How to be Happier:
Positive Psychology and the Arts
Gioia Chilton, MA, ATR-BC
Rebecca Wilkinson, MA-ATR-BC
Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 2009
202 483 8600
Thursday, February 19, 2008 | Free | Open to the Public
5:30-8:00 pm
(2.5 CEC's available /$10 administrative fee*)
What makes people happier? Who is happy? Why be happy? How do creative endeavors contribute to happiness?
These questions and more will be explored through an introduction to Positive Psychology, the science of happiness. Positive Psychology has challenged the field of psychology to focus not so much on what is wrong but what is right. Positive psychology seeks to help us identify and build upon character strengths as tools to increase satisfaction, meaning, and engagement in life. We will explore the connection between Positive Psychology and the arts and define strategies for using creative endeavors to increase engagement, mastery, and flow.
Objectives 1) Attendees will be able to list three characteristics of Positive Psychology.
Objectives 2) Attendees to list three strategies for implementing Positive Psychology practices to improve the quality of their professional and personal lives.
Contact Smith Farm Center
To register or for more information call 202-483-8600 or email darien@smithfarm.com
www.SmithFarm.com
1632 U Street NW | Washington DC | 20009
Metro accessible | Red & Green Lines | FREE Parking available
NBCC Provider #6327
*Smith Farm is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider an may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events and programs that meet NBCC requirements. Events and programs for which NBCC approved clock hours will be awarded are identified in the Smith Farm calendar. Smith Farm is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
