Mental Health Counselors
Also called:
Therapist, Counselor, Correctional Counselor, Mental Health Therapist
What they do:
Counsel with emphasis on prevention. Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health. May help individuals deal with issues associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; and aging.
On the job, you would:
- Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
- Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
- Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
Math and Science
- psychology
- sociology and anthropology
Health
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- looking for ways to help people
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Social Orientation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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You might use software like this on the job:
Internet browser software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Netscape Navigator
Spreadsheet software
Medical software
- Client information database systems
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
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master's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$40,080
per year, on average
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