-Understanding of human psychology and knowledge of human developmental stages
-Knowledge of interventions applicable to one’s specialty
-A developed sense of empathy
- Exceptional professional boundary setting: to be able to quickly and effectively establish a boundary in a concise and professional manner
-Ability to facilitate co-operation both among individuals and groups
-Active listening skills(listening and asking questions)
-Critical thinking skills in order to make a decision on what a piece of information really means
- Verbal and written communication skills in order to be able to express yourself to a wide variety of people in a diversity of contexts
-Detailed note taking ability: important as you listen to your clients and colleagues and develop interventions and strategies
-Organizational skills: as you will often be asked to multi-task and the ability to prioritize which work is required to be done in which order is extremely important
