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Positive Psychology is am impactful, evidence-based, empirically tested psychotherapeutic approach which studies positive experiences, positive character strengths, positive relationships and the social context settings which support these qualities.

The specific characteristics of people with positive sensibilities will be identified, along with the strategies for cultivating and experiencing authentic happiness and other positive emotional states. This course will examine the theoretical basis behind the positive psychology movement, the extensive research in support of the model, and the many applications of positive psychology to everyday life.

Attendees in this course should come to understand how to live life purposely and create more meaningful lives for themselves and their clients with direct strategies from the positive psychology approach.

Current positive psychology has evolved from its narrow focus on positive emotions and traits to positive psychology 2.0 which focuses on the totality of the person and the positive potentials in both positive and negative conditions.

With this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify the main theoretical principals of positive psychology
• Understand ways to apply positive psychology interventions to enhance happiness, resilience, and meaning, etc.
• Explore how to apply positive interventions in a professional setting of their choosing (social work practice, coaching, education, healthcare, etc.)
• Understand when positive psychology strategies are helpful, and how to integrate this perspective with other common evidence-based approaches such as CBT/DBT and Psychodynamic approaches.

NASW Member: $120 | Non-Member $210

6 SW/LMFT Contact Hours

Reji Mathew, PhD is a NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of direct treatment experience. As a clinical instructor of continuing education courses, she specializes in teaching evidence-based, skills-oriented treatment approaches such as DBT, CBT, Positive Psychology, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness. She is also a frequent instructor at NYU’s School of Social Work, NASW, Hunter College and Brooklyn OHEL Institute for Training.

Dr. Mathew is also an avid arts advocate, a freelance health advocacy journalist, and a graphic artist.

NASW-NYC Refund Policy

All refund requests must be submitted by e-mail to workshops.naswnyc@socialworkers.org. Valid requests must be received no later than five days prior to course date. NASW-NYC reserves the right to refuse any refunds requested later than five days prior to the course date.

All refunds are subject to a $20.00 administrative processing fee.

Refund requests typically require 1-2 weeks processing time.

Refunds ONLY; credit cannot be issued toward a future program date or substituted for another workshop.

If the workshop is cancelled, you will be informed ahead of time and fully refunded.

For any questions or issues, please contact workshops.naswnyc@socialworkers.org