Also called: Intensive In-Home Family Therapist, Family Reunification Specialist
Works intensively with families in crisis so children can safely stay at home or return home from foster care.
A family preservation specialist might visit a family three times a week, teaching a stressed dad calm discipline strategies, helping pay a utility bill, and coaching the family through a hard evening.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in social work or counseling.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Social Work, Counseling, Psychology.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Federal funding shifted toward prevention services.
Low risk for 10 years. AI won't coach a stressed parent through a hard evening at home; intensive family work stays human.
Classes: Psychology, Child development CTE class, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1021.
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