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Marriage and Family Therapists: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
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This source lists 17 tasks, including 17 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
17 tasks shown
Core · Task 9184 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.
Core · Task 9186 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
Core · Task 20232 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.
Core · Task 9187 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations.
Core · Task 9185 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties.
Core · Task 9190 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Determine whether clients should be counseled or referred to other specialists in such fields as medicine, psychiatry, or legal aid.
Core · Task 9197 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Supervise other counselors, social service staff, and assistants.
Core · Task 20233 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Confer with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services.
Core · Task 24023 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Diagnose mental and emotional disorders in clients.
Core · Task 9191 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities.
Core · Task 9188 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, or observation.
Core · Task 9195 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Gather information from doctors, schools, social workers, juvenile counselors, law enforcement personnel, and others to make recommendations to courts for resolution of child custody or visitation disputes.
Core · Task 9198 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Provide family counseling and treatment services to inmates participating in substance abuse programs.
Core · Task 9196 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counseling services, issues, and methods.
Core · Task 9193 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Follow up on results of counseling programs and clients' adjustments to determine effectiveness of programs.
Core · Task 9199 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Write evaluations of parents and children for use by courts deciding divorce and custody cases, testifying in court if necessary.
Core · Task 9194 · 08/2026 · Occupational Expert
Provide instructions to clients on how to obtain help with legal, financial, and other personal issues.
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