Crisis intervention counselor vs graduate clinician

The differences between crisis intervention counselors and graduate clinicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a crisis intervention counselor and a graduate clinician. Additionally, a graduate clinician has an average salary of $61,509, which is higher than the $52,041 average annual salary of a crisis intervention counselor.

The top three skills for a crisis intervention counselor include social work, behavioral problems and safety planning. The most important skills for a graduate clinician are motor speech disorders, patients, and autism.

Crisis intervention counselor vs graduate clinician overview

	Crisis Intervention Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Yearly salary	$52,041	$61,509
Hourly rate	$25.02	$29.57
Growth rate	9%	21%
Number of jobs	30,988	29,255
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Crisis intervention counselor vs graduate clinician salary

Crisis intervention counselors and graduate clinicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crisis Intervention Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Average salary	$52,041	$61,509
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $71,000	Between $43,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	Sante Group	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between crisis intervention counselor and graduate clinician education

There are a few differences between a crisis intervention counselor and a graduate clinician in terms of educational background:

	Crisis Intervention Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Psychology	Communication Disorders Sciences
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	Boston University

Crisis intervention counselor vs graduate clinician demographics

Here are the differences between crisis intervention counselors' and graduate clinicians' demographics:

	Crisis Intervention Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 30.7% Female, 69.3%	Male, 8.6% Female, 91.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between crisis intervention counselor and graduate clinician duties and responsibilities

Crisis intervention counselor example responsibilities.

Conduct group check-in and co-lead group psychotherapy sessions to help clients identify and manage problems associate with psychiatric conditions.
Conduct group check-in and co-lead group psychotherapy sessions to help clients identify and manage problems associate with psychiatric conditions.
Organize and lead regular youth and college bible studies, teaching about prayer and promoting spirituality.

Graduate clinician example responsibilities.

Learned different therapeutic techniques by working with individuals with communication disorders including: receptive and expressive language disorders and aphasia.
Provide assessment and intervention for adults with a variety of developmental disorders, acquire communication disorders, and dysphagia.
Plan activities for expressive language disorders, articulation, phonological processes, literacy, phonological awareness, fluency, and autism.
Serve individuals with aphasia by administering assessments that addressed cognitive/language deficits and providing language therapy in both individual and group settings.
Work with patients in an acute-care setting under the direct supervision of Kristen Higgins M.A, CCC-SLP.
Evaluate and treat tracheostomy and ventilator patients for speaking valve placement.

Crisis intervention counselor vs graduate clinician skills

Common crisis intervention counselor skills

Social Work, 19%
Behavioral Problems, 7%
Safety Planning, 6%
Mental Health Crisis, 6%
Hotline Calls, 6%
Child Abuse, 6%

Common graduate clinician skills

Motor Speech Disorders, 16%
Patients, 11%
Autism, 10%
Dysphagia, 7%
Group Therapy Sessions, 4%
Traumatic Brain Injury, 4%

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