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 hospitals
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 test.
· 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 levels 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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