Rehabilitation or Mental Health Counselors

Duties and Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or mental health counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is their job to help patients develop more faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patients’ doctors and family. Counselors may work in private practice, for schools, industry, or in hospital or residential health care settings. Counselors often:

· Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicted to drugs.

· Interview and observe patients to determine problem areas.

· Conduct personality, aptitude, achievement, and psychological tests.

· Help patients find and keep jobs

Average salary: $25,000 - $45,000

Educational requirements:

Students interested in becoming counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum.

A bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or sociology is the minimum requirement for low level counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised clinical setting.

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Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialist

Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist

Duties and responsibilities:

Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are advanced practice registered nurses who have received special courses and training. They usually work closely with doctors and can perform many high level primary care tasks. They often specialize in specific types of practice such as pediatrics, psychiatry, or obstetrics. Some establish private practices; however, most work in doctors’ offices, hospitals, or neighborhood health centers. Duties often include:

· Tasking detailed medical histories and performing complete physical exams.

· Providing diagnoses and recommending treatment plans.

· Treating common medical conditions, illnesses, and injuries.

· Prescribing limited medications.

· Counseling patients and families.

Average salary: $39,000 - $70,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take challenging high school courses in science, math, and English.

Students must complete all the education requirements to become a baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. They must then complete additional master’s level training and pass a certification examination.

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