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.)"