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.
Richard Sprott Inspires Extension Students to Become Lifelong Learners
When you skim through the course evaluations for Richard Sprott, Ph.D., you see phrases such as "great course, great teacher." He's...
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...
Meet Pamela Rosecrance
In five years, Pamela Rosecrance will be completing her final year in residence at the University of Tennessee Ph.D. program (where she...
The Ripple Effect of Healing Through Resilience
From day one, Amy Paulson has experienced trauma. Abandoned shortly after being born in Seoul, South Korea, Amy was then adopted by a...
Meet Psychology Student Colin Fyfe
Poring through numbers to prove causes and correlations as a psychological-health researcher at UCSF and UC Berkeley, Colin Fyfe began...
In Pursuit of Higher Education
“I have always felt drawn to helping people,” says Post-Baccalaureate Program for Counseling and Psychology Professions graduate Sam...
Corey Datz-Greenberg Gets Real-World Psychology Experience
For Corey Datz-Greenberg, making a career change from union organizer to psychologist isn't that much of a mind-shift.
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...
Stephanie Bisgaard Finds Enrichment in the Classroom
Stephanie Laila Tuxen Bisgaard draws on her experience as a clinical psychologist in Copenhagen, Denmark, to enhance the lively...