What opportunities does the training in psychosocial counseling open up for me as a psychosocial counselor?
Career prospects "Psychosocial counseling"
As a psychosocial counselor, you can become self-employed and advise individuals, groups and companies. You may also find an interesting job, e.g. in social, socio-educational and medical institutions.
Possible areas of application and activities Psychosocial counseling are:
- Occupational and industrial psychology
- Organizational development
- Counseling for eating disorders, smoking cessation, addiction prevention
- Management of self-help groups
- Resource coaching
- "Emotional training"
- Support for families and couples
- Early childhood support
- Crisis management, stress management
- Life counseling
- Personality development, self-confidence training
Further training opportunities for psychosocial counselors
Further training opportunities in the field of psychosocial counseling:
- Method-specific further training or specialization (available for most methods)
- Further training as a method-specific supervisor
- Further training for the higher professional examination (HFP) with qualification as "Counselor in the psychosocial field with federal diploma"
Course provider Psychosocial counseling for "Psychosocial counselor (cert.)"