How do they match: Marriage and Family Therapists

  • Child and Family Counselor
  • Child and Family Therapist
  • Behavior Specialist
  • Behavior Intervention Specialist
  • Behavior Support Specialist
  • Behavioral Specialist
  • Clinical Specialist

  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.
  • Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities.
  • Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties.
  • Determine whether clients should be counseled or referred to other specialists in such fields as medicine, psychiatry, or legal aid.
  • Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
  • Gather information from doctors, schools, social workers, juvenile counselors, law enforcement personnel, and others to make recommendations to courts for resolution of child custody or visitation disputes.
  • Write evaluations of parents and children for use by courts deciding divorce and custody cases, testifying in court if necessary.

  • Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.