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Mental health social worker

Other names

social worker (mental health), approved mental health professional, mental health social support worker, mental health community social worker, care coordinator (mental health), mental health advocate, care coordinator, mental health gateway worker

Social work and counselling

They talk with people who have mental, emotional, or drug problems, help them get better, and work with doctors and nurses on their care.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, mental or physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse.

  2. 2

    Collaborate with counsellors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on social work experience and patient needs.

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    Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
assistant social en santé mentale/assistante sociale en santé mentale
español
trabajador social para el ámbito de la salud mental/trabajadora social para el ámbito de la salud mental
العربية
الأخصائي الاجتماعي للصحة النفسية / الأخصائية الاجتماعية للصحة النفسية
português
Assistente social especialista em saúde mental
Deutsch
Sozialarbeiter im Bereich Psychische Gesundheit/Sozialarbeiterin im Bereich Psychische Gesundheit
italiano
assistente sociale nell’ambito della salute mentale

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