How do they match: Mental Health Counselors

  • Child Care Counselor
  • Direct Care Counselor
  • Residential Child Care Counselor

  • Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
  • Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
  • Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
  • Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
  • Perform crisis interventions to help ensure the safety of the patients and others.
  • Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.

  • Counsel clients or patients regarding personal issues.
  • Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
  • Counsel family members of clients or patients.
  • Develop treatment plans for patients or clients.
  • Provide basic health care services.
  • Supervise workers providing client or patient services.