Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities: Duties of a mental health counselor include conducting mental health assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, leading individual or group therapy sessions, running preventative mental wellness classes or workshops and making treatment referrals.

Salary:$43,190

Education: In order to become a licensed mental health counselor in most states, a master degree is required. Schools offer masters degrees in counseling, psychology, and other related mental health fields.

Demand or Need for Profession: Active listening, social perceptiveness, critical thinker, service orientation, etc.

Reflection: This career doe interests me because it's about helping people with there mental health. also because I'm the type of person who loves to help people out when you need advice. Plus it's a good job and you get paid well.

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