Counselor, what is your career direction?

What is the employment prospect of psychological counselor certificate in 2020?

1. Social demand

The number of suicide deaths in China has reached 287,000 every year, and the number of attempted suicides has reached 2 million every year; From 65438 to 0990, only 5% of the 25.6 million depressed patients in China were treated, while 15% of the depressed patients had suicidal tendency. Wu Ruihua, a researcher at the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, believes that the lack of professionals engaged in psychological counseling is one of the reasons for the relatively high suicide rate in China.

According to the survey, there are more than 654.38+0.3 billion people with mental disorders in China, and there are many reasons for mental illness: overwork pressure, emotional and family changes, dependence on the Internet, poverty and so on. There are 65.438+09 billion people in China who need psychological counseling and psychotherapy all their lives, 654.38+0.

2. There is a serious shortage of professionals.

In the United States, 1 10,000 people provide psychological counseling services; In China, there are only 2.4 people per 6,543.8+0,000 people. More than 3,000 universities in the United States have psychology departments, while only about 60 universities in China have psychology departments.

According to the statistics of the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in August 2000, 90% of the relevant training since 1980s has been concentrated in six cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Wuhan and Changsha.

3. The government promotes and strongly advocates.

In July 2002, the national vocational qualification project for psychological counselors was officially launched, and the party and the state attached great importance to it. Li Peng, chairman of the National People's Congress, wrote an inscription "Popularize psychological knowledge and improve people's health"

Under the vigorous advocacy of government policies, all tertiary hospitals require the establishment of psychological departments, and primary and secondary schools also require the establishment of psychological consultation rooms with psychological counselors. sc.yd 1 19.cn

4. The post salary level is rich

First-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong and Shenzhen and second-tier cities such as Hangzhou, Nanjing, Jinan and Chongqing have higher incomes, which should be around 8000- 15000. With the rapid development of cities, people pay more attention to mental health.

Part-time salary level of psychological counselors: The average hourly salary is 2,000-3,000 yuan, the average hourly salary is-1500 yuan, and the hourly salary is slightly 200 yuan -300 yuan.