Social Sciences

• Observe client interviews, and help prepare case histories and assess problems
• Conduct vocational testing and psychometric assessment
• Learn how to develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
• Help counsel clients, provide therapy and mediation services, and facilitate group sessions
• Observe meetings with community agencies or partners, and help identify additional or alternative services and provide referrals
• Help evaluate the effectiveness of counselling programs and interventions, and clients' progress in resolving identified problems and movement toward defined objectives
• Follow up on results of counselling programs and clients' adjustments
• Prepare assessment, progress, follow-up and court reports
• May supervise other counsellors, social service staff and assistants
• May provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counselling services, issues and methods
• May provide witness testimony in court proceedings
• May conduct research, publish research papers, educational texts and articles and deliver presentations at conferences.
• May participate in fundraising activities

Family, marriage and other related counsellors often specialize in dealing with a specific client group such as injured workers, or with specific problems, such as drug and alcohol addiction, marital difficulties or behavioural disorders.

• Assist students with lessons under direct supervision of classroom teacher
• Help monitor and report to classroom teacher on student progress
• Assist in preparation of learning materials and environment
• Accompany and supervise students during activities in school gymnasiums, laboratories, libraries, resource centres and on field trips
• Assist special needs students, such as those with mental or physical disabilities, with mobility, communication and personal hygiene
• Prepare classroom displays and bulletin boards
• Operate or assist teacher in operation of projectors, tape recorders and other audio-visual equipment and office equipment such as photocopier, fax machine and computer
• Help carry out behaviour modification, personal development and other therapeutic programs under supervision of professionals such as special education instructors, psychologists or speech-language pathologists
• Observe how to work with special needs students using techniques such as sign language, Bliss symbols or Braille
• Monitor students during recess, at noon hour or during the day
• May assist with marking of tests and worksheets
• Assist with classroom inventory
• Assist in school library or office and perform other duties assigned by school principal

• Become familiar with how to advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law
• Help research legal precedents and gather evidence
• Observe how to plead clients' cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards (lawyers only)
• Draw up legal documents such as real estate transactions, wills, divorces and contracts, and prepare statements of legal opinions
• Help negotiate settlements of civil disputes (lawyers only)
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
• May act as mediator, conciliator or arbitrator
• May act as executor, trustee or guardian in estate and family law matters

Lawyers and Quebec notaries may specialize in specific areas of the law such as criminal law (lawyers only), corporate law, contract law, taxation law, administrative law, international law, commercial law, real estate law, family and estate law, intellectual property law and labour law.

• Examine and assess behaviour, diagnose behavioural, emotional and cognitive disorders, counsel clients and provide therapy
• Help clients manage physical illness and disorders
• Learn how to counsel individuals and groups to achieve more effective personal, social and vocational development and adjustment and offer mediation services
• Become familiar with standard psychological tests used for assessment
• Observe intervention programs and help conduct program evaluation
• Apply psychological theory and principles regarding behaviour and mental processes such as learning, memory, perception and language development
• Formulate hypotheses and experimental designs, review literature, conduct studies and publish research papers, educational texts and articles
• Observe presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Learn how to provide consultation services to government and other organizations

Psychologists may specialize in applied psychology or experimental research. Sub-specialties include behavioural psychology, child psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, educational and school psychology, industrial psychology, neuropsychology, social psychology or sports psychology.

• May control access to establishments, issue passes and direct visitors to appropriate areas
• Help attend to persons with special needs
• Patrol assigned areas, on foot or in vehicles, to guard against theft, shoplifting, vandalism and fire
• Ensure safety of children crossing roads
• Check age identification of patrons
• Enforce regulations of an establishment to maintain order and resolve conflicts
• Operate security control-room equipment to monitor establishment activities
• Perform security checks of passengers and luggage at airports
• Drive and guard armoured trucks and deliver cash and valuables to banks, automated teller machines and retail establishments
• Ensure that establishment safety and emergency procedures are followed, and respond to fire alarms, bomb threats and other emergencies.
• Follow radio and emergency telephone procedures

• Observe client interviews individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems and determine the types of services required
• Learn how to provide counsel and therapy to assist clients in developing skills to deal with and resolve their social and personal problems
• Help plan programs of assistance for clients including referral to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
• Become familiar with how to investigate cases of child abuse or neglect and take authorized protective action when necessary
• Observe interdisciplinary council meetings of professionals working with client groups
• Learn how to act as advocates for client groups in the community, lobby for solutions to problems directly affecting client groups and develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
• Help develop or advise on social policy legislation, conduct social research and assist in community development
• Assist in providing mediation services and psychosocial assessments
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs
• May provide public education and consultation to professionals or groups regarding counselling services, issues and methods
• May supervise other social workers

Social workers may specialize in fields of practice such as child welfare, family services, corrections, gerontology or addictions.

• Assist students with lessons under direct supervision of classroom teacher
• Help monitor and report to classroom teacher on student progress
• Learn how to prepare learning materials and an effective study environment
• Accompany and supervise students during activities in school gymnasiums, laboratories, libraries, resource centres and on field trips
• May assist special needs students, such as those with mental or physical disabilities, with mobility, communication and personal hygiene
• Prepare classroom displays and bulletin boards
• Operate or assist teacher in operation of projectors, tape recorders and other audio-visual equipment and office equipment such as photocopier, fax machine and computer
• Learn how to carry out behaviour modification, personal development and other therapeutic programs under supervision of professionals such as special education instructors, psychologists or speech-language pathologists
• Become familiar with techniques used to work with special needs students such as sign language, Bliss symbols or Braille
• Monitor students during recess, at noon hour or during the day
• May assist with marking of tests and worksheets
• Assist with classroom inventory
• Assist in school library or office and perform other duties assigned by school principal