Behavioral Health Sciences
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Counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, clinical psychologists, health educators and other behavioral health professionals will be in high demand over the next decade. Our students are career changers looking to complete undergraduate course prerequisites or enhance their applications for graduate or professional schools.
‘Digital Defynd’ Ranks Our Online Health Informatics Program #4 for 2019
With a projected job-growth rate of 13 percent through 2026, it is no wonder that Medical Records and Health Information Technicians are...
Coaching Young Tech Professionals to Attain Balance
UC Berkeley Extension instructor Christina Villarreal brings her extensive knowledge in evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to...
Making a Difference in Behavioral Health
Growing up in a first-generation, low-income immigrant family, Sooeun (Tiffany) Kim faced firsthand struggles and challenges due to...
Health Advocacy Student Susan Dugan Wants to Make a Difference
Re-entering the health care field after six years as a stay-at-home mom, Susan Dugan looks to the Certificate Program in Health Advocacy...
From Human Resources to Health Advocacy
Donna Smith was only four years old when she had a life-saving surgery to repair a complex congenital heart defect—and her parents’...
Prescription Drug Abuse: Prevention as Treatment
On October 26, 2017, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic "a national public health emergency" under federal law. As a...
Event: New Approaches to Healthcare Advocacy
Want to learn more about the growing field of health advocacy? The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC)...
9 Reasons to Battle Against Substance Misuse
Addiction is a health condition. While prevention is ideal, if a person does develop a substance use disorder, treatment is critical....
Breaking the Cycle of Self-Destruction
Coping with stress is something that both plants and animals experience, according to the late UC Berkeley philosophy Professor Emeritus...