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.
Meet Pamela Rosecrance
Mar 16, 2016
In five years, Pamela Rosecrance will be completing her final year in residence at the University of Tennessee Ph.D. program (where she...
John Edwards: Student Success Story
Mar 14, 2016
No stranger to UC Berkeley Extension—he has taken classes to earn CEUs—John Edwards found that the Professional Program in Eating...
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...
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’...
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....
Dying With Dignity in California
It took almost 25 years for a Dying With Dignity law to be passed in California. View the historical timeline of what was to be the End...
Focus on the Positive
Gabi Galvin’s career push came from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She was working for Twentyeight Health, “a mission-driven...
To Make a Positive Impact in Mental Health
When she finally decided to pursue graduate school for psychology, Lisell Perez-Rogers turned to UC Berkeley Extension's...
Treating Those Affected by Substance Abuse
Therese Becker’s passion for helping others through counseling dates back to high school: “When I was a senior, we had an assignment...