marriage counsellor

Marriage counsellors support and guide couples and families that are going through crises such as depression, substance abuse and relationship problems. They help improving their communication by providing group or individual therapy.

Scope note

Excludes family social workers.

Alternative Labels

couples counsellor

family counsellor

family therapist

marital crisis counsellor

marriage and family counsellor

marriage and family therapist

marriage counselling team leader

marriage counselling team member

marriage counselor

marriage crisis counsellor

marriage guidance advisor

marriage guidance and advice counsellor

marriage guidance and relationship counsellor

marriage guidance counsellor

marriage guidance worker

relationship coach

relationship counsellor

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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

Essential Knowledge

behavioural therapy client-centred counselling cognitive behavioural therapy counselling methods family therapy human psychological development legal requirements in the social sector psychological theories psychology reflexion social justice social sciences supervision of persons types of psychotherapy sessions

Optional Skills and Competences

advise on mental health assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions develop patient treatment strategies help clients cope with grief identify mental health issues provide education on family life support the positiveness of youths

Optional Knowledge

adolescent psychological development dependency on drugs stages of bereavement

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9cda1c7c-ba07-4381-b831-1bb346ff865f

Status

released

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