Profession Probation officer

Probation officers provide advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities and organisations in response to social and personal difficulties. They assist clients to develop skills and access resources and support services needed to respond to issues arising from unemployment, poverty, disability, addiction, criminal and delinquent behaviour, marital and other problems.

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Personality Type

• Social / Artistic
• Social / Investigative
• Social / Enterprising

Related professions social work

• Addictions counsellor
• Community centre worker
• Community health worker
• Family, child or marriage social worker
• Mental health or abuse social worker
• Parole officer
• Recreation program worker for elderly
• Recreation program worker for handicapped
• Rehabilitation counsellor
• Residential warden, house parent
• School or youth social worker
• Social welfare centre manager
• Social work associate professional, all other
• Social work or counselling professional, all other
• Welfare worker

Source: Sisyphus ODB