8.2 KiB
8.2 KiB
Competences — mental health support worker
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5a9acd29-666c-4ca1-b10e-e086584a526b).
Essential
- accept own accountability (skill/competence)
- adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
- adolescent psychological development (knowledge)
- advocate for social service users (skill/competence)
- apply decision making within social work (skill/competence)
- apply holistic approach within social services (skill/competence)
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- apply person-centred care (skill/competence)
- apply problem solving in social service (skill/competence)
- apply quality standards in social services (skill/competence)
- apply socially just working principles (skill/competence)
- assess social service users' situation (skill/competence)
- assess the development of youth (skill/competence)
- assist individuals with disabilities in community activities (skill/competence)
- assist social service users in formulating complaints (skill/competence)
- assist social service users with physical disabilities (skill/competence)
- build helping relationship with social service users (skill/competence)
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields (skill/competence)
- communicate with social service users (skill/competence)
- company policies (knowledge)
- comply with legislation in social services (skill/competence)
- conduct interview in social service (skill/competence)
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm (skill/competence)
- customer service (knowledge)
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities (skill/competence)
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases (skill/competence)
- diagnose psychiatric symptoms (skill/competence)
- encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities (skill/competence)
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices (skill/competence)
- involve service users and carers in care planning (skill/competence)
- legal requirements in the social sector (knowledge)
- listen actively (skill/competence)
- maintain privacy of service users (skill/competence)
- maintain records of work with service users (skill/competence)
- maintain the trust of service users (skill/competence)
- manage social crisis (skill/competence)
- manage stress in the work place (skill/competence)
- meet standards of practice in social services (skill/competence)
- monitor service users' health (skill/competence)
- prepare youths for adulthood (skill/competence)
- prevent social problems (skill/competence)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- promote service users' rights (skill/competence)
- promote social change (skill/competence)
- promote the safeguarding of young people (skill/competence)
- protect vulnerable social service users (skill/competence)
- provide social counselling (skill/competence)
- refer service users to community resources (skill/competence)
- relate empathetically (skill/competence)
- report on social development (skill/competence)
- review social service plan (skill/competence)
- social justice (knowledge)
- social sciences (knowledge)
- support harmed social service users (skill/competence)
- support service users in developing skills (skill/competence)
- support service users to use technological aids (skill/competence)
- support social service users in skills management (skill/competence)
- support social service users' positiveness (skill/competence)
- support social service users with specific communication needs (skill/competence)
- support the positiveness of youths (skill/competence)
- tolerate stress (skill/competence)
- undertake continuous professional development in social work (skill/competence)
- undertake risk assessment of social service users (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work within communities (skill/competence)
Optional
- carry out psychiatric assessment of child (skill/competence)
- clinical social work (knowledge)
- conduct forensic evaluations (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-17)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- case management — 38 %
- counseling — 25 %
- crisis intervention — 25 %
- crisis management — 12 %
- diagnosis — 12 %
- diagnostic screening — 12 %
- documentation — 12 %
- emotional support — 12 %
- group facilitation — 12 %
- group leadership — 12 %
- community partnership building — 12 %
- clinical documentation — 12 %
- clinical intervention implementation — 12 %
- clinical supervision — 12 %
- coaching — 12 %
- activity facilitation — 12 %
- advocacy — 12 %
- assessment-based treatment planning — 12 %
- behavioral health care coordination — 12 %
- behavioral health education — 12 %
- behavioral health interventions — 12 %
- behavioral observation — 12 %
- interviewing — 12 %
- mental health assessment — 12 %
- mental health support — 12 %
- milestone tracking — 12 %
- milieu management — 12 %
- outreach — 12 %
- patient care — 12 %
- patient engagement — 12 %
- psychosocial support — 12 %
- psychotherapy — 12 %
- referral assistance — 12 %
- rehabilitation services — 12 %
- resource support — 12 %
- safety monitoring — 12 %
- social needs assessment — 12 %
- social work — 12 %
- systems navigation — 12 %
- therapeutic intervention — 12 %
Methods
- strengths-based approach — 25 %
- trauma-focused perspective — 12 %
- team-based patient care — 12 %
- behavioral health approach — 12 %
- solution-focused therapy — 12 %
- quality improvement meetings — 12 %
- patient triage — 12 %
- peer support — 12 %
- person-centered approach — 12 %
- integrated behavioral health care — 12 %
- interdisciplinary treatment team approach — 12 %
- motivational interviewing — 12 %
- cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) — 12 %
- collaborative care — 12 %
- iep/504 development — 12 %
- expressive therapies — 12 %
- dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) — 12 %
Responsibilities
- documentation completion — 12 %
- data maintenance — 12 %
- departmental report creation — 12 %
- crisis intervention — 12 %
- facilitating activity groups — 12 %
- family peer support delivery — 12 %
- family services — 12 %
- group counseling — 12 %
- implementing treatment goals — 12 %
- information communication — 12 %
- information dissemination — 12 %
- inquiry response — 12 %
- conducting counseling — 12 %
- case management — 12 %
- client education — 12 %
- care collaboration — 12 %
- care plan implementation — 12 %
- assisting daily living activities — 12 %
- maintaining clinical records — 12 %
- maintaining unit safety — 12 %
- managing cases — 12 %
- intervention implementation — 12 %
- patient care facilitation — 12 %
- plan of care implementation — 12 %
- providing individualized mental health services — 12 %
- providing psychotherapy — 12 %
- recording patient documentation — 12 %
- rehabilitation services — 12 %
- resident assessment — 12 %
- resource directory development — 12 %
- resource identification — 12 %
- securing personal belongings — 12 %
- service promotion — 12 %
- responding to facility codes — 12 %
- safety maintenance — 12 %
- therapeutic environment assurance — 12 %
- visit note documentation — 12 %
- workshop facilitation — 12 %
- supporting children/adolescents and families — 12 %
- systems navigation assistance — 12 %