First Applied Positive Psychology Conference
University of Warwick, UK,
April 18-20, 2007.
The conference theme is “People at their Best in Work, Education and Health”.
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http://www.cappeu.org/events.aspx
About the Conference
The conference will provide compelling insights into positive psychology applications across these areas, and will appeal to people working in HR, organisation development, coaching, education, health, and psychology.
Keynote Presentations:
Robert Biswas-Diener, Oregon, United States
From the Equator to the North Pole: Looking for Happiness in Unlikely Places
Carol Craig, Centre for Confidence and Well-Being, Glasgow, Scotland
Positive Psychology: A New Enlightenment?
Antonella Delle Fave, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Well-being and Disease: Oxymoron or Opportunity
Malcolm Higgs, Henley Management College, UK
Managing Successful Change: The Secret of Positive Emotions
Alex Linley, Centre for Applied Positive Psychology, UK
The Promise of Applied Positive Psychology in Work, Education and Health
Adrian Moorhouse, MBE, Lane 4 Consulting, UK
Delivering High Performance: Proven Strategies for Work and Life
Andrew Oswald, University of Warwick, UK
Happiness, Economics, and Public Policy
Michael West, Aston Business School, UK
Surfing through Change to create Flourishing Organisations
Organisational Case Studies:
Co-Operative Group: Enhancing Employee Engagement
HOPEHIV: Creating a Generation of Hope for Africa
Norwich Union: Strengths Based Recruitment: The First Step to Building a Strengths-based Organization
Unilever: Adding Vitality to Life
Yahoo!: Developing a Strengths-Based Organisational Culture
Conference Workshops – Work:
Robert Biswas-Diener, Oregon, United States: Positive Psychology Coaching
Jocelyn Davis & Amanda Levy, Positive Workplace Alliance: Teaching the Positive Workplace
Ben Dean, MentorCoach: Going Global: Cutting Edge, Practical Strategies for Taking your Work throughout the World
Sandra Foster, London: Using Positive Emotions in Coaching
Paul Jackson & Janine Waldman, The Solutions Focus: Solutions Focus: Putting Positive Difference to Work
Emma Judge, Positive Organisations: Positive Psychology, Employee Engagement, and the Quest for Meaning
Alex Linley & Nicky Page, CAPP: Building Strengths-Based Organisations
Conference Workshops – Education:
Sean Cameron, University College London & Colin Maginn, Ingleside Children’s Home: Supporting the Pillars of Parenting: A Positive Approach
Jenny Eades, Fox Eades Training: Celebrating Strengths in Schools
Helena Marujo, University of Lisbon, Portugal: Appreciating the Past and Dreaming the Future: Applying Positive Psychology and Appreciative Inquiry in Education
Annie Hamlaoui, School of Emotional Literacy: The Happiness Project
John Yeager, Center for Character Excellence: Building Strengths and Positive Emotions in the Schools
Conference Workshops – Health:
Jeff Gordon, Joy of Heart Organization: Living Happily with Paradox through Connecting to the Role of the Clown
Sam Lison, Imago Workshop Presenters: Introduction to Imago Couples Therapy and Workshops: A Quintessential Application of Positive Psychology
Sam Lison, Imago Workshop Presenters: Getting the Life you Want: A Positive Psychotherapy Program
Jitendra Mohan, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India: Using Yoga to Harness Strengths and Create Flow
Jenny Simanowitz, Happy Business: A Communications Cabaret
Open Forum: Educational Opportunities in Positive Psychology
The conference will include an open forum discussion on the opportunities available for people to study positive psychology and its applications. Forum participants will include:
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Students of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania;
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Ilona Boniwell, Course Leader of the MSc Applied Positive Psychology at the University of East London;
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Ben Dean, Founder and CEO of MentorCoach and co-designer of Authentic Happiness Coaching;
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Students and representatives of CAPP’s educational programs.
Invoices
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