Future Careers

Learn more about potential careers related to Family Studies.  

  • Case manager
  • Community organizer
  • Counselor
  • Family support worker
  • Activity\recreation director
  • Administrator
  • Advocate
  • Grant writer
  • Development officer
  • Researcher

  • ​All of the above, at MFT or MSC licensed level
  • Psychotherapist with individuals, couples, families, and groups
  • Clinical case manager
  • Psychosocial skills trainer
  • Supervisor/manager of therapy/treatment program
  • Program developer
  • Researcher
  • Program evaluator   

  • ​​​Counselor
  • Parent educator
  • Youth development worker
  • Sexuality educator
  • Crisis/hotline worker
  • Program administrator/director
  • Grant writer
  • Development officer
  • Program evaluator and researcher (MA/MSW or PhD)
  • Clergy, pastoral care  

  • ​​​​Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
  • Teacher - preschool (BA), high school (BA with certification), or higher education (MA/MS or PhD)
  • Administrator
  • Advocate/policy analyst
  • After school program director
  • Program evaluator
  • Curriculum developer
  • School counselor (MA/MS)
  • Family support counselor for parents of children with special needs
  • Family resource coordinator
  • Educational researcher (PhD)