Back to Explore
TASK

Marriage and Family Therapists

ID

work_community_social/marriage_and_family_therapists

Type

TASK

Children

15

Child Nodes (15)

ATOMIC

Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.

ATOMIC

Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.

ATOMIC

Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.

ATOMIC

Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations.

ATOMIC

Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties.

ATOMIC

Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, or observation.

ATOMIC

Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities.

ATOMIC

Confer with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services.

ATOMIC

Determine whether clients should be counseled or referred to other specialists in such fields as medicine, psychiatry, or legal aid.

ATOMIC

Provide instructions to clients on how to obtain help with legal, financial, and other personal issues.

ATOMIC

Provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counseling services, issues, and methods.

ATOMIC

Follow up on results of counseling programs and clients' adjustments to determine effectiveness of programs.

ATOMIC

Supervise other counselors, social service staff, and assistants.

ATOMIC

Gather information from doctors, schools, social workers, juvenile counselors, law enforcement personnel, and others to make recommendations to courts for resolution of child custody or visitation disputes.

ATOMIC

Write evaluations of parents and children for use by courts deciding divorce and custody cases, testifying in court if necessary.