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1st Applied Positive Psychology Conference
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18-20 April 2007

University of Warwick

We are delighted to announce that the 1st Applied Positive Psychology Conference will be held at the University of Warwick, UK, from April 18-20, 2007. The conference theme is “People at their Best in Work, Education and Health”. This event will be a significant milestone in positive psychology and its applications.

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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:

  • Students of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania;
  • Ilona Boniwell, Course Leader of the MSc Applied Positive Psychology at the University of East London;
  • Ben Dean, Founder and CEO of MentorCoach and co-designer of Authentic Happiness Coaching;
  • Students and representatives of CAPP’s educational programs.

Invoices

If you require an invoice for your organisation to raise payment for the conference then please e-mail capp@cappeu.org with a request to this effect including your name and mailing address.



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