Rehabilitation or mental Health Counselors

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation  or mental health counselors work  with the mentally, emotional, and physically disabled. It is their job to help patients develop more faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patient’s doctors and family. Counselors may work in private practice, for schools, industry, or hospitals or resident 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, attitude, achievement, and psychological tests

·         Help 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 requirements for low level counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is  required for the most. To become licensed by a state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised clinical setting.