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Also called:
Clinician,
Counselor,
Mental Health Specialist
Career Cluster:Human Services
What they do: Counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention. May help individuals deal with a broad range of mental health issues, such as those associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; or aging.
On the job, you would:
Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
KNOWLEDGE
Health
therapy and counseling
Math and Science
psychology
sociology and anthropology
Arts and Humanities
English language
Business
customer service
management
SKILLS
Social
understanding people's reactions
looking for ways to help people
Basic Skills
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
talking to others
Problem Solving
noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES
Attention
pay attention to something without being distracted
Ideas and Logic
notice when problems happen
make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Verbal
listen and understand what people say
communicate by speaking
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
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