Rehabilitation or Mental Health Counselors

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or Mental Health Counselors  work with the mentally, emotionally , and physically disabled. It is their job to help develop more faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self- sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patients doctors and family. Counselors may work in private practice for schools, industry, or in hospital or residential health care settings , counselors often:

·         Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicted to drugs

·         Interview and observe patients to determine problem areas

·         Conduct personality, aptitude, achievement and psychologicaltests

·         Helps patients find and keep jobs

Average Salary: $25,000 -$45,000

Educational Requirements:

Students interested in becoming counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum.

A bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or sociology is the minimum requirement for low levels counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work about two years in a supervise clinical setting