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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.2 - liaising and networking S1.2.4 - advocating for individual or community needs Empower social service users
Description
Enable individuals, families, groups and communities to gain more control over their lives and environment, either by themselves or with the help of others.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 27 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 29 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Child care social workerChild care social workers provide social services to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximize family's well-…
- Consultant social workerConsultant social workers deliver high quality social work services by contributing to the development and improvement of social work and social care practice. They contribute to p…
- Education welfare officerEducation welfare officers address the social and psychological well-being of students. They counsel students concerning their personal issues that affect their school behaviour, p…
- Social work practice educatorSocial work practice educators teach, supervise and assess social work students prior, during and after they have obtained their degree. They contribute to their placement and have…
- Gerontology social workerGerontology social workers provide assistance to elderly individuals and their families helping them to cope with their biopsychosocial needs. They help connecting the elderly with…
- Social workerSocial workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individ…
- Youth offending team workerYouth offending team workers support young offenders by preventing them from reoffending, counselling them for behavioural changes, referring them to agencies that provide housing,…
- Clinical social workerClinical social workers provide therapy, counselling, and intervention services to clients. They treat clients with personal struggles, namely mental illness, addiction, and abuse,…
- Homelessness workerHomelessness workers provide on-the-spot assistance, counselling and advice to people who have housing problems or live on the streets. They present them with services available to…
- Hospital social workerHospital social workers provide counselling to patients and their families helping them to better cope with the illness, the emotions surrounding diagnosis, and with social and fin…
- Crisis situation social workerCrisis situation social workers provide emergency support and assistance to persons with physical or mental disorders by addressing their distress, impairment, and instability. The…
- Community care case workerCommunity care case workers perform assessment and care management. They organise domiciliary services to support vulnerable adults who are living with physical impairment or conva…
- Victim support officerVictim support officers provide assistance and counselling to people who were victim of or have witnessed crimes such as sexual assault, domestic abuse or anti-social behaviour. Th…
- Social work lecturerSocial work lecturers are professionals who exercise dual roles, on one hand they practice the academic discipline that provides social services, such as counselling, therapy or ad…
- Family social workerFamily social workers provide emotional and practical help and advice to families that go through difficulties such as addictions, disabilities, sickness, imprisoned parents, marit…
- Military welfare workerMilitary welfare workers assist families in coping with the deployment in the military of a family member by supporting them through the adjustment process of leaving and returning…
- Criminal justice social workerCriminal justice social workers tackle criminal behaviour and reduce risk of reoffending by promoting and establishing programs to prevent crime within communities. They assist in …
- Mental health social workerMental health social workers assist and provide counselling to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on providing personalised support to cases and…
- Migrant social workerMigrant social workers provide advice to migrants in order to guide them through the necessary steps of integration, namely living and working in a foreign country. They explain el…
- Social work supervisorSocial work supervisors manage social work cases by investigating alleged neglect or abuse cases. They make family dynamics assessment and provide assistance to sick people or with…
- Youth workerYouth workers assist and counsel young people helping them to reach their full potential by facilitating their personal, social and educational growth. They are also involved in ma…
- Palliative care social workerPalliative care social workers provide assistance and counselling to patients with a chronic or a terminal disease and their families with the practical arrangements. They arrange …
- Employment support workerEmployment support workers provide assistance to people with difficulties to find a job and long-term unemployed people. They provide guidance in the creation CVs, searching for jo…
- Community social workerCommunity social workers help people in disadvantage or excluded from society to change their situation and handle their integration problems. They work with communities focusing o…
- Substance misuse workerSubstance misuse workers provide assistance and counselling to people with substance abuse problems. They monitor their progress, advocate for them, and performe crisis interventio…
- Rehabilitation support workerRehabilitation support workers provide counselling to individuals dealing with birth defects or with major consequences caused by diseases, accidents, and burnouts. They help them …
- Community development social workerCommunity development social workers support individuals, families, and groups in socially or financially deprived areas. They provide leadership and bring local people together to…
Optional for
- Social work assistantSocial work assistants are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with…
- Community health workerCommunity health workers provide advice and information about various health subjects to the community. They can assist with pre-and post-natal care, give nutritional advice and he…
Related skills
- Deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
- Review social service plan
- Apply quality standards in social services
- Assess social service users’ situation
- Build helping relationship with social service users
- Legal requirements in the social sector
- Provide social counselling
- Communicate with social service users
- Manage social crisis
- Maintain records of work with service users
- Prevent social problems
- Manage ethical issues within social services
Last updated on February 18, 2026
