Health Care & Counseling
Health Care & Counseling
Build your health care skills and prepare for success in this rewarding industry.
UCLA Extension’s Health Care and Counseling programs offer a variety of courses and certificates to help you take the next step in your professional development and career.
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Improve lives for a living
Whether you choose counseling, advocacy or general health and wellness, our programs ensure you will stay up-to-date with industry trends and insights.
Classes are taught by leading professionals with real-world experience. Our instructors are eager to assist students with their educational and professional goals as well as their personal development.
Health Care & Counseling
Courses
COM HLT X 421.1
Biomechanics: Analysis of Human Movement
Based on the mechanical laws of applied physics, this course explores the analysis of movement of the human body.
COM HLT X 470.4
Bringing Recovery to Diverse Populations
This course explores the fundamental impact of cross-cultural counseling of substance abuse and dependent individuals.
PUB HLT X 423
Clinical Practice for the Non-Clinical Infection Prevention
Professional
Students with non-clinical backgrounds will gain the fundamental knowledge in clinical practice concepts that are required to support an Infection Prevention department in the healthcare settings.
COM HLT X 470.8
Co-Occurring Disorders for Addiction Professionals
In preparation of being an addiction professional, this course focuses on terminology, knowledge, and issues of the mental health field and substance use disorders.
HLT POL 810
Crafting a Personal Statement for Pre-health Applications
A workshop that is designed to assist students with crafting a personal statement when applying to pre-health schools, such as pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy and related fields.