Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Counselor

Duties:

• Help people who have normal cognitive processes cope with difficult life events
• Evaluating and treating mental and behavioral disorders
• Assessment and diagnosis
• Psychotherapy
• Treatment planning and utilization review
• Brief and solution-focused therapy
• Alcoholism and substance abuse treatment
• Psychoeducational and prevention programs
• Crisis Management
• Group counseling
• Research and program evaluation

Salary:41,500 USD

Education:

• Earned a master's degree in counseling or a closely related mental health discipline;

• Completed a minimum of two years post-master's clinical work under the supervision of a licensed or certified mental health professional; and
• Passed a state-developed or national licensure or certification examination.

Demand:166,300 (2012)

I think I sort of would have an interest in becoming a mental health counselor. I would like to help people who are going through bad things in life.