Child Care Counsellor

Child care counsellors provide therapeutic care to a group of adolescents or children with physical, behavioural and personality problems in a residential, day care or other setting. This may include

• Counselling groups and individuals with physical, behavioural and personality problems;
• Guiding the development of good social and work habits;
• Assisting with school, vocational and occupational work, recreation, physical care and household tasks
• Participating in planning for and in discussion of progress of children in care
• Undertaking some clinical involvement with patients when required
• Supervising and/or assigning the above duties to other child care counsellors

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