Table 1Transition record

family planning counsellortosocial counsellor

A family planning counsellor already meets 73% of what the social counsellor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From family planning counsellor

73%

Overlap1

To social counsellor

52 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

45.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.6

This move: 45.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the social counsellor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the family planning counsellor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social counsellor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a family planning counsellor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held address gender-related issues in family planning counselling communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide counselling on abortion communication, collaboration and creativity
already held reproductive health health and welfare
already held advise on family planning communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide education on family life communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sex education education

All 52 carried skills, including the 42 the social counsellor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 43 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 12 supplementary

required, not held use psychoeducation required

optional, not held advise on mental health optional
optional, not held assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions optional
optional, not held communicate by use of interpretation services optional
optional, not held cooperate with professionals optional
optional, not held counsel patient on family concerns optional
optional, not held empower individuals, families and groups optional
optional, not held inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse optional
optional, not held apply foreign languages in social services optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held determine child welfare required

optional, not held provide anger management counselling optional
optional, not held facilitate the healing process related to sexual assault optional
optional, not held help clients cope with grief optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held support traumatised children optional
optional, not held support young victims of sexual assault optional
optional, not held use motivational incentives in addiction counselling optional
optional, not held work on the effects of abuse optional
optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional

03 health and welfare 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held clinical social work required

optional, not held family therapy optional
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held sophrology optional
optional, not held dependency on drugs optional
optional, not held movement techniques optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 6 supplementary

optional, not held stages of bereavement optional
optional, not held strategies for handling cases of sexual assault optional
optional, not held types of psychotherapy sessions optional
optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional

05 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held carry out psychiatric assessment of child optional
optional, not held identify mental health issues optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social counsellor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 52 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held apply quality standards in social services skill
already held apply socially just working principles skill
already held assess social service users' situation skill
already held behavioural therapy knowledge
already held build helping relationship with social service users skill
already held client-centred counselling knowledge
already held cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge
already held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
already held communicate with social service users skill
already held cooperate at inter-professional level skill
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
already held demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
already held encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
already held have emotional intelligence skill
already held help clients make decisions during counselling sessions skill
already held human psychological development knowledge
already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain a non-emotional involvement skill
already held maintain records of work with service users skill
already held maintain the trust of service users skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held manage stress in the work place skill
already held organise relapse prevention skill
already held perform therapy sessions skill
already held promote human rights skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held promote social change skill
already held provide social counselling skill
already held refer social service users skill
already held reflexion knowledge
already held relate empathetically skill
already held report on social development skill
already held respond to individuals' extreme emotions skill
already held sexual disorders knowledge
already held social justice knowledge
already held social sciences knowledge
already held supervision of persons knowledge
already held undertake continuous professional development in social work skill
already held address gender-related issues in family planning counselling skill
already held advise on family planning skill
already held advise on pregnancy skill
already held pharmacology knowledge
already held provide counselling on abortion skill
already held provide education on family life skill
already held psychological theories knowledge
already held psychology knowledge
already held reproductive health knowledge
already held sex education knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 2 supplementary

optional, not held anger management optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held accounting techniques optional

40 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held anger management optional
optional, not held provide anger management counselling optional
optional, not held advise on mental health optional
optional, not held assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions optional
optional, not held assess the development of youth optional
optional, not held carry out psychiatric assessment of child optional
optional, not held communicate by use of interpretation services optional
optional, not held cooperate with professionals optional
optional, not held counsel patient on family concerns optional
optional, not held empower individuals, families and groups optional
optional, not held facilitate the healing process related to sexual assault optional
optional, not held family therapy optional
optional, not held help clients cope with grief optional
optional, not held identify mental health issues optional
optional, not held inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse optional
optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held practice gestalt therapy optional
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held sophrology optional
optional, not held stages of bereavement optional
optional, not held strategies for handling cases of sexual assault optional
optional, not held support traumatised children optional
optional, not held support young victims of sexual assault optional
optional, not held types of psychotherapy sessions optional
optional, not held use motivational incentives in addiction counselling optional
optional, not held work on the effects of abuse optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional
optional, not held apply foreign languages in social services optional
optional, not held communicate with youth optional
optional, not held dependency on drugs optional
optional, not held develop patient treatment strategies optional
optional, not held movement techniques optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held prepare youths for adulthood optional
optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held support the positiveness of youths optional

1 held skills the social counsellor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role counsel patients on fertility treatments skill

15 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held clinical social work required
optional, not held anger management optional
optional, not held family therapy optional
optional, not held social development optional
optional, not held sophrology optional
optional, not held stages of bereavement optional
optional, not held strategies for handling cases of sexual assault optional
optional, not held types of psychotherapy sessions optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held adolescent psychological development optional
optional, not held dependency on drugs optional
optional, not held movement techniques optional
optional, not held peer group methods optional
optional, not held psychological counselling methods optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from family planning counsellor

Full index of moves from family planning counsellor

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.