helping professions

A form of helping profession — A profession that nurtures the growth of or addresses the problems of a person's physical, psychological, intellectual, emotional or spiritual well-being, including medicine, nursing, psychotherapy, psychological counseling, social work, education, life coaching and ministry.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of helping profession
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