Also called: Case Manager (Corrections), Correctional Counselor
Creates rehabilitation plans for people in prison and helps prepare them for release.
Treatment specialists meet with incarcerated people, assess their needs, connect them to education, addiction treatment, and job training, and help plan for parole. They write reports for parole boards.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in social work, psychology, or criminal justice.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 2024-34.
Low risk for 10 years. Case software and AI assessments help; building trust and rehab plans with people stays human.
Classes: Psychology, Sociology, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1092.
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