The Mental Health Board and the Center for Emotional Wellness of the Northwest Suburbs have partnered to offer this training opportunity for our BH network.
Positive Psychology: Evidence Based Strategies for Wellbeing | In-person | Friday, March 1, 2024 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, presented by Shira Greenfield, LCPC, at the McHenry County Mental Health Board, 620 Dakota Street in Crystal Lake.
THIS TRAINING IS FULL. To be put on the Waitlist, email kdoherty@mc708.org.
FREE: 3 CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, and Psychologists
Program Description: Positive psychology research has exploded in the past 20 years. Positive psychology is not a “fluffy” concept which ignores the realities of life, nor is it simply thinking positively. According to Martin Seligman, often credited as being the founding father of positive psychology, positive psychology is “the study of what constitutes the pleasant life, the engaged life, and the meaningful life.” This seminar will describe different happiness archetypes and explain why one archetype is more correlated with overall happiness. It will also describe the PERMA model of wellbeing with an emphasis on both research and application to daily life. You will learn concrete ways to help (you and) your clients live more satisfying and meaningful lives.
Program Goals:
1. Participants will be able to describe the four different happiness archetypes as outlined by Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar.
2. Participants will be able to describe the PERMA model of wellbeing.
3. Participants will be able to describe how enhancing positive emotion helps in the treatment of depression.
Presenter: Shira Greenfield is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who earned her master’s degree in Counselor Education from the University of Iowa in 1985. Since then, she has worked as a therapist, a crisis intervention worker, a group facilitator, and an educator. She has also held several leadership positions in behavioral health care providing oversight to both inpatient and outpatient programs and teams. She currently serves as the Clinical Director for Pivotal Counseling Center with offices in Lake in the Hills and Woodstock. Shira is an experienced and sought-after speaker who is known for her down to earth style and her ability to get people to laugh at themselves.
