Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
Data analyst
Web developer
Network engineer
Database administrator
Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
bereavement counsellor
ESCO occupation · 46 essential, 1 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
cognitive behavioural therapy
maintain the trust of service users
encourage counselled clients to examine themselves
respond to individuals' extreme emotions
report on social development
stages of bereavement
reflexion
behavioural therapy
undertake continuous professional development in social work
manage stress in organisation
supervision of persons
handle conflicts
apply socially just working principles
communicate with social service users
promote human rights
counselling methods
demonstrate leadership in social service cases
social sciences
social justice
listen actively
follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
assess social service users' situation
cooperate at inter-professional level
communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields
refer social service users
provide social counselling
psychology
help clients make decisions during counselling sessions
client-centred counselling
promote inclusion
legal requirements in the social sector
manage social crisis
apply quality standards in social services
build helping relationship with social service users
psychological theories
organise relapse prevention
maintain records of work with service users
perform therapy sessions
relate empathetically
have emotional intelligence
deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
promote social change
accept own accountability
human psychological development
maintain a non-emotional involvement
help clients cope with grief
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: social counsellor · educational counsellor · marriage counsellor · drug and alcohol addiction counsellor · sexual violence counsellor
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.