social counsellor

Description

Social counsellors provide support and guidance to individuals in the social work area, to help them solve specific problems in their personal life. It involves addressing personal and relationship issues, dealing with inner conflicts, crisis moments such as depression and addiction, in an attempt to empower individuals to achieve change and improve their life quality.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

clinical social work social sciences counselling methods social justice reflexion human psychological development client-centred counselling legal requirements in the social sector behavioural therapy supervision of persons sexual disorders cognitive behavioural therapy

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

pharmacology adolescent psychological development psychological counselling methods movement techniques sophrology dependency on drugs psychology types of psychotherapy sessions accounting techniques stages of bereavement family therapy peer group methods reproductive health sex education psychological theories social development strategies for handling cases of sexual assault anger management relaxation techniques

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

have emotional intelligence relate empathetically build helping relationship with social service users maintain the trust of service users promote human rights communicate with social service users apply socially just working principles promote social change demonstrate leadership in social service cases promote inclusion maintain records of work with service users undertake continuous professional development in social work perform therapy sessions provide social counselling refer social service users follow health and safety precautions in social care practices respond to individuals' extreme emotions communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields manage stress in the work place report on social development encourage counselled clients to examine themselves maintain a non-emotional involvement cooperate at inter-professional level deliver social services in diverse cultural communities use psychoeducation apply quality standards in social services organise relapse prevention accept own accountability manage social crisis listen actively assess social service users' situation determine child welfare help clients make decisions during counselling sessions

OPTIONALOptional competences

empower individuals, families and groups cooperate with professionals advise on pregnancy practice gestalt therapy work on the effects of abuse advise on mental health use motivational incentives in addiction counselling promote the safeguarding of young people assess the development of youth provide anger management counselling communicate with youth advise on family planning support the positiveness of youths facilitate the healing process related to sexual assault help clients cope with grief address gender-related issues in family planning counselling plan youth activities communicate by use of interpretation services identify mental health issues develop patient treatment strategies prepare youths for adulthood provide education on family life apply foreign languages in social services support young victims of sexual assault carry out psychiatric assessment of child inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse provide counselling on abortion administer appointments assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions counsel patient on family concerns support traumatised children