A Counselor, or Mental Health Counselor, works with patients to help them overcome and manage different mental and emotional challenges. Their duties include meeting with patients to listen to their problems, diagnosing their mental or emotional disorder and building treatment plans and coping strategies for the patient to follow.
Ett -NAMN- bör kunna uppfylla olika plikter och ansvarsområden. Följande är några uppgifter och ansvarsområden som en Counselor bör kunna utföra:
- Perform initial evaluations of client needs and develop customized treatment plans.
- Educate staff and clients on stress and trauma coping mechanisms.
- Provide individuals with the resources they need to reach personal goals.
- Monitor client progress and modify their treatment plans as needed.
- Coordinate with social and medical agencies, healthcare providers and community outreach programs to provide clients with needed services.
- Complete continuing education courses to maintain National Certified Counselor certification and stay up-to-date on the latest practices.
En konkurrenskraftig Counselor kommer att ha vissa färdigheter och kvalifikationer, inklusive:
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to empathize with clients
- Ability to consider internal and external resources to develop a client treatment plan
- Willingness to work on-call or at a sudden notice
- Organizational skills
