Skills
53 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
14 skills
Essential skills / competences
36 skills
Optional knowledge
2 skills
Optional skills / competences
1 skill
Overview
Family planning counsellors support adults and adolescents with questions about reproduction, contraception, pregnancy and pregnancy termination. The work combines counselling methods, sexual health information, confidentiality and referrals to medical professionals.
In job descriptions, look for family planning advice, pregnancy counselling, contraceptive methods, client-centred counselling, sexual health prevention, assessment of service users, documentation and cooperation with doctors or clinics.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Family planning counsellors meet people in sensitive conversations about contraception, pregnancy, reproductive choices and sexual health. The work needs a calm interview structure, clear information, confidentiality and referral routines with medical staff.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes counselling methods, client-centred practice, pregnancy advice, contraceptive options, sexual health prevention, social-service quality standards and recognising when a doctor, clinic or specialist service should be involved.
Salary context
Pay expectations are shaped by service setting, client complexity, supervision model, documentation load, cooperation with healthcare staff and whether the role includes outreach, education sessions or crisis appointments.
Career paths
A path can move into senior counselling, sexual health education, service coordination, youth support, reproductive health projects or broader social-service assessment work.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy defines the client group, appointment format, referral responsibility, record keeping and clinical boundaries. A clear role explains how counsellors work with doctors without presenting medical decisions as counselling tasks.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
social counsellor (2635.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/83dc2d94-9e30-493a-bd93-6346e05fe146 |
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| ESCO code | 2635.1.3 |
| ISCO group | 2635 |
| Concept type | Occupation |