Rehabilitation or
Mental Health Counselors
Duties and
Responsibility:
Rehabilitation or mental health
counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is
their job to help patients develop more faith in themselves. They work with
patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often
work closely with their patients’ doctors and family. Counselors may work in
private practice, for schools, industry or in hospital or residential health
care settings, Counselors often:
- · Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicted to drugs.
- · Interview and observe patients to determine problem areas.
- · Conduct personality, aptitude, achievement, and psychological tests.
- · Help patients find and keep jobs
Average
Salary: $25,000 - $45,000
Educational
Requirements:
Students interested in becoming
counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum
A bachelor’s degree in education,
psychology, or sociology is the minimum requirement for low level counseling
jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a
state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about
two years in a supervised clinical setting.
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