2635-Social Work and Counselling Professionals

Job Title: 

Social Work and Counselling Professionals

Job Description: 

Social work and counselling professionals provide advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations in response to social and personal difficulties. They assist clients to develop skills and access resources and support services needed to respond to issues arising from unemployment, poverty, disability, addiction, criminal and delinquent behaviour, marital and other problems.

Tasks: 

Acting as advocates for client groups in the community and lobbying for solutions to problems affecting them

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

2008 - Social Work
1806 - Counselling Psychology
1814 - Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Specific Occupations: 

263501 - Social Counselling Worker
Description : Provides socially related counselling services of a specific nature. May work in a call centre.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Bereavement Counsellor, Genetic Counsellor, HIV / Aids Counsellor, Trauma Counsellor, Women's Welfare Organizer

263502 - Addictions Counsellor
Description : Provides support and treatment for people with drug and alcohol dependency problems, develops strategies which assist them to set goals and affect and maintain change, and provides community education.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Drug and Alcohol Counsellor, Gambling Counsellor, Social Detoxification Worker

263503 - Marriage and Family Counsellor
Description : Assists individuals, couples and families with marriage and relationship difficulties.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Family Court Counsellor, Family Mediator, Family Therapist

263504 - Rehabilitation Counsellor
Description : Assists physically, mentally and socially disadvantaged people to re-integrate into work and the community.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Life Coach

263505 - Student Counsellor
Description : Provides information and assistance to students, parents and teachers about a wide range of matters such as students' personal problems, learning difficulties and special requirements.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : School Counsellor

263506 - Parole or Probation Officer
Description : Supervises parolees who have been placed on probation by court order or released conditionally from corrective service institutions.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Community Corrections Officer, Probation Worker

263507 - Social Worker
Description : Assesses the social needs of individuals, families and groups, assists and empowers people to develop and use the skills and resources needed to resolve social and other problems, and furthers human well-being and human rights, social justice and social development.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Adoptions Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Forensic Social Worker, Health Care Social Worker, Occupational Social Worker, Reintegration Worker, School Social Worker

263508 - Child and Youth Care Worker
Description : Assesses protective, developmental and therapeutic needs of a young person, providing information and acting as a mediator.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Child and Youth Counsellor

263509 - Parole Board Member
Description : Evaluates behaviour and formulates an opinion on whether an offender should be released from prison on parole after serving at least a minimum portion of their sentence as prescribed by the sentencing judge.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No

263510 - Employee Wellness Practitioner
Description : Assesses physical and/or mental health and well-being of employees e.g. Employee fitness programs, smoking cessation, nutrition and weight loss counselling, alcohol and drug dependency counselling.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Employee Assistance Practitioner

International Careers(ISCO): 
Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa