How to take an examination of marriage and family counselors?

Marriage and family counselor, also known as marriage and emotional counselor, is a person who comprehensively uses professional knowledge in sociology, psychology, law, sexual medicine, family education, ethics, social work and other fields to provide counseling services for people who encounter various problems in love, marriage and family life, such as love spouse selection, husband-wife relationship, parent-child relationship, family conflicts and so on.

From June 5, 2008 to1October 2, 2008, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security issued 26 national occupational standards, including marriage and family counselors, to the labor and social security departments (bureaus) of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the labor security institutions of relevant departments in the State Council. Among them, the National Professional Standard for Marriage Emotional Counselors was compiled and formulated by the China Marriage Emotional Research Association of the All-China Women's Federation for 7 months.

With the enhancement of women's self-awareness, the annual marriage rate has decreased year by year, while the divorce rate has increased year by year. The 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Civil Affairs, jointly compiled by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Development and Reform Commission, requires the establishment of a marriage and family service mechanism, focusing on the establishment of marriage and family consultation rooms (marriage and family dispute mediation rooms) and social work professional posts in county (city, district) marriage registration offices, and the introduction of professional social work forces to provide emotional communication, psychological consultation, relationship repair, dispute mediation and other services to needy marriage parties, so as to improve their ability to maintain marriage and family.