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Job summary
Qualifications
- Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders within marriage and family systems.
- Apply psychotherapeutic theories in service delivery.
- Communicate effectively with clients to identify feelings and behaviors.
Responsibilities
- Follow up on results of counseling programs.
- Confer with other professionals to analyze individual cases.
- Maintain case files including activities and evaluations.
Skills
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Job description
Marriage and Family Therapist
Career Description Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
- Follow up on results of counseling programs and clients’ adjustments to determine effectiveness of programs.
- Confer with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services.
- Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.
- Provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counseling services, issues, and methods.
- Provide instructions to clients on how to obtain help with legal, financial, and other personal issues.
- Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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In 2016, there were 41,500 jobs for Marriage and Family Therapists in the United States. New jobs are produced at a rate of 23.4%, which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 9,700 new jobs by 2026 and estimates 5,700 yearly job openings in this field.
Marriage and Family Therapists earn between $31,850 and $82,240 annually. Those in Maine, Hawaii, or New Jersey earn the highest salaries.
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