Whether you are changing careers or already working in the field, understand how this program can help you prepare academically for graduate school and initiate the application process.

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Post-Baccalaureate
Program for
Counseling and
Psychology Professions
Online Information Session

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Hello
Stan Weisner, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Program Director
Ask me your questions!
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The Health and
Helping Professions
Landscape
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Examples of Careers
in Health and Health
Professions
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● Counseling and psychology
● Psychotherapy
● Social work
● Clinical psychology
● Psychiatric nursing
● Health education
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Demand Is on the Rise
PROFESSION 2010 WORKFORCE 2020 PROJECTION OPPORTUNITY
Substance Abuse, Behavioral
Disorders Counselors
85,500 108,900 27%
Mental Health Counselors 120,000 163,900 36%
Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Social Workers
126,100 165,600 31%
Psychologists 154,300 188,000 22%
Marriage, Family Therapists 36,600 50,800 41%
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Welcome to Berkeley!
Courses, certificates and programs and instructors all approved by UC Berkeley

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Meeting Our
Students’ Needs
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● Learn which degree, license or career path is
best for you
● Improve your undergraduate GPA
● Receive guidance in planning your academic
program of study and in initiating the graduate
school application process
● Gain assistance in writing a statement of
purpose
● Upon request: receive a composite letter of
reference from the director
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Dedicated Website
with Student
Resources
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Program information and forms
Announcements
Course syllabi
Directories of research institutions and
volunteer organizations
Graduate programs in counseling and psychology

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Curriculum
Overview
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Required
Courses
12 Semester Units +
2.4 CEU
1
Year
Average time to
completion

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What You’ll Learn:
Your Courses
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● Workshop: Counseling and Psychotherapy as
a Career Option
● Course: Introduction to Developmental
Psychology
● Course: Psychology of Personality
● Course: Abnormal Psychology
● Course: Research Methods in Psychology
● Workshop: Seminar on the Graduate
Application Process

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What You’ll Learn:
Your Courses
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● Workshop: Counseling and Psychotherapy as
a Career Option
○ Graduate and professional school
options
○ Licenses and career tracks
○ Range of populations and settings in
the field
○ Self-care and personal reflection

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What You’ll Learn:
Your Courses
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● Workshop: Counseling and Psychotherapy as
a Career Option
● Course: Introduction to Developmental
Psychology
● Course: Psychology of Personality
● Course: Abnormal Psychology
● Course: Research Methods in Psychology
● Workshop: Seminar on the Graduate
Application Process

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What You’ll Learn:
Your Courses
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● Workshop: Seminar on the Graduate
Application Process
○ Understanding the application process
○ Your personal statement
○ Deciding on where to apply

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Expand Your Skillset
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● Adolescent Psychology
● Biological Psychology
● Cognitive Psychology
● Health Psychology
● Positive Psychology
● Psychology of Communication
● Social Psychology

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Who You’ll Learn From
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Richard Sprott,
Ph.D., Extension
Honored Instructor
Nicola Wolfe,
Ph.D.

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Where You’ll Learn:
In the Classroom
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Golden Bear Center
in Downtown Berkeley
San Francisco Campus
in Downtown San Francisco

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Where You’ll Learn: Online
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How You’ll Learn
● Reading materials
● Videos
● Podcasts
● Instructor and classmate
interactions
● Homework assignments
Option 1: Fixed-Date
Start and end date
Option 2: Ongoing
Enroll at any time and start your course

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Our graduates go on
to do big things!
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Pacific Graduate School in
Psychology (Stanford Psy.D.
consortium)
Palo Alto University
The Wright Institute
Schools Accepting Our Students
California School of Professional
Psychology (CSPP)
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Psy.D. Clinical
Psychology
Ph.D.
Master of Public
Health (M.P.H.)
George Washington University
Palo Alto University
University of Delaware
University of Washington
University of California,
Los Angeles

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Schools Accepting Our Students
Master of Psychology (M.A.) Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
California Institute of
Integral Studies
Columbia University
Kingston University
Lewis and Clark
University
Palo Alto University
Portland State
University
San Diego University
for Integrative Studies
San Francisco State
University
University of California,
Santa Barbara
New York University
Sarah Lawrence College
University of California,
Berkeley
University of California,
Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Texas
University of
Washington

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Getting Started
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Bachelor’s degree required
Mail us an official, sealed transcript from
an accredited undergraduate institution
Pay for each course individually
($200—$800)
Sign up for our monthly email
Create student account

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Earning Your
Award of
Completion
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Complete courses with grade of C
or better; GPA 2.5 or better
Register for the program and pay fee
Request Award of Completion

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Questions?

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Thanks!
Find me at extension-counspsych@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-3883
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