, problems with obesity, Obesity, and CHD, Obesity treatment,

Substance Use and Abuse: Addiction, Dependence, Processes leading to addiction, Alcohol use and    Abuse, Smoking, Drug use and abuse, Reducing substance use and abuse

Gender-specific chronic illnesses and management: PCOD, specific cancers affecting women.

Ogden, J. (2012). Health Psychology. McCrawhill Foundation

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course will introduce students to mental health issues normally found in general health care. The course will address issues of comorbidity, common mental health issues found across populations seeking general health services.

Clinical Assessment for Psychiatric symptoms, Safety Assessments

Capacity evaluation and Informed consent

Psychiatric Emergencies: Delirium, Agitation, Catatonia, Intoxication, overdose and withdrawal, suicide.

Neurodevelopmental disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Obsessions and Compulsions, Dissociation, Depression, Mania, Disordered eating behaviours, Dementia and organicity

Personality disorders, problems with sexual function and behaviors, psychosis, sleep disorders, unexplained medical symptoms

Psychopharmacology, Somatic Treatments, Psychotherapeutic treatments.

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course gives the students an opportunity to examine the foundations and application of evidence-based practices in healthcare.

Writing focused clinical questions.

Evidence-based point-of-care resources

Diagnosis and assessments: Types of diagnostic procedures Diagnostic tool selection factors

Diagnostic Guidelines, algorithms, and Standards of Care Diagnostic Biostatistics

Treatment research Treatment selection, Studies of harm, Studies of prevention,

Biostatistics In the treatment of harm and prevention

Implementation and evaluation in evidence-based practice

Jolley, J. (2013). Introducing Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315846996

 APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice. Evidence-based practice in psychology. Am Psychol. 2006 May-Jun;61(4):271-85. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.4.271. PMID: 16719673.       

Drake, R. E., Merrens, M. R., & Lynde, D. W. (Eds.). (2005). Evidence-based mental health practice: A textbook. W. W. Norton & Company.

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

Course Description: This course will introduce students to the tradition of qualitative research in social sciences with an emphasis on its applicability in psychology. Different methods of collecting qualitative data are discussed. Methods of Qualitative data analysis are also touched upon . Along with courses on research in the second semester, this course intends to provide students with the theoretical background to develop their research proposal.

Course objectives: This course will help the learner will be able to: 

• Understand the philosophical  foundations on which qualitative research methods are based

• Gain familiarity with the conceptual foundations of qualitative research methods in Psychology

• Understand various traditions of qualitative research methodologies in psychology.

• Learn different methods of data collection.

• Understand different methods of data analysis in qualitative research methods.

Defining qualitative research; Historical development of qualitative research; Key philosophical and methodological issues in qualitative research; Different traditions of qualitative research; Grounded theory, Narrative approach, Ethnography, Action research, and Discourse analysis (8 hrs)

Research Lab (7 Hrs)

Review of different articles related to the different traditions of qualitative research

Skill training seminars

Conceptualizing research questions, issues of paradigm, Designing samples, Theoretical sampling, Contrasting qualitative with the quantitative approach in the research process Issues of Credibility and trustworthiness (8 hrs)

Research Lab (7 Hrs)

Qualitative research proposal lab
Simulated techniques for designing qualitative research

What is qualitative data? Various methods of collecting qualitative data: participant observation, interviewing, focus groups, life history and oral history, documents, diaries, photographs, films and videos, conversation, texts, and case studies (8 hrs)

Research Lab (7 Hrs)

Simulated techniques on different data collection methods
Skill training seminars

Different traditions of qualitative data analysis; thematic analysis, Narrative analysis, Discourse analysis, Content analysis (8 hrs)

Research Lab (7 Hrs)

Qualitative data analysis software NVivo
Reporting qualitative research data

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course provides an opportunity for students to practise counselling and communication skills (under supervision) required while working in health care settings with patients, family members and significant others. Based on communication models in psychology, this course is hands-on and experiential and used competence- mastery training model in a lab setting.

Information gathering and clinical reasoning

Rapport building

Case history taking with mental status examination

Psychodiagnostic formulation

Culturally and individually appropriate visuals (eye contact),  vocal qualities, verbal tracking skills, body language, open and closed-ended questions, client observation skills, Encouraging paraphrasing and summarizing, reflection of feeling

Confrontation

Focusing

Reflection of meaning

Interpretation/reframe

Influencing skills and strategies

Breaking bad news in healthcare settings

Conveying the diagnosis

Facilitating behavior change through motivation interviewing

Counseling and Communication Skills for Medical and Health Practitioners. (1998). Bayne, R., Nicolson, P., & Horton, I (Eds). United Kingdom, Wiley.

Ivey, A., Ivey, M., & Zalaquett, C (2009). Intentional Interviewing and counseling: Facilitating client development in a multicultural society. Cengage

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 40% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course is the second of two labs that facilitate the evolving research dissertation of the students. Following the research proposal presented in the second semester, students will undertake the data collection and analysis of the data in this semester. Through peer feedback and instructor support students will critically examine the issues of reliability and validity of their work and engage in learning tools of data analysis using SPSS and NVivo software.

This course will help the learner to:

• gain familiarity with different methods of data analysis
• understand the issues of reliability, validity and trustworthiness in data.
• gain familiarity with the presentation of qualitative and qualitative data in a scientific format

Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS 

 Qualitative Data Analysis using NVivo

 Reliability , Validity and Trustworthiness of data

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

This course will focus on the modern-day issues of stress and its implications for mental health. It will examine the multiple pathways through which stress can lead to poor health. Students will explore health issues from a psychoneuroimmunology perspective, integrating material from stress biology and psychology. It will also cover the relationship between stress and personality and its relation to health and illness by understanding the normal functioning of the body’s systems. This would also address the adaptive ways of coping with stress, and their relationships with health.

Definition of stress; Stress response: Fight and flight response, GAS, Primary and secondary appraisals; Types of stress and stressors; Stress in a changing world; Social stress in the 21st century: Indian scenario; Psychoneuroimmunology: The central nervous system - The vegetative level, The limbic level, The neocortical level; The autonomic nervous system - The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems; The endocrine system - The neuroendocrine pathways; The immune system - Immune system cells, Immune system messengers, Behavior-Immune interactions and health indicators.

Stress Prone and Stress resistant Personality types: Type A Behavior - Characteristics, Social influences; Codependent personality traits - The manifestation of codependent traits; Helpless-hopeless personality - Characteristics; Resiliency - Hardy Personality: Specific personality traits; Survivor Personality – Traits;  Sensation seekers - Characteristics; Self-esteem - The bottom-line defence: Characteristics.

Stress and depression: Biology of depression, Stress, Glucocorticoids and the onset of depression; Stress, learned helplessness and depression; Trauma and stressor-related disorders: Post-traumatic stress disorder and Acute stress disorder; Trauma and stressor-related disorders in children: Reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder

Cognitive restructuring: A thinking-process model, Steps to initiate cognitive restructuring; Behavior modification models: Assertiveness; Journal writing: Immediate and long-term effects, Tips to initiate journal writing; Humor therapy as a coping technique, Steps to initiate humour therapy; Creative Problem solving: Steps to initiate creative problem solving; Communication skills in the information age: Anger and fear influences with high tech communication, Incorporation of effective communication skills, conflict resolution and conflict management skills.

2.  Sapolsky, R. M. (2004). Why zebras don't get ulcers. Times Books

3.  Lovallo, W. R. (2016). Stress and Health: Biological and psychological interactions(3rd ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.

4.  Sadock, B. J., Kaplan, H. I., & Sadock, V. A. (2007). Kaplan & Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (10th ed.). Wolter Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course will focus on the conditions that facilitate humans to flourish. The concepts of satisfying, engaging, and meaningful living which eventually lead to subjective well-being will be discussed in this course. The student will be encouraged to reflect on these dimensions from their personal lives, identify their character strengths as well as will be trained in planning interventions for the well-being of their individual clients. They will be introduced to different concepts, models, and theories of positive psychology to achieve the dimensions of wellbeing

Understanding wellbeing in the evolutionary context of brain development, developmental origins of wellbeing, physically active lifestyles and wellbeing, and potential nutrition to promote physical and behavioural wellbeing.

Happiness: What is it and how is it measured?  Why is it important to study happiness? Narrow Vs Broad approaches to happiness. Shift from happiness to wellbeing, theories of happiness, wellbeing. Subjective wellbeing, measures of wellbeing, the hedonic and eudaimonic approaches to studying well-being. Experiencing positive emotions, Positive impact of negative emotions, Savouring and dampening strategies

Character strengths, Identifying strengths and virtues- Signature strengths and wellbeing. Strengths and state of flow, recognising your own flow, obstacles and emotions.  Strength research in positive psychology, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Intrapersonal and self-related influences to Wellbeing: Meaning and purpose in life, religion, spirituality and wellbeing.

Positive activity interventions to enhance well-being: strengths and flows, positive emotions and savoring, self-compassion and kindness, optimism, and positive relationships. PERMA model, mindfulness-based strength practice for enhancing wellbeing

Wellness interventions across the lifespan: Life skills for children, adult wellness, positive aging

Maddux, J.E. (2018). Subjective Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction. New York: Routldge.

Ivtzan, I. & Lomas, T.(Ed.) (2016) Mindfulness in Positive Psychology. New York: Routldge.

Carr, A. (2004). Positive Psychology. New York: Routldge.

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

This course introduces a diverse intervention approach to various lifestyle illnesses. This course is also designed to help the learner apply this understanding to the field of Health Psychology. This course has been conceptualized with an intention to orient students to the theoretical foundations, processes, skills, and techniques underlying different psychotherapeutic approaches for the treatment and care of persons with acute and chronic physical illness.

Theoretical formulation and case conceptualization using different theoretical approaches: Making and implementing a treatment plan for the identified psychosocial needs. Components and functions of a theoretical formulation and clinical case formulation, SOHP Model, Conceptualization using the 4P model, Ingram’s 30 core hypothesis,

psychodynamic and CBT formulation, a formulation in supportive psychotherapy.

Skills training lab:

Formulating/Conceptualizing using the above-mentioned approaches

Behavioural and cognitive therapies, Motivational Interviewing, Supportive Psychotherapy, Psychoeducation, Solution focused, gestalt and existential approaches.

Skills training lab:

Techniques based on behavioural principles: Permack principle, behaviour chart, token economy, behavioural contract, extinction, time out, response cost, overcorrection. Techniques based on cognitive principles: Self-talk, reframing, thought stopping, cognitive structuring, ABCDEF model and rational emotive imagery, journaling, systematic desensitization, Techniques based on SFBT: scaling, exceptions, problem-free talk, miracle question.

Working with groups: Therapeutic process, group dynamics, different types of groups, stages of groups

Skill training lab:

Recording group process, skills in working with different groups: patient groups, caregiver groups, children and adolescents, geriatric population

Yoga, Relaxation, Meditation, Spirituality based interventions

Skill training lab:

Standing postures, Pranayama, Visual guided imagery, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation training

2. CBT- https://safety4sea.com/cm-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-and-physical-wellness-is-there-a-link/

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

Women’s Health introduces graduate students to both theoretical and practical knowledge in the area, with a significant emphasis on biomedical, psychosocial, and contextual factors. This course, with two taught units, is designed to develop graduate students’ foundation, understanding, and skills regarding the delivery of quality care in women’s health.

Biomedical: lifespan overview of girls’, women’s, and older women’s health (adolescence to senescence); applied anatomy; drugs and drug therapy; common illnesses in women; female-specific cancers; long-term conditions (LTC); reproductive health; obstetrics/maternal-fetal medicine; assisted conception; communicable diseases; health and illness in women’s aging.

Psychosocial: psychiatric disorders and women’s health; alcohol & drug use; hormonal contraception and mood; trauma and violence; suicide; alcohol & drug use; systematic disabilities, subjective well-being; gender and sexuality; career; aging; woman & motherhood; complex maternal health states; family; life transitions; end of life issues; introduction to psychosocial interventions.

Context: theories of women’s health (illness constructs, social determinants of health, intersectionality & complexity theory, QOL); work-related health hazards; legal & policy issues; cultural & social norms; use of spiritual-religious, AYUSH, and biomedical health services; health-related behaviors and cognitions in women; health inequalities and agency.

Clinical assessments in women’s health; psychopharmacotherapy; therapeutic relationship; counselling and therapy-psychosocial interventions, introduction to complementary and alternative care; clinical and cultural aspects of OB/GYN practice (consultation-liaison mechanism, interprofessional practice); psychosocial interventions for women’s healthcare providers; interprofessional practice skills.

Worell, J. & Goodheart, C. D. (2006). Handbook of Girls’ and Women’s Psychological Health. Oxford University Press.

Burt, V. K. & Hendrik, V. C. (2005). Clinical Manual of Women’s Mental Health. American Psychiatric Publishing.

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

This course will equip the students with diverse psychological assessment modalities in the field of health and well-being.  Specifically, it will demonstrate the need to imagine health from inter and multidisciplinary perspectives so that the most effective assessments are carried out. This course bridges the gap between conceptual and empirical engagements with health and well-being by articulating both quantitative and qualitative assessments for both clients and the practitioner.

Course objectives:

To introduce quantitative and qualitative assessment modalities in health and well-being.

To critically situate the health psychologist in assessing general health and well-being conditions in liaison medical settings.

Y-BOCS, BDI, PANSS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.

CAGE Alcoholism  Screening Tool,  Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire for Nicotine Dependence, GHQ-General Health questionnaire, Suicide Screening Tool, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)

Impact of Events Scales (Horowitz, Wilner, & Alvarez, 1979), Perceived stress scales (Cohen et al., 1983), Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Regulations, WHO Quality of Life Scale, Kingston Caregiver Stress Scale (KCSS), NIMH Needs Questionnaire. 

Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment for Pain, Coping Strategies Questionnaire.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Projective tests: Sentence completion test, Thematic apperception test (Demo), Rorschach psycho diagnostic (Demo). NEO FFI

PGI memory scale, Bhatia’s battery of intelligence tests, WAIS-IV India, Attention (PEBL), Stroop test (PEBL), Corsi (PEBL)

Bellack, A. S., & Hersen, M. (1998). Comprehensive clinical psychology Vol. 8 (Health Psychology). Elsevier Science Limited.

Groth - Marnat, G. & Wright Jordan, A. ( 2016). Handbook of Psychological Assessment, 6th edition, Wiley, USA.

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)

Course description: The students will be at practicum sites 2 days a week. They will engage in providing counselling services which include, individual counselling, group counselling, psycho-education and other psychosocial interventions focusing on health and wellness. They demonstrate social sensitivity and leadership skills through community engagement programs. Two hours a week they will receive supervision at college in batches of 8-10 students. The students discuss cases seen at their practicum sites and elicit feedback from their peers and supervisors. 

Course objectives: This course will help the learner to gain familiarity with various counselling skills, including assessment, conceptualization and planning interventions. It will also provide students with an insight into transference and countertransference issues they may experience with their clients.

Case presentation and group supervision 

Borders, L D & Brown, L .L (2005) New Handbook for Counselling Supervision, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New Jersey

Jongsma Jr, A.E., Peterson,L. M.,Mc Innis, W.P., & Bruce, T.J. (2006). The adolescent psychotherapy treatment planner, 4th Ed, Hoboken, NJ. Wiley

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%

Continuous Internal Assessment

1) Pre-course self-assessment - 10 marks Write a two-page paper assessing yourself as a developing counsellor. The paper should include the following: (a) your strengths as a counsellor in training, (b) learning goals for the semester, (c) counter-transference issues requiring additional examination and work, and (d) theoretical orientation(s) to which you subscribe.

2) Mid Semester Viva - 20 marks

The viva is based on the student's work at their internship site and general counselling knowledge including theories and their application.

3) Group supervision presentation - 15 marks

4) Participation (inputs given to peers during supervision) -10 marks

5) Progress notes and Logs - 10 marks

6) Attendance- 5 marks

End Semester Examination:

ESE viva - 30 marks

The student must pass all the CIA components with an overall CIA mark of 38/70 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE) The passing grade for the ESE is 40% An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE) 

Course Description: Students shall complete an observership at an agency providing mental health services for a minimum of 30 days. 

Course Objectives: The course will give an opportunity to

• Observe clinical practice under the supervision of a mental health professional.
• Understand different facets of clinical practice 

Observing clinical practice, note taking, Reflection and analysis

Marks

Logbook – 10 marks 

Report – 40 marks

Students must obtain a minimum mark of 25/50 to pass the course.

The course is designed to help students develop basic literacy regarding social concepts and processes that influence health status and public health interventions. The course also hopes to help students develop insight into populations with whom they have worked in the past or will work in the future, and to develop one kind of effective writing tool (the narrative) for communicating about psychosocial issues in public health. These overall aims are approached through lectures, discussion, readings, workshopping, individual compositions, and group discussions of student writings. It provides a multidisciplinary grounding in public health theory and practice that draws on subject matter including biomedical, behavioural and social sciences, and the principles and methods of epidemiology and other research disciplines, thereby providing an integrated view of the discipline. In addition to exploring the origins and development of public health, the unit examines the measurement of population health, major public health challenges in developed and developing countries, and the diverse agents, host factors, social, economic, political and environmental conditions that influence the public's health

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Understanding the overall framework for the course is based on the biopsychosocial or ecologic perspective on health
• Familiarizing students with views on key concepts that form a basis for literacy in the social and behavioural aspects of public health: culture, race/ethnicity, gender, poverty disparities, factors related to behaviour change, community, organizational climate, and family.
• Familiarizing students with the concept of a narrative as a therapeutic, policy, and investigative tool.

Concept of public health and its evolution

Preventive medicine in the development of social medicine, community health, and community medicine.

Health: Changing concepts, Definition, Dimensions, Spectrum of Health, Determinants of Health, Indicators of health Health care system: Characteristics, Levels, Primary Health Care – Disease: Concept, Natural history of the disease (Epidemiological triad, Risk factors) - Concepts of control - Concepts of prevention: Modes of interventions, Levels of preventive health services (urban & rural) - Health Management

Water in relation to health & diseases - Air & health - Industrialization & health - Radiation & health (Source, Type, Unit etc.) - Hazardous wastes & health: Planning and management of safe disposal of solid waste, Planning and management of safe disposal of bio-medical waste - Noise & health - Nutrition & health: Nutritional problems, Nutritional factors in selected diseases, Nutritional assessment

Epidemiological approach 

Uses of Epidemiology - Infectious disease Epidemiology - Investigation of an epidemic of Leptospirosis, Malaria, and Dengue in Urban set Up & in post-disaster situations - Epidemiology of communicable diseases (COVID-19) - Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases

Patterns of healthcare delivery 

Three-tier health care delivery system: Primary health center, Subcentre, CHV - Planning cycle - Management methods & techniques (PERT, CPM) - Personnel, financial & material management - Principles of planning of health services at district/ PHC level - Activity planning for epidemics, floods refugees - Hospital Management

Existing policies and programs: SDGs, Mental health act, PWD Act, Community mental health programs - National Mental Health Program (NMHP), District Mental Health Program(DMHP), revised national tuberculosis control program, National Aids control program, Reproductive and child health programs, and National program for the healthcare of the elderly, National health mission, National Allied Health Professionals Act 2021.

Patterns of health care delivery - History of the development of health care delivery system in India - Three-tier health care delivery system: Primary health center, Subcentre, CHV - Planning cycle - Management methods & techniques (PERT, CPM) - Personnel, financial & material management - Principles of planning of health services at district/ PHC level - Activity planning for epidemics, floods refugees - Hospital Management.

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course (CIA+ESE)

This course provides an understanding of the importance of health management within an organization. The course also covers what well-being is and how this can add value to an organization through the creation of healthy workplace culture.

OBJECTIVES

• To understand the theoretical frameworks for workplace health and wellbeing programmes.
• To understand why it's important to manage fluctuations in people's health
• The public health, economic and legislative drivers.
• The leadership of workplace health and wellbeing programmes.
• The organizational factors and individual needs impact employee health and well-being.
• The role of Occupational Health services.
• Sickness absence management and fitness for work assessment.
• Stress management.
• Health and safety risk assessment and management.

What health management is and why it makes good business sense to manage occupational health and wellbeing in the workplace - The true cost and benefits of managing health: work-related ill health, non-work-related ill-health - Models of health at work: Occupational safety and health legal requirements - What health needs assessment is and how it can help determine the level and types of health needs to be considered - The five steps in a health needs assessment: data sources and confidentiality, legal requirements, business strategy, organisational health profile, health support - How the vision and direction of an organisation influence health and wellbeing in the workplace through: values and strategy, putting health on the agenda, a multi-disciplinary team approach.

The five health hazard categories: physical, ergonomic, psychosocial, chemical, and biological – Causes of health hazards in each category and their impact - Assessing the risk from health hazards: steps to health risk assessment, controlling health risks, health risks that need to be prioritised, pre-requisites for managing health hazards, health action plan - Ways to monitor health risks in a risk monitoring programme: health monitoring, workplace monitoring, health surveillance, regular reviews

Types of non-work-related physical and mental health conditions and how they impact fitness for work - Types of health assessment to recognised standards and good practice: pre-placement health assessment, routine health assessment for specific worker groups - Drugs and alcohol: having a policy in place, the components of a policy, how to manage results, supporting workers - Managing the fluctuation of people’s health status: effective ill-health and absence management, six elements in a return to work process, reasonable adjustments – Rehabilitation: The benefits of getting people back to work - Support services and case management

Wellbeing: what is meant by ‘wellbeing’?, wellbeing strategy, how a well-being programme can add value to an organisation, promoting and monitoring a well-being programme - Easy health choices workers can make and how those choices can lead to a healthy lifestyle - Promoting positive mental health: recognising when a worker may have issues, how to approach a worker to offer support, finding a way forward - Influences on overall wellbeing: the workplace culture, the attitudes and behaviours of business leaders

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%   

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 30 marks

CIA 2: 35 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks 

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both the CIAs with a minimum of 33/65 to be eligible to write the ESE.

End Semester Examination (ESE)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course (CIA+ ESE)

Course Description: This course aims at providing students with an opportunity to understand the philosophical and logical foundations of health and illness conceptualized by Asian healing methods in relation to Western medicine. The course provides students hands on experiences on Yoga and Meditation and an opportunity to understand the possibilities of integrating Asian Healing Practices with Western Medicine.

Course objectives: This course will help the learner

• To gain a familiarity with Asian Healing Practices.
• To understand philosophical and logical foundations of Asian Healing Practices
• To evaluate the best ways in which Asian Healing Practices has integrated with western medicine.
• To demonstrate the knowledge in any one Asian Healing Practices.

Science and scientific reasoning in healing; Origin and relevance of CAM; Concepts, Causes, Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment of Health & Illness in Ayurveda.

Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Reiki ; Acupuncture; Indigenous methods of healing – Shamanism, Religious based and Ritual art form based healing methods; Yoga and Meditation.

Philosophical foundations ;Problematizing the notion of mental illness ; various conceptions of mental illness; Anti-psychiatry movement

Philosophy for counseling and psychotherapy; Issues of integration; Implications to Health Psychology; Psychotherapy and medical treatment

2. Furnham, A. (2005). Complementary and alternative medicine: shopping for health in post-modern times. In P. White. (Ed.). Bio psychosocial medicine: an integrated approach to understanding illness. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

3. Howard, A. (2000). Philosophy for counseling and psychotherapy. Palgrave.

4. White, P. (Ed.). (2005). Bio psychosocial medicine: an integrated approach tounderstanding illness. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

5. Inglis, B. & West, R. (1983). The alternative health guide. London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd.

2. Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Health and healing in Yoga. (2009). Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

3. Sharma, R.K. & Dash, B.(2007). Caraka Samhita. Vol.II. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office.

4. Sharma, R.K. & Dash, B.(2007). Caraka Samhita. Vol.V.Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office.

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

This course has been conceptualized in order to offer the opportunity for interested students to specialize in counselling individuals with problems such as chronic pain, brain injury, dementia, epilepsy, cancer, and psychiatric disorders. It provides training in psychological assessment related to rehabilitation counselling. This course is designed to help the student to learn the relevant theory and basic skills important to the profession of rehabilitation counselling psychology.

Course objective /

• To provide the students with an opportunity to learn the concept of Psychosocial rehabilitation - skills training, case management, vocational training & family education
• To make the students understand different rehabilitation settings
• To educate the students on disability assessments and legislation related to mental health

History of rehabilitation; Principles of psychiatric Psychosocial Rehabilitation; Psychosocial aspects of disability; Case management and rehabilitation planning

Disability assessment; Various Skills training; Vocational evaluation and training; Job development and placement;Career counselling; community-based Rehabilitation services; Family education; Awareness programs; Technological adaptation

2.Kaplan, R.M. & Saccuzzo, D.P. (2007). Psychological Testing: Principles,Applications, and Issues.Australia: Thomson Wadsworth.

3.Cormier,S.&; Cormier,W.H. (1991) Interviewing Strategies For Helpers: Fundamental SkillsAnd Cognitive- Behavioural Interventions (Counseling Series). Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, the University of Michigan

4.Inglis, B. & West, R. (1983). The alternative health guide. London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd.

2. Liberman R.P., Editor, Psychiatric Rehabilitation of Chronic Mental Patients.Washington DC: Americal Psychiatric Press, 1988

3. Bellack S.A and Hersen M., Handbook of BT in the Psychiatric Setting,Plenum Press, New york, 1993

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

Course Description: This course aims at imparting knowledge on concepts of crisis and trauma. It will provide inputs on stages of crisis and trauma, and skills for dealing with crisis and trauma at personal,interpersonal and community levels. This course will also help the students gain knowledge on techniques relevant to crisis and trauma management and enable the students to understand the clinical outcome of crisis and trauma events so that they are able to plan out strategic interventions accordingly

Course Objectives:

• To provide the students an opportunity to learn the concept of Crisis and Trauma Counselling - skills training, case management and family education
• To educate the students on crisis and trauma assessments and legislations related to it

Crisis Phases - Models of Crisis and Assessment; Trauma Phases - models of trauma & Assessment – specific to oncology and health settings

Different models of interventions for the client who survived cancer or any other chronic illness. Issues and challenges in trauma management for the client who survived cancer or any other chronic illness

2. Dass-Brailsford, P. (2007). A Practical Approach to Trauma: Empowering Interventions. USA: Sage Publications.

3. Gilliland, Burl E. & James, Richard K. (1998). Crisis Intervention Strategies. Brooks/Cole Publishing Company: USA.

4. Bisson JI, Roberts N, Macho G. The Cardiff traumatic stress initiative: an evidence-based approach to early psychological intervention following traumatic

events. Psychiatric Bulletin. 2003;27:145–147.

5. Başoğlu M, Salcıoğlu E, Livanou M, et al. Single-session behavioural treatment ofearthquake-related posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomised controlled trial. J

Trauma Stress. 2005;18(1):1–11. 

6. Bryant RA. Early predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder. BiologicalPsychiatry. 2003;53:789–795.

2. Briere, J. (2012). Working with trauma: Mindfulness and compassion. In C. K. Germer & R. D. Siegel (Eds.), Wisdom and compassion in psychotherapy (pp. 265 279). NewYork, NY: Guilford.

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

This course is aimed to educate students in Palliative and end of life care. The theoretical understanding of palliative care and its models,  palliative care interventions, the changing palliative care needs across illness progression, the team involved in providing palliative care  will be elaborated in the course. The bereavement support, grief counselling and the ethical issues in palliative and end of life care, supportive interventions are well explained.

Course Objectives:

This course provides students with an understanding of:

• Conceptual clarity regarding palliative, end-of-life care and bereavement
• Critical decision-making and ethical dilemmas during palliative and end-of-life care
• The difference in palliative and end-of-life care for the aged, adults, and children.
• Grief and bereavement counselling 

What is Palliative care; Differences between Palliative care, end-of-life care and bereavement. The history of the development of palliative care in India and abroad.  The principles, values and models of palliative care: hospital-based, hospice and home-based care. The process of bereavement. The multidisciplinary team in Palliative care. 

Differences between palliative care across the lifespan and the challenges during each stage. Paediatric palliative care. Some of the conditions require palliative care across the lifespan. Community participation in palliative care. Ethical dilemmas and critical decision-making during palliative, and end-of-life care

Grief therapy and grief counselling: stages and models of grief, tasks of mourning; Supportive counselling/psychotherapy during bereavement phase. 

Coenen,  C.(2020). The Creative Toolkit for Working with Grief and Bereavement: A Practitioner's Guide with Activities and Worksheets.

MacLeod and Block (Ed) (2019) Textbook of Palliative Care, Springer

Ferrel and Paice (eds)(2019). Oxford Textbook of Palliative nursing (5th edn.) Oxford Press.

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

This course has been conceptualized in order to equip the students with the necessary skills of publishing their manuscript in an academic journal and presenting their research work at a conference. The process will be supervised by the respective research supervisors.

Course Objective: 

To help the learner gain familiarity with the process of publication

To help the learner gain exposure to seminars and conferences

• Identifying types of journals, preparing a manuscript according to author guidelines provided by the journal,
• Preparing a scientific poster, preparing a presentation for an academic conference

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 25 Marks

Attendance: 5 marks

All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA. The student must pass both CIAs to pass the course

Course Description: This is a block placement for short field training. Students are required to search for, examine and carve their niche in the field related to their chosen specialization. The basic purpose is to create awareness for the students so that the career progression of the students and the growth of the discipline can both be realized. 

Course Objectives The course is intended to help students gain exposure to a new population that they may work with integrating all they have learnt and apply it in practice to gain confidence in practising as a counselling psychologist

Students will engage in supervised practicum

Evaluation Pattern: Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) - 70%

End semester examination (ESE) - 30%

Total Marks- 100

End Semester Exam (ESE) - Comprehensive Counselling Viva based on 2 cases submitted and practicum (60 marks)

The passing grade for the ESE is 40%

Continuous Internal Assessment (140 marks) All CIAs are must pass assessments with a passing grade of 50%. If a student does not meet the passing grade for CIA, s/he will have to repeat the CIA again before moving to the next CIA.

An overall grade of 50% is required to pass the course. (CIA+ESE)