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

relationship coach

family counsellor

marriage guidance worker

marriage and family counsellor

marital crisis counsellor

couples counsellor

marriage counselor

marriage guidance counsellor

marriage crisis counsellor

marriage guidance advisor

family therapist

marriage counselling team leader

marriage guidance and advice counsellor

relationship counsellor

marriage guidance and relationship counsellor

marriage and family therapist

marriage counselling team member

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

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

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

dependency on drugs adolescent psychological development stages of bereavement

Concept URI

Concept Uri

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

Status

released

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