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A409 Applying the Science of Happiness in the Consulting Room
Bring the research-based principles of Positive Psychology (not the same as mere “positive thinking") into your practice to help your clients feel more purpose, meaning, gratitude, and appreciation in their lives.
Bill O'Hanlon
CE Credits: 6
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Many therapists are still struggling to translate the scientific findings that support Positive Psychology into specific therapeutic interventions. In this course you'll learn how to use research-based principles of Positive Psychology to lead clients toward a life of greater purpose and meaning. You'll gain strategies for behavioral change even in the absence of insight or strong motivation. By the end of the course, you'll have a framework for helping clients use all their experiences, whether dissed, pissed, blissed or blessed, as a pathway to creative change.
Meet The Instructor
Bill O'Hanlon, M.S. teaches workshops internationally and coaches people to become compelling, successful presenters in his Presenter's Boot Camp. He has written or cowritten 24 books, the latest being Pathways to Spirituality.
Course Contents
Session 1: Introduction to Positive Psychology • The gap between research and clinical practice • Resilience research • The restoration of hope in clinical work
Session 2: Happiness • Research findings • Applying happiness research to treatment • Distortions of memory
Session 3: Connections and Relationships • Gottman's research • Relationships that last • Connective and continuity rituals • Social intelligence
Session 4: Meaning and Purpose in the Good Life • Elements of the meaningful life • The four life energies • Mitzvah therapy
Session 5: Spirituality and Transcendence • The 3 C's of spirituality • Gratitude and appreciation • Forgiveness, kindness and compassion • Humor
Session 6: Bringing It All Together • Appreciative inquiry • The components of Positive Psychology • Future directions • Resources
Learning Objectives
1. Distinguish between possibilities and positive thinking
2. Name 3 elements of happiness indicated by research findings
3. List the 4 life energies behind direction and purpose
4. Discuss research findings on the results of forgiveness, kindness and compassion
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