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O*NET detailed work activityCounsel clients on mental health or personal achievement
Stays humanBe there for people
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This depends on human connection: empathy, trust, being physically present and responding to someone in real time. People can tell the difference.
Part of Counsel others about personal matters, under the O*NET work activity group Providing Consultation and Advice to Others. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
- Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, hypnosis, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, psychodrama, or play therapy.
- Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment.
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
- Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients' interests, abilities, or needs.
- Advise clients on how they could be helped by counseling.
- Counsel children and families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment.
- Coach senior executives and managers on leadership and performance.
- Serve as a resource to help families and schools deal with crises, such as separation and loss.
- Provide occupational, educational, or other information to individuals so that they can make educational or vocational plans.
- Counsel workers about job and career-related issues.
- Provide psychotherapy, behavior therapy, or other counseling interventions to patients with neurological disorders.