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MINOR GROUP 346: SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
 


    Social work associate professionals provide guidance to clients in social and related matters to enable them to find and use resources to overcome difficulties and achieve particular goals.

    Tasks performed usually include: helping individuals and families with personal and social problems; working to prevent development of delinquency or to achieve rehabilitation by organising and supervising social activities of individuals and groups; helping physically or mentally handicapped persons to obtain adequate treatment and improve their ability to function in society.

    It should be noted that, depending on the specific tasks and degree of responsibility in executing them, as well as on the national educational and training requirements, it may be appropriate to classify some of the occupations that are identified here into Unit Group 2446 Social work professionals.

    Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group:

    3460 Social work associate professionals

   
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 Updated 18 September 2004, by VA.