Lecture delivered on "Career Guidance"

A lecture delivered on "Career Guidance" at Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh organised by the Regional Employment Exchange Office, Chandigarh held on 18th September, 2023.

Future of Philosophical Counseling in India: An Overview

Abstract

Philosophical Counselling or Philosophical Practice is a contemporary movement in practical philosophy. Philosophical counselors support people who are distressed or confused by assessing their worldviews and helping them to refocus their emotions without using diagnostic labels or imposing clinical treatment plans. Philosophical counselling is an approach that aims to assist people to deal with life events in an effective manner. The approach utilizes both ancient and contemporary philosophical promises and theories. On the promise side, it offers the belief that philosophy can be concerned with providing answers to the question of how people ought to live a good or healthy life. On the theory side, it offers the belief that philosophical inquiry and theory can help people towards such answers. Thus the theory and practice of philosophical counselling is relevant to nurses whose practice aims to promote in their clients a good or healthy lifestyle.  In India also, several philosophy organization and educational institute started their courses in philosophical counseling. In this paper, we will see the future perspectives of  philosophical couselling in India and see how wide content these courses cover.

Note: 

To be presented at Two-Day National Seminar on ‘Philosophical Counselling in the Context of Indian Society’ in collaboration with ICSSR NWR Centre on 19th and 20th September, 2023 at Department of Philosophy, KUK.