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AI for Mental Health Counselors

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Counsel and advise individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health, with an emphasis on prevention. May help individuals deal with a broad range of mental health issues, such as those associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; or aging.

Mental Health Counselors · O*NET 21-1014.00 · Job Zone 5 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

13 of 20tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

33 matched to the tools mental health counselors use. Showing 24.

The tools this job actually uses

20 documented for this occupation. Showing 20, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Oracle PeopleSofthot
  • Client information database systems
  • Database software
  • Email software
  • Google Classroom
  • Management information systems MIS
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Netscape Navigator
  • Patient electronic medical record EMR software
  • Scheduling software
  • Statistical software
  • Test interpretation software
  • Web browser software

What this job involves

29 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
  2. Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
  3. Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
  4. Perform crisis interventions to help ensure the safety of the patients and others.
  5. Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes.
  6. Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
  7. Perform crisis interventions with clients.
  8. Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
  9. Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
  10. Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
  11. Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.
  12. Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
  13. Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs on clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
  14. Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
  15. Supervise other counselors, social service staff, assistants, or graduate students.
  16. Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
  17. Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
  18. Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
  19. Collaborate with mental health professionals and other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
  20. Learn about new developments in counseling by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
  21. Plan, organize, or lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation, or social activities for clients.
  22. Gather information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
  23. Monitor clients' use of medications.
  24. Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
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