Editor’s note: This article was first published in October 2010. It is a 2010 forecast of which social services jobs would be in demand, and the roles and programmes it suggests may no longer apply today.
Another branch of work that until now hasn’t had the importance it deserves is social services. In the near future the need for these professionals will grow, but one thing won’t change: this kind of work isn’t so much aimed at companies as at government bodies or companies that receive grants from public institutions.
The most in-demand jobs in this sector will be the following:
1. Sustainable human development technician: A role based on international solidarity and local development. You could take a master’s in cooperation and development or a specialist course in NGO promotion and management.
2. Gerontologist: You’ll advise older people on medicine, aesthetics, sport or finances. You could take a master’s in psychogerontology or social gerontology.
3. Gender violence prevention and assistance technician: Gender violence really is a concern in today’s society. This profession involves developing gender equality programmes and mediating in couples’ conflicts. You could take a master’s and PhD in feminist and gender studies or a master’s in gender equality in the social sciences.
4. Social mediator: Conflicts involving immigration, disadvantaged backgrounds or minors call for an intermediary. You could take a master’s in socio-educational intervention or a master’s in mediation, sustainable human development and social intervention.
Further reading
Featured image: Nenad Stojkovic, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
.jpg){kind=link}