Mental Health Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities:

                The duties of a mental health counselor include helping people come with difficult life events, managing a person’s serious mental illness, and referring to other resources when working with particular clients. Counselor’s may be subjected to only one type of population, they may work in teams, and may work in a variety of agencies.

Salary:$43,190                                                        

Education:

                To prepare for this career you at least need a master’s degree in a related field of study. Certification may not be required because it depends on state guidelines.

Demand or Need for this Profession:

                For this profession you must have communication skills, acceptance, empathy, problem solving skills, flexibility, self-awareness, and a multicultural competency. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job of mental health counselors will grow 36% through 2020.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

                I think I would like to be one because I would love to work with patients of different backgrounds that have had their own histories. I would as well enjoy learning more about a person’s feelings and how their brain works.