Mental Health Social Worker
- Help individuals overcome challenges and improve their mental well-being.
- Make a positive impact by supporting clients through therapy and crisis intervention.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to tailor effective treatment plans.
💰 Earn $51K-$107K
📚 Master Degree
Overview
Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental or physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse.
- Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs.
- Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals.
- Interview clients, review records, conduct assessments, or confer with other professionals to evaluate the mental or physical condition of clients or patients.
- Supervise or direct other workers who provide services to clients or patients.
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YOU Like 💕
- Being creative or artistic
- Relating with or serving others
- Thinking and problem solving
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- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
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- Accomplishing things
- Having freedom
- Personal relationships
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Mental Health Social Worker
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