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Social Worker
Social workers have three techniques for solving problems. Casework requires conferences with individuals and families. They may counsel young people whose parents have died or families who have lost all their possessions in floods or other disasters. Group work brings together people who have problems
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in common, such as unwed mothers. Social workers help them solve those problems through discussions and well-planned activities. Community organization work usually has specific goals finding jobs for idle high school students, for example. Psychiatric social workers, who may work for the same agencies as other social workers, put more emphasis on psychological problems. They are usually supervised by psychiatrists or psychologists.
Licensed Addiction Counselor
Certified Addictions Counselors assist individuals who have addictions or addictive tendencies toward things such as alcohol, drugs, gambling and food. They work with patients and families to offer advice and tools in dealing with addiction. Duties may include conducting one-on-one counseling sessions,
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interventions, or group counseling sessions. A counselor's primary goal is to help patients identify triggers and behaviors that may be related to their addictive habits. CACs may also conduct addiction seminars or programs for families to help them deal with a loved one's addiction problem.
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