Description
Support social workers and other human services professionals in delivering client services across settings such as social work, psychology, rehabilitation, and family support. Help clients identify and obtain benefits, social services, and community resources. Assist with developing, organizing, and running programs to prevent and address issues related to substance use, relationships, rehabilitation, and dependent care.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administrative
- • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
Mathematics and Science
- • Psychology
- • Sociology and Anthropology
Health Services
- • Therapy and Counseling
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Negotiation
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
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Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Healthcare & Human Services
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
