Health Care & Counseling 67
Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 COM HLT X 470.11
Supervised Field Work Practicum
5.5 units The Supervised Field Work Practicum, extending over two quarters, is designed for students who have completed the prerequisite courses in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate. Students are assigned a minimum of 255 hours of on-site agency internship and must attend classroom meetings to attain the requirements for com‑ pletion. The classroom meetings are a combination of lecture, supervi‑ sion, and experiential processes. The goal is to create an environment in which the students will experiment with counseling skills, take “safe risks” in expanding their counseling repertoire, and receive support from their peers and guidance from the instructor. Students will increase confidence and knowledge, both in the clinical aspects of counseling and legal requirements related to the operations of addic‑ tion treatment centers. Emphasis is placed on core aspects of counsel‑ ing. Students participate in supervised groups to practice counseling techniques and interact with guest speakers during lectures. Prerequisite(s): Students must successfully complete all prerequisite courses to receive permission to enroll. Reg# 389299 Fee: $1,005 No refund after 24 Jan. A Remote 18 mtgs Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm, Jan. 11-Mar. 15 Remote Classroom Wednesday, 6:30-8:30pm, Apr. 5-June 14 Remote Classroom No meetings Apr. 19; May 10; May 31. Required course in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate. Restricted course; call (310) 825-7093 for permission to enroll. Web enrollments automatically generate a “Permission to Enroll” request. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 17. & Andrew Kurtz, MA, LMFT
COM HLT X 470.12
Self-Care for Addiction Professionals: Optimizing Health and Wellbeing
4.0 units This course provides students with a basic level of understanding of the epidemiology and development of burnout, including learning current science to establish a foundational understanding of physical, psychological, and spiritual self-care to optimize adoption of a plan for well-being while conducting work in the field of substance use disorders. Substance use disorder professionals experience high rates of burnout similar to other providers of mental health care. High rates of burnout can result in increased job dissatisfaction, increased absences from work, leaving jobs early, impacted job performance and functioning in other areas of life, and relapse. Research indicates a substantial need to establish a mechanism of self-care and col‑ laborative partnership among addiction professionals to reduce the impact of burnout. Specific topics include: the biological, developmen‑ tal, psychological, and environmental factors that contribute to burnout; recognition of stressful dynamics and increasing selfawareness; neurobiological benefits to self-care; mindfulness practice and meditation; developing good sleep hygiene and the importance of sleep; adequate nutrition and exercise; and maintaining motivation to engage in self-care behaviors. Includes guest speakers and weekly mindfulness practice. Reg# 389305 Fee: $705 No refund after 24 Jan. A Remote 11 mtgs Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm, Jan. 11-Mar. 22 Remote Classroom Required course in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Certificate. Restricted course; call (310) 825-7093 for permission to enroll. Web enrollments automatically generate a “Permission to Enroll” request. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: January 17. c & Elizabeth Welch, MS, MA, LMFT
Patient Advocacy
Public Health
HLT POL X 407.4
PUB HLT XL 10
Health Care Law and Legal Issues in Patient Advocacy
4.0 units Our nation’s health care providers and delivery systems conduct their varied activities under an array of ever-changing, complex state and federal laws. To function effectively, patient advocates need a current working knowledge of the laws and regulations involving patient rights and responsibilities. Taught by experts in health law, this course presents the fundamental legal structure that affects the provision of health care in the United States. Reg# 389957 Fee: $825 No refund after 13 Jan 2023 MOnline Jan. 9-Mar. 26 Required course in Patient Advocacy Certificate. Restricted course; call (310) 825-7093 for permission to enroll. Web enrollments automatically generate a “Permission to Enroll” request. Enrollment limited to 25 students. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 13. c & Instructor to be announced
HLT POL X 407.9
Communication Strategies in Health Care: Navigating High-Stakes Conversations
4.0 units High-quality communication between health care providers, patients, and families has been shown to have a positive influence on patient health outcomes, including emotional health, function, physiologic measures, and symptom resolution. Conversely, failures in communi‑ cation lead to increased patient harm, length of hospital stays, resource utilization, caregiver dissatisfaction, as well as staff turnover. Given the critical role communication plays, this course provides evidence-based strategies to optimize communication for profession‑ als working in health care. Topics include principles of human com‑ munication, confidentiality, HIPAA, motivational interviewing, the influence of culture and diversity on communication, family dynamics and communication, communication with teams, conflict and crisis management, professional boundaries, skills for high-intensity com‑ munications, and grievance management. The focus is on helping improve individual communication strategies to support a patientcentered and value-oriented health care system. Reg# 389956 Fee: $825 No refund after 13 Jan 2023 MOnline Jan. 9-Mar. 26 Required course in Patient Advocacy Certificate. Restricted course; call (310) 825-7093 for permission to enroll. Web enrollments automatically generate a “Permission to Enroll” request. Enrollment limited to 25 students. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 13. c & Adisa Cartwright
Introduction to Public Health
4.0 units This course explores the nation’s health challenges, the epidemiologic basis of population health, the organization and financing of health services in the United States, and current strategies for promoting health and preventing disease in communities. The course introduces students to a range of topics, issues, and frameworks to help under‑ stand current public health issues and modern public health systems, policies, and practices. c Reg# 389958 Fee: $845 No refund after 13 Jan 2023 MOnline Jan. 9-Mar. 26 Enrollment limited to 25. Enrollment deadline: Jan. 13. c & Claudia Mikail, MD, MPH, who is a clinical geneticist and author of Public Health Genomics: The Essentials. As a medical school admis‑ sions consultant, she helps students achieve their best. She received her BA at Princeton, MD at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, MPH at Columbia, and fellowship at UCLA.
