Table 1Transition record

drug and alcohol addiction counsellortosocial pedagogue

A drug and alcohol addiction counsellor already meets 60% of what the social pedagogue role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drug and alcohol addiction counsellor

60%

Overlap1

To social pedagogue

30 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

54.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.1

This move: 54.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the social pedagogue role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drug and alcohol addiction counsellor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A social pedagogue role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drug and alcohol addiction counsellor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held psychological theories social sciences, journalism and information
already held supervision of persons business, administration and law
already held counselling methods health and welfare
already held adolescent psychological development social sciences, journalism and information
already held cooperate at inter-professional level communication, collaboration and creativity
already held promote the safeguarding of young people communication, collaboration and creativity

All 30 carried skills, including the 30 the social pedagogue role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held conduct educational activities required
required, not held empower individuals, families and groups required
required, not held use pedagogic strategies for creativity required
required, not held communicate with youth required
required, not held support social service users to live at home required

optional, not held communicate by use of interpretation services optional
optional, not held cooperate with professionals optional
optional, not held apply foreign languages in social services optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional

02 assisting and caring 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply person-centred care required
required, not held determine child welfare required
required, not held support traumatised children required
required, not held support children's wellbeing required

optional, not held assist children with special needs in education settings optional
optional, not held work for public inclusion optional

03 health and welfare 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held social development required
required, not held social pedagogy required

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held social mediation optional
optional, not held disability types optional

04 education 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held health education required
required, not held pedagogy required

optional, not held community education optional
optional, not held special needs education optional

05 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply holistic approach within social services required

optional, not held monitor children's physical development optional
optional, not held use learning strategies optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held support sport activities in education optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a social pedagogue role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 30 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adolescent psychological development knowledge
already held apply quality standards in social services skill
already held apply socially just working principles skill
already held assess social service users' situation skill
already held assess the development of youth skill
already held communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields skill
already held communicate with social service users skill
already held cooperate at inter-professional level skill
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held deliver social services in diverse cultural communities skill
already held demonstrate leadership in social service cases skill
already held follow health and safety precautions in social care practices skill
already held legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain records of work with service users skill
already held manage social crisis skill
already held manage stress in the work place skill
already held prepare youths for adulthood skill
already held promote social change skill
already held promote the safeguarding of young people skill
already held psychological theories knowledge
already held psychology knowledge
already held relate empathetically skill
already held report on social development skill
already held social justice knowledge
already held social sciences knowledge
already held supervision of persons knowledge
already held support the positiveness of youths skill
already held undertake continuous professional development in social work skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held theatre pedagogy optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held theatre pedagogy optional
optional, not held assist children with special needs in education settings optional
optional, not held communicate by use of interpretation services optional
optional, not held cooperate with professionals optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held plan youth activities optional
optional, not held social mediation optional
optional, not held support sport activities in education optional
optional, not held apply foreign languages in social services optional
optional, not held communicate about youth's well-being optional
optional, not held community education optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held monitor children's physical development optional
optional, not held special needs education optional
optional, not held use learning strategies optional
optional, not held work for public inclusion optional

24 held skills the social pedagogue role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions skill
not needed by the target role behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role build helping relationship with social service users skill
not needed by the target role client-centred counselling knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical social work knowledge
not needed by the target role cognitive behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role dependency on drugs knowledge
not needed by the target role encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role help clients make decisions during counselling sessions skill
not needed by the target role human psychological development knowledge
not needed by the target role inform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuse skill
not needed by the target role maintain a non-emotional involvement skill
not needed by the target role maintain the trust of service users skill
not needed by the target role organise relapse prevention skill
not needed by the target role perform therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role provide social counselling skill
not needed by the target role refer social service users skill
not needed by the target role reflexion knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to individuals' extreme emotions skill
not needed by the target role sophrology knowledge
not needed by the target role use motivational incentives in addiction counselling skill

10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held social development required
required, not held health education required
required, not held pedagogy required
required, not held social pedagogy required
optional, not held theatre pedagogy optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held social mediation optional
optional, not held community education optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held special needs education optional

Index

Other moves recorded from drug and alcohol addiction counsellor

Full index of moves from drug and alcohol addiction counsellor

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.