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How exposed to AI is a Marriage and Family Therapist?

Of the 16 tasks O*NET lists for marriage and family therapists, 3 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 10 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Clinical TherapistCounselorFamily TherapistHuman Relations CounselorLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)Marriage and Family CounselorMarriage and Family Therapist (MFT)Outpatient TherapistPlay Therapist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
16
tasks rated for this occupation
98%
hold a degree, from a survey of 26
55k
people do this job in the US
13 of 14
least protected in community and social work

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

3
  • Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors
  • Provide instructions to clients on how to obtain help with legal, financial, and other personal issues
  • Write evaluations of parents and children for use by courts deciding divorce and custody cases, testifying in court if necessary

Only with software built on top

3
  • Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations
  • Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities
  • Gather information from doctors, schools, social workers, juvenile counselors, law enforcement personnel, and others to make recommendations to courts for resolution of child custody or visitation disputes

Cannot be sped up

10
  • Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues
  • Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties
  • Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, or observation
  • Confer with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services
  • Determine whether clients should be counseled or referred to other specialists in such fields as medicine, psychiatry, or legal aid
  • Provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counseling services, issues, and methods
  • Follow up on results of counseling programs and clients' adjustments to determine effectiveness of programs
  • Supervise other counselors, social service staff, and assistants
  • Provide family counseling and treatment services to inmates participating in substance abuse programs
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.