What are careers in human development?

Mental health counselors, therapists, and occupational therapists are careers in human development. Here are some details on these careers and others in human development:

• Mental health counselor: A mental health counselor is a psychological professional who offers short-term care to patients. A mental health counselor is a specially trained mental health professional who evaluates, provides information, and guides clients in problem-solving, and decision-making.

  Another primary objective of theirs is to facilitate changes in a patient's attitude and behavior. Mental health counselors often focus on the life challenges of their patients. They tend to work with patients on a short-term basis.

• Therapist: A therapist is a psychological professional who tends to offer long-term care to patients. A therapist is a specially-trained mental health professional who is educated in psychotherapy techniques and treats mental health conditions such as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

  Therapists generally focus on diagnosing and treating mental disorders and conditions. They tend to work with patients on a long-term basis.

• Occupational therapist: An occupational therapist is a medical professional who helps patients adapt to normal daily living and job-related tasks after the patient has suffered an injury, illness, physical, mental, or developmental disability. The occupational therapist's goal is to build confidence in their patients despite any limitations.

• Speech therapist: A speech therapist is a professional who is narrowly focused on treating complications that affect a patient's speech, language, and swallowing ability. Speech therapists are practitioners who diagnose, treat, and prevent communication and swallowing disorders.

  The primary goal of a speech therapist is to use therapeutic approaches to improve a patient's ability to communicate and/or swallow.

• HR Generalist: HR generalists recruit qualified professionals for open roles, screen and interview candidates, write descriptions for new roles, perform background checks, create and implement training and orientations for new employees, and execute performance reviews.

  They also administer employee benefits, compensation, and bonuses, and evaluate staff complaints.

• Occupational therapist assistant: An occupational therapist assistant (OTA) aims to help people complete tasks for independent living and carrying out job functions. They assist primary occupational therapists and perform several hands-on and administrative tasks in their roles.

  Occupational therapist assistants aim to help people learn to accomplish tasks for independent living or carrying out job functions. This can be in response to an injury or illness, which results in a need for long-term or permanent adaptations. It can also be in response to a permanent physical, mental or developmental disability.

  Their overall aim is to establish confidence in their patients in adapting to their disability rather than regaining strength.