Rehabilitation or Mental Health Counselors
Duties and
Responsibilities:
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 state, counselors must pass
written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised
clinical setting.
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