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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Health Care & Counseling
Courses
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.
COM HLT X 470.3
Developmental Aspects of Psychology and Addiction
This course provides an understanding of the etiology of addiction and clinical implications to effectively understand chemically dependent behavior.
COM HLT X 456
Evaluating Diet Trends: Tools for Promoting Effective Nutrition
Student will gain the ability to critically evaluate any nutrition trend. Students will learn how to identify credible sources of information and gain the ability to assess the soundness of evidence and make corresponding practical recommendations.
COM HLT X 404.7
Exercise and Sports Nutrition
Designed for fitness and sports enthusiasts, this course provides an in-depth understanding of the relation between dietary needs and optimal exercise performance and training.