Social and Human Services

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• Case manager
• Community organizer
• Counselor
• Family support worker
• Activity/reaction director
• Administrator
• Advocate
• Grant writer
• Development officer
• Researcher

• Government, non-profit and for-profit agencies designed to serve children, youth, families, seniors, and communities
• Child welfare/foster care and adoption agencies
• Maternal health agencies
• Hospitals, home health, long-term care agencies
• Military family support services
• Juvenile service agencies
• Substance abuse prevention programs
• Criminal justice settings
• Domestic violence shelters
• Child and adult protective services
• Peace Corps
• Senior day program centers
• Offices of aging
• Vocational rehabilitation/job training agencies
• Research institutes
  

Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• All of the above, as MFT licensed level
• Psychotherapist with individuals, couples, families and groups
• Clinical case manager
• Psychosocial skills trainer
• Supervisor/manager of therapy/treatment program
• Program developer
• Researcher
• Program evaluator

• All of the above, at MFT levels
• Social service agencies (public and private)
• Mental health centers
• Schools
• Hospitals, clinics, hospice
• Child welfare agencies
• Adoption agencies
• Policy and advocacy organizations
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Private practice

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Community Services

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• Counselor
• Parent educator
• Youth development worker
• Sexuality educator
• Crisis/hotline worker
• Program administrator/director
• Grant-writer
• Development officer
• Program evaluator and researcher (MA/MSW or PhD)
• Clergy, pastoral care

• Community centers
• YWCA, YMCA
• Summer camp programs
• Clubs and classes for children
• Programs for people with special needs.
• Family support centers
• Parenting education programs
• Cooperative Extension
• Local governments
• Jobs programs
• Churches/synagogues/faith-based organizations

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Education

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
• Teacher-early childhood (BS with certification), high school (BA with certification), or higher education (MA/MS or PhD)
• Administrator
• Advocate/policy analyst
• After school program director
• Program evaluator
• Curriculum developer
• School counselor (MA/MS)
• Family support counselor for parents of children with special needs
• Family resource coordinator
• Educational research (PhD)

• Child care centers
• Child development centers
• Head Start programs
• Family daycare
• After school tutoring/social-emotional skills programs
• School-based programs
• Parenting, family life education, and outreach programs
• Marriage and family enrichment programs
• Cooperative Extension
• Health and wellness prevention settings
• Americorps/Peace Corps
• Religious institutions

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Policy

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• Family policy analyst
• Researcher
• Lobbyist/advocate
• Legislator

• At all levels of government: Departments of health, Education, Human Services, Nutrition, Occupational and Human Safety, Immigration Services, etc.
• Nonprofit child/family research/advocacy organizations
• Policy “think tanks”
• State legislature
• International organizations
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• Human rights organizations

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Law

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• Lawyer (J.D.)/graduate degree
• Advocate, child/family
• Lobbyist
• Politician
• Mediator
• Policy analyst
• Researcher

• Divorce/other mediation programs
• Domestic violence organizations
• Child & Adult Protective Services, legal representation
• Victim/witness support services
• Legal aide agencies
• Lawyers’ office
• District attorney’s office
• Capitol Hill
• Legislative advocacy groups
• Senate or House of Representatives
• Consumer safety organizations

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Communications and Business

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• Human resource specialist
• Employee assistance specialist
• Corporate work and family director
• Family financial counselor
• Consumer protection specialist
• Public relations director
• Sales and marketing specialist
• Family business consultant
• Real estate agent
• Consultant
• Writer/editor/journalist
• Consumer researcher
• Market researcher
• Entrepreneur

• Human resources departments or firms
• Public relations departments
• Development offices
• Your start-up business
• Corporate daycare
• Manufacturing industry - products for children and families
• Newspapers/magazines
• Consumer service departments/agencies
• Financial agencies
• Marketing research agencies

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Higher Education

Professional Areas/Job Titles

Employers

• Academic Advisor
• Admissions Officer
• Residential Life
• Career Services
• Student Support Services
• Student Activities
• Leadership Programs
• Orientation
• Off-Campus Services
• Financial Aid Counselor
• Greek Affairs Advisor

• Colleges
• Universities
• Other Post-Secondary Institutions
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Pre-Collegiate/High School Bridge Programs

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