Community & Social Services
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Types of occupations for this career path:
Child, Family, and School Social Workers: Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist single parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers on how to deal with problem children.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; oral expression; oral comprehension; reading comprehension; critical thinking; active listening; speaking; complex problem solving; service orientation; therapy and counseling; psychology; English language
Training Programs: Juvenile corrections; social work; youth services
Clergy: Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; speech clarity; speech recognition; active listening; speaking; reading comprehension; service orientation; social perceptiveness; instructing; English language; administration and management; philosophy and theology
Training Programs: Theology/theological studies; divinity/ministry; pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies; rabbinical studies; theological and ministerial studies; pastoral studies/counseling; youth ministry; pastoral counseling and specialized ministries; theology and religious vocations; clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling
Community and Social Service Specialists: All community and social service specialists not listed separately.
Training Programs: Behavioral sciences; mental and social health services and allied professions
Directors, Religious Activities and Education: Direct and coordinate activities of a denominational group to meet religious needs of students. Plan, direct, or coordinate church school programs designed to promote religious education among church membership. May provide counseling and guidance relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; speech clarity; speaking; active listening; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; coordination; time management; administration and management; English language; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Bible/biblical studies; missions/missionary studies and missiology; religious education; youth ministry
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors: Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; oral expression; oral comprehension; reading comprehension; speaking; active listening; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; service orientation; therapy and counseling; psychology; English language
Training Programs: Counselor education/school counseling and guidance services; college student counseling and personnel services
Health Educators: Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments. May also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; written expression; speaking; active listening; writing; social perceptiveness; time management; instructing; customer and personal service; psychology; English language
Training Programs: Health communication; community health services/liaison/counseling; public health education and promotion; maternal and child health; international public health
Marriage and Family Therapists: Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psycho-therapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of professional services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
Important Abilities & Skills: Inductive reasoning; oral expression; oral comprehension; monitoring; speaking; active listening; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; service orientation; therapy and counseling; psychology; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Marriage and family therapy/counseling; clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling; social work
Medical and Public Health Social Workers: Provide persons, families, or vulnerable populations with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s, cancer, or AIDS. Services include advising family care givers, providing patient education and counseling, and making necessary referrals for other social services.
Important Abilities & Skills: Deductive reasoning; oral expression; oral comprehension; reading comprehension; social perceptiveness; service orientation; judgment and decision making; therapy and counseling; psychology; sociology and anthropology
Training Programs: Clinical/medical social work
Mental Health Counselors: Counsel with emphasis on prevention. Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. May help individuals deal with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; monitoring; social perceptiveness; service orientation; persuasion; psychology; therapy and counseling; sociology and anthropology
Training Programs: Substance abuse/addiction counseling; clinical/medical social work; mental health counseling; mental and social health services and allied professions
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers: Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; reading comprehension; social perceptiveness; service orientation; coordination; psychology; therapy and counseling; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Clinical/medical social work
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; coordination; negotiation; psychology; law and government; public safety and security
Training Programs: Social work
Rehabilitation Counselors: Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employ-ability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.
Important Abilities & Skills: Speech recognition; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; monitoring; social perceptiveness; coordination; systems analysis; psychology; therapy and counseling; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Vocational rehabilitation counseling; assistive/augmentative technology and rehabilitation engineering
Religious Workers: All religious workers not listed separately.
Training Programs: Theological and ministerial studies; pastoral studies/counseling
Social and Human Service Assistants: Assist professionals from a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, to provide client services, as well as support for families. May assist clients in identifying available benefits and social and community services and help clients obtain them. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or adult daycare.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; speech recognition; speech clarity; active listening; speaking; writing; social perceptiveness; social orientation; coordination; psychology; therapy and counseling; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Mental and social health services and allied professions
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors: Counsel and advise individuals with alcohol, tobacco, drug, or other problems, such as gambling and eating disorders. May counsel individuals, families, or groups or engage in prevention programs.
Important Abilities & Skills: Problem sensitivity; oral expression; oral comprehension; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; service orientation; persuasion; psychology; therapy and counseling; english language
Training Programs: Substance abuse/addiction counseling; clinical/medical social work; mental and social health services and allied professions
Education and training for this career path:
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