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The Ship’s Counselor is one of the most difficult and in demand positions in the UFOP. Unfortunately, it also is known as the posting of last resort for many, due to the more “sexy” positions being filled. This is unfortunate because in reality, the role of the Ship’s Counselor affords the simmer much more freedom to develop not only their character, but to interact in a more diverse number of ways with the other characters and the scenarios they develop than most other roles. The counselor is responsible for a variety of tasks, from assisting the command staff in evaluations, both IC and OOC, providing analysis and counsel to the command staff in diplomatic or first contact situations, as well as providing a forum for the various other simmers to develop their character’s “backstory” or even help struggling simmers to better integrate within the crew. Additionally, the counselor has many opportunities to work with the CMO as part of the discipline of making a clinical psychological diagnosis requires elimination of medical causes for maladaptive behaviors or neurotic symptomologies. Last but not least, the counselor is responsible for helping to maintain the emotional and mental well being of the crew.
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