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
MED X 413.1
Externship
Students will be assigned to a clinical setting for meaningful practicum experience where they will be able to demonstrate and apply the knowledge, skills, and behaviors of the UCLA Extension Core Curriculum under the direction of an instructor and preceptor as they perform clinical and administrative duties.
COM HLT X 470.10
Family Counseling Skills
This course presents an overview on assessing and implementing the basic counseling skills needed for treating substance use disorders in family systems.
COM HLT X 453
Fitness Testing
Students get a practical understanding of fitness testing and screening in this course along with explaining results to clients.
COM HLT X 470.9
Group Counseling Skills
This course trains students in core concepts and applications of group counseling techniques and approaches used in substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs.
PUB HLT X 415
Healthcare Quality Performance Improvement and Patient Safety
The course provides an introduction to quality performance improvement and patient safety in a healthcare setting.