Youth Counsellor at Child Life-Line

THE ROLE (JOB SUMMARY)

Youth counselors treat adolescents who have emotional problems. As a youth counselor, you could counsel adolescents individually or through group sessions. You may need to provide crisis intervention and might also help youths to resolve conflicts, overcome life hurdles and replace undesirable habits with acceptable behaviors. You often need to confer with other professionals, including social workers, educators, criminal justice officials and psychologists.

Your duties as a youth counselor could include creating and implementing personalized treatment programs for troubled adolescents. You might interview the adolescents and their family members to recommend needed social services. You'll then review and alter their plans to achieve agreed-upon goals. Your duties might also include supervising, disciplining and interacting with youth

• Qualification: BSc/B.Ed./ B.A. in Guidance and Counselling, Social Work or Educational Psychology

• 3 years experience in a residential home