Social and Human Service Assistants → Child, Family, and School Social Workers

7 points lower. This is an evidence-backed lower-exposure path based on the current occupation scores.

80% modeled skills overlap. The exposure label uses the current occupation scores; skill names below come from the current role-skill mappings.

Shared skills

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Service Orientation
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking

Target skills to investigate

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring

Durable strengths to lead with

  • Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.
  • Serve on policy-making committees, assist in community development, and assist client groups by lobbying for solutions to problems.
  • Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.
  • Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.

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