How do they match: Mental Health Counselors

  • Case Manager
  • Family Services Coordinator
  • Mental Health Case Manager

  • Counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention. May help individuals deal with a broad range of mental health issues, such as those associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; or aging.

  • Plan or conduct programs to prevent substance abuse or improve community health or counseling services.
  • Plan, organize, or lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation, or social activities for clients.
  • Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
  • Collaborate with mental health professionals and other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
  • Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
  • Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
  • Learn about new developments in counseling by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
  • Supervise other counselors, social service staff, assistants, or graduate students.

  • Plan programs to address community health issues.
  • Plan programs to address community mental wellness needs.
  • Collaborate with other professionals to assess client needs or plan treatments.
  • Confer with family members to discuss client treatment plans or progress.
  • Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.
  • Maintain professional social services knowledge.
  • Modify treatment plans to accommodate client needs.
  • Provide basic health care services.
  • Refer clients to community or social service programs.
  • Supervise workers providing client or patient services.
  • Train staff members in social services skills.