bereavement counsellor

Bereavement counsellors support and guide patients and their families to better cope with the death of the loved ones by assisting them in emergent situations, at the hospices and at the memorial services. They train other professionals and communities anticipating the supportive needs of bereavement and responding to the education requirements.

The most in-demand skills for this role include counselling methods, legal requirements in the social sector, client-centred counselling, supervision of persons, social sciences, cognitive behavioural therapy. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives bereavement counsellor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.