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| CAREER CLUSTER BRIEF |
COUNSELING AND SOCIAL WORK | |
CAREER AREA - SOCIAL SCIENCES |
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| Work activities in this group primarily involve guiding and/or counseling individuals or groups in the solution of personal, social, vocational, physical, educational, or spiritual problems. Typical situations include counseling persons about educational and vocational plans; helping individuals or families cope with crises that threaten to disrupt their lives; assisting prison parolees in finding jobs and adjusting to society; and providing spiritual leadership. |
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| Sympathetic attitude toward the welfare of others; capacity to absorb training and apply knowledge to the solution of diverse problems; verbal facility to relate to people at all levels; ability to keep records and write investigative reports; tact, poise, and general demeanor that tend to inspire confidence and trust. |
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| Counselor (School and College, Rehabilitation, Employment, Mental Health, Marriage and Family) |
| Psychologist (Clinical, Counseling, Industrial-Organizational, School) |
| Protestant Minister |
| Rabbi |
| Roman Catholic priest |
| Social Worker (Child Welfare or Family Services, Child and Adult Protective Services, Health Care Social Workers, Criminal Justice Social Workers) |
| Social and Human Services Assistants |
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| High School, College, and University Teaching |
| Social Research |
| Administration |
| Interviewing and Informing |
Related MPC Departments |
| Psychology |
| Sociology |
| Human Services |
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