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Career Guidance Skills assisting and caring S3.1 - counselling S3.1.1 - counselling on personal, family or social issues Work on the effects of abuse
Description
Work with individuals on the effects of abuse and trauma; such as sexual, physical, psychological, cultural and neglect.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 7 occupations
- Total: 9 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- 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…
- Sexual violence counsellorSexual violence counsellors provide support services, crisis care services and counselling to women and adolescents who have been directly or indirectly exposed to sexual assault a…
Optional for
- 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…
- PsychologistPsychologists study the behaviour and mental processes in humans. They provide services to clients who deal with mental health issues and life issues such as bereavement, relations…
- Social counsellorSocial 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…
- 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…
- Health psychologistHealth psychologists deal with the various aspects of health related behaviour of individuals and groups, by helping individuals or groups prevent illness and promote healthy behav…
- PsychotherapistPsychotherapists assist and treat healthcare users with varying degrees of psychological, psychosocial, or psychosomatic behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions by means of…
- Clinical psychologistClinical psychologists diagnose, rehabilitate, and support individuals affected by mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders and problems as well as mental changes and pathogeni…
Related skills
- Strategies for handling cases of elder abuse
- Accept own accountability
- Promote inclusion
- Listen actively
- Identify mental health issues
- Work in a multicultural environment in health care
- Psychology
- Counselling methods
- Sexual disorders
- Crisis intervention
- Follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- Cooperate at inter-professional level
- Promote mental health
Last updated on February 18, 2026
