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Career Guidance Skills assisting and caring S3.4 - providing information and support to the public and clients S3.4.1 - providing information to the public and clients Make legislation transparent for users of social services
Description
Inform and explain the legislation for users of social services, in order to help them understand the implications it has on them and how to use it for their interest.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 27 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 28 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…
- Social work researcherSocial work researchers manage research projects aiming to investigate and provide reports on social issues. They first perform research by gathering information through interviews…
- 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…
- 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 service consultantSocial service consultants aid in the development of policy and procedure for social service programs. They research social service programs and identify areas for improvement, as …
Related skills
- Legal requirements in the social sector
- Promote inclusion
- Promote social change
- Communicate with social service users
- Social justice
- Assess social service users’ situation
- Apply problem solving in social service
- Relate empathetically
- Follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- Refer social service users
- Plan social service process
- Organise social work packages
Last updated on February 18, 2026
