2635 Social Work and Counselling Professionals
Social work and counselling professionals provide advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations in response to social and personal difficulties. They assist clients to develop skills and access resources and support services needed to respond to issues arising from unemployment, poverty, disability, addiction, criminal and delinquent behaviour, marital and other problems. Tasks include - (a) interviewing clients individually, in families or in groups, to assess their situation and problems and determine the types of services required; (b) analysing the client’s situation and presenting alternative approaches to resolving problems; (c) compiling case records or reports for courts and other legal proceedings; (d) providing counselling, therapy and mediation services, and facilitating group sessions to assist clients to develop skills and insights needed to deal with and resolve their social and personal problems; (e) planning and implementing programmes of assistance for clients, including crisis intervention and referral to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services; (f) investigating cases of abuse or neglect and taking action to protect children and other persons at risk; (g) working with offenders during and after sentence to help them to integrate into the community and to change attitudes and behaviour in order to reduce further offending; (h) providing advice to prison governors and to probation and parole review boards that helps determine whether, and under what conditions, an offender should be incarcerated, released from prison or undergo alternative correctional measures; (i) acting as advocates for client groups in the community and lobbying for solutions to problems affecting them; (j) developing prevention and intervention programmes to meet community needs; (k) maintaining contact with other social service agencies, educational institutions and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on clients’ overall situation and progress. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Addictions counsellor - Bereavement counsellor - Child and youth counsellor - District social welfare officer - Family counsellor - Marriage counsellor - Parole officer - Probation officer - Sexual assault counsellor - Social worker - Women’s welfare organizer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Psychologists - 2634 - Welfare support worker - 3412.
Where 2635 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >2 Professionals
- >>26 Legal, Social and Cultural Professionals
- >>>263 Social and Religious Professionals
- >>>>2635 Social Work and Counselling Professionals
- >>>>2635 Social Work and Counselling Professionals
2635 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 2 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
- 094e04fd-3039-4615-850b-b232794f84f5broadyouth information worker
- 0d423a2e-6fb7-4704-8544-bd6c522b3c62broadchild care social worker
- 186ef31e-f26f-4320-a307-c5f95d6cb284broadconsultant social worker
- 19f6634f-ec0c-4513-b0d9-d43f9ddeb82dbroadeducation welfare officer
- 3b2229b4-807c-482a-89ca-2d0a542be196broadgerontology social worker
- 4b05bef2-ded4-4b09-ab94-f4c6a555a775broadsocial worker
- 4bdc4e52-1c9c-4d80-898a-18522d905feebroadyouth offending team worker
- 4c40c1e8-0584-4a77-8ca3-ec82538f9488broadbenefits advice worker
- 5727b567-993d-4d41-a13d-81a6af1a9a8ebroadsocial counsellor
- 5d758e75-a116-485a-b800-5db08ffd3ba1broaddrug and alcohol addiction counsellor
- 21-1011broadSubstance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
- 21-1013broadMarriage and Family Therapists
- 21-1014broadMental Health Counselors
- 21-1015broadRehabilitation Counselors
- 21-1019broadCounselors, All Other
- 21-1021broadChild, Family, and School Social Workers
- 21-1022broadHealthcare Social Workers
- 21-1023broadMental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- 21-1029broadSocial Workers, All Other
- 21-1092broadProbation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Other ISCO-08 codes under 2635 Social Work and Counselling Professionals
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 2635?
- ISCO-08 2635 is "Social Work and Counselling Professionals". Social work and counselling professionals provide advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations in response to social and personal difficulties. They assist clients to develop skills and access resources and support services needed to respond to issues arising from unemployment, poverty, disability, addiction, criminal and delinquent behaviour, marital and other problems. Tasks include - (a) interviewing clients individually, in families or in groups, to assess their situation and problems and determine the types of services required; (b) analysing the client’s situation and presenting alternative approaches to resolving problems; (c) compiling case records or reports for courts and other legal proceedings; (d) providing counselling, therapy and mediation services, and facilitating group sessions to assist clients to develop skills and insights needed to deal with and resolve their social and personal problems; (e) planning and implementing programmes of assistance for clients, including crisis intervention and referral to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services; (f) investigating cases of abuse or neglect and taking action to protect children and other persons at risk; (g) working with offenders during and after sentence to help them to integrate into the community and to change attitudes and behaviour in order to reduce further offending; (h) providing advice to prison governors and to probation and parole review boards that helps determine whether, and under what conditions, an offender should be incarcerated, released from prison or undergo alternative correctional measures; (i) acting as advocates for client groups in the community and lobbying for solutions to problems affecting them; (j) developing prevention and intervention programmes to meet community needs; (k) maintaining contact with other social service agencies, educational institutions and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on clients’ overall situation and progress. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Addictions counsellor - Bereavement counsellor - Child and youth counsellor - District social welfare officer - Family counsellor - Marriage counsellor - Parole officer - Probation officer - Sexual assault counsellor - Social worker - Women’s welfare organizer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Psychologists - 2634 - Welfare support worker - 3412.
- How does ISCO-08 2635 map to other classification systems?
- 2635 Social Work and Counselling Professionals has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (094e04fd-3039-4615-850b-b232794f84f5, 0d423a2e-6fb7-4704-8544-bd6c522b3c62, 186ef31e-f26f-4320-a307-c5f95d6cb284, +33 more); SOC 2018 (21-1011, 21-1013, 21-1014, +8 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 2635?
- 2635 Social Work and Counselling Professionals sits under 2635 Social Work and Counselling Professionals in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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