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Counseling and Psychotherapy as a Career Option

PSYCH 1021

41981
Delivery Options Online

Hear from mental health professionals working in the field as you investigate the required training and review the various professional licensing options available. You’ll also explore multicultural issues and theoretical orientations. Through assignments, you’ll gain an understanding of the realities of the profession—financial or otherwise—to assist you in your decision process regarding a career in mental health.

This course does not cover careers in the psychopharmacology field (e.g., psychiatrist and psychiatric nurse practitioner).

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Gain an understanding of what is involved in being a counselor or clinician
  • Learn the basic theoretical concepts and theories of counseling and how they are applied in a range of practice settings
  • Gain an understanding of counseling and psychology as a career and its suitability for students considering a career change

What You Learn

  • Professional licenses available
  • Multicultural issues
  • Theoretical orientations
  • Financial realities of the field
  • Factors leading to this career choice
  • Volunteering
  • Job options

How You Learn

  • Live-streaming lectures
  • Guest speaker video presentations
  • Reading assignments
  • Written assignments
  • Research assignments
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Section 043

Oct 25, 2021 to Nov 19, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee non-credit

$465.00

Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Oct 25, 2021 to Nov 19, 2021

Delivery Options

Online

CEUs

1.8 CEUs

Instructors

  • Richard Chiovarelli

Section Notes

Please note that this online course requires mandatory attendance at two 3 hour live-streaming lectures that will be conducted within the learning management system. The first 3-hour lecture will be on Sunday, October 31, and the second 3-hour lecture will be on Sunday, November 7, both from 11 am - 2 pm PST. Multiple online assignments are due between October 25th and November 19th. Additional assignments include a research assignment and a writing assignment .

Drop/refund requests must be submitted by October 30.

Section 044

Mar 15, 2022 to Apr 08, 2022 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee non-credit

$495.00

Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Mar 15, 2022 to Apr 08, 2022

Delivery Options

Online

CEUs

1.8 CEUs

Instructors

  • Richard Chiovarelli

Section Notes

Please note that this online course requires mandatory attendance at two 3 hour live-streaming lectures that will be conducted within the learning management system. The first 3-hour lecture will be on Saturday, March 19, and the second 3-hour lecture will be on Saturday, March 26 both from 11 am - 2 pm PST. Multiple online assignments are due between March 15 and April 8. Additional assignments include a research assignment and a writing assignment .

Drop/refund requests must be submitted by March 21.

This course applies to the following programs:

Post-Baccalaureate Program for Counseling and Psychology Professions

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Required Courses

  • Counseling and Psychotherapy as a Career Option
  • Introduction to Developmental Psychology
  • Psychology of Personality
  • Research Methods in Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Seminar on the Graduate Application Process

Courses of Related Interest

  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Biological Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Health Psychology
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychology of Communication
  • Social Psychology

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Notes

Additional note for online students: This online course requires attendance at two live-streaming 3-hour lectures (Pacific Standard Time) that will be conducted within the learning management system, and multiple online assignments with scheduled due dates. Information about how to access the learning management system, live-streaming sessions and online assignments will be made available upon course commencement.

Departmental contact: extension-counspsych@berkeley.edu
Classroom sections: (510) 643-3883
Online sections: (510) 642-6362

English Language Proficiency Requirements

All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:

  • TOEFL: 90
  • IELTS Academic Format: 7
  • DAAD: C1
  • TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70

Note: You do not need to submit test scores.

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Richard Chiovarelli

Richard Chiovarelli, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist working with couples and individual adults in his private practice in the East Bay. Additionally, Chiovarelli has a consulting business that focuses on helping people navigate the graduate school application process and get into graduate programs in the mental health, psychology and counseling fields. He is also a staff psychologist at UC Berkeley Counseling and Psychological Services and teaches psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the Bay Area.

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Richard Chiovarelli

Richard Chiovarelli, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist working with couples and individual adults in his private practice in the East Bay. Additionally, Chiovarelli has a consulting business that focuses on helping people navigate the graduate school application process and get into graduate programs in the mental health, psychology and counseling fields. He is also a staff psychologist at UC Berkeley Counseling and Psychological Services and teaches psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the Bay Area.

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