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School Subject: Family Studies

  • Babysitters

    Legacy duties

    • Supervise and care for children in the absence of regular caregiver
    • Bathe, dress and feed infants and children
    • Prepare formulas and change diapers for infants
    • Organize activities such as games and outings to provide amusement and exercise
    • May perform housekeeping duties and prepare meals for children according to employer's instructions.

  • Judges

    Legacy duties

    • Preside over courts of law, interpret and enforce rules of procedure and make rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence
    • Instruct the jury on laws that are applicable to the case
    • Weigh and consider evidence in non-jury trials and decide legal guilt or innocence or degree of liability of the accused or defendant
    • Pass sentence on persons convicted in criminal cases and determine damages or other appropriate remedy in civil cases
    • Grant divorces and divide assets between spouses
    • Determine custody of children between contesting parents and other guardians
    • Enforce court orders for access or support
    • Supervise other judges and court officers.
    • Judges may specialize in particular areas of law such as civil, criminal or family law.

  • Lawyers and Quebec Notaries

    Legacy duties

    • Advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law
    • Research legal precedents and gather evidence
    • Plead clients' cases before courts of law, tribunals and boards (lawyers only)
    • Draw up legal documents such as real estate transactions, wills, divorces and contracts, and prepare statements of legal opinions
    • Negotiate settlements of civil disputes (lawyers only)
    • Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law
    • May act as mediator, conciliator or arbitrator
    • May act as executor, trustee or guardian in estate and family law matters.
    • Lawyers and Quebec notaries may specialize in specific areas of the law such as criminal law (lawyers only), corporate law, contract law, taxation law, administrative law, international law, commercial law, real estate law, family and estate law, intellectual property law and labour law.

  • Community and Social Service Workers

    Legacy duties

    • Interview clients to obtain case history and background information
    • Assess clients' relevant skill strengths and deficits
    • Assist clients to sort out options and develop plans of action while providing necessary support and assistance
    • Assist clients in locating and utilizing community resources including legal, medical and financial assistance, housing, employment, transportation, assistance with moves, day care and other referral services
    • Prepare intake reports
    • Counsel clients living in group homes and half-way houses, supervise their activities and assist in pre-release and release planning
    • Participate in the selection and admission of clients to appropriate programs
    • Assess and investigate eligibility for social benefits
    • Meet with clients to assess their progress, give support and discuss any difficulties or problems
    • Refer clients to other social services
    • Advise and aid recipients of social assistance and pensions
    • Provide crisis intervention and emergency shelter services
    • Implement and organize the delivery of specific services within the community
    • Implement life skills workshops, substance abuse treatment programs, behaviour management programs, youth services programs and other community and social service programs under the supervision of social services or health care professionals
    • Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs by tracking clients' behavioural changes and responses to interventions
    • Maintain contact with other social service agencies and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on clients' overall progress
    • Co-ordinate the volunteer activities of human service agencies, health care facilities and arts and sports organizations
    • Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research.
    • May supervise social service support workers and volunteers.

  • Authors and Writers

    Legacy duties

    • Novelists, playwrights, script writers, poets and other creative writers conceive and write novels, plays, scripts, poetry and other material for publication or presentation and may conduct research to establish factual content and to obtain other necessary information.
    • Technical writers analyze material, such as specifications, notes and drawings, and write manuals, user guides and other documents to explain clearly and concisely the installation, operation and maintenance of software and electronic, mechanical and other equipment.
    • Copywriters study and determine selling features of products and services and write text for advertisements and commercials.
    • Authors and writers may specialize in a particular subject or type of writing.