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CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR
COUNSELOR
Educational and school counselors
They offer personal, Educational, social, and
academic counseling services. The
professionals often work in elementary
school, high school, or university settings to
help students assess their abilities and
resolve personal or social problems, and do
so in tandem with teachers and school
administrators.
Vocational or career counselors
These professionals facilitate career decision-
making. They aid individuals or groups in
determining jobs that are best suited to their
needs, skills, and interests. This can also stretch
to providing support to individuals who have lost
their jobs.
Marriage and family counselors
These professionals offer a wide range of
services for couples and families. They help
couples and families deal with social issues,
emotional problems, and in some cases, mental
health treatment. They do conduct counseling
sessions with couples or the entire family unit.
Addictions and behavioral counselors
These professionals work with people suffering
from addictions. These may range from drugs,
alcohol, sex, eating disorder, to gambling. They
help family members who have been affected by
the addicts’ actions to deal well with the situation
and as much as possible survive the wounds.
Mental health counselors
These professionals work with people suffering
from mental or psychological distress such as
anxiety, phobias, depression, grief, esteem
issues, trauma, substance abuse, and related
issues. Their clients can be individuals
undergoing treatment; that is why mental health
counselor often work as part of a treatment
team.
Rehabilitation counselors
These professionals are engaged w/ individuals
suffering from physical or emotional disabilities.
In many cases, such disabilities may even affect
their family, social, school, or work life.
Rehabilitation counselors provide services such
as evaluation of the strengths and limitations of
clients.
Genetic counselors
These professionals operate in a very specialized
context of dealing with genetic information for
individuals and the decisions that come with it.
They help individuals and families to make
informed decisions about their health and to assist
them in finding the services that best meet their
needs.
QUIZ NO. 3
1.This career opportunity can also stretch to providing
support to individuals who have lost their job.
2.These professionals operate in a very specialized
context of dealing with genetic information for
individuals and the decisions that come with it.
3.They offer personal, educational, social, and academic
counseling services.
4.These professionals provide services such as
evaluation of the strengths and limitation of clients.
5.They aid individuals or groups in determining jobs
that are best suited to their needs, skills and interest.
6.The professionals are often work in elementary
school, high school, or university.
7.These professional offer a wide range of services
for couples and families.
8.These professionals work with people suffering
from mental or psychological distress.
9.These professionals work with people suffering
from addictions.
10.They help family members who have been affected
by the addict actions to deal well with the situation
and as much as possible survive the wounds.