Pre conference workshop sessions will be help on Tuesday June 28^th, 2016 at the Centre des Congrès d’Angers before the opening ceremony of the ECPP Conference.

There will be 2 types of sessions:

Full day session from 9:00 to 11:30 am and from 12:30 to 3:00 pm
Half-day session from 9:00 to 11:30 am or from 12:30 to 3:00 pm

Here is the announced programme for the pre workshop sessions:

One day sessions: Tuesday 28^th of June from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm (lunch not included)

Toolkit on strength-based development for individuals, relations and organizations

by Lisa Vivoll Straume and her team from MIND (Norway)

Rune Sagør, CEO Mind Ltd

Marit Album Kvernmo, MA Science in Counselling, MA Media Studies: Visual Culture / Executive coach

Karina Anderssen Aas, MA Science in Counselling / Executive coach

Bente Kristin Malmo, MA Knowledge management / Executive coach and strategic advisor

Lisa holds a PhD in positive psychology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She has several roles in the international research community, and is a guest lecturer for Master and PhD students in Applied Positive Psychology at the Spanish University in Castellon and The University of Iceland. She is founder and Academic director of MIND, a company that has specialized on bridging the gap between research and practice within the field of positive psychology and strengths-based development. Particularly, MIND have succeeded with their research-based program on strength-based leadership and organizational development.

Lisa Vivoll Straume

Director of MIND: AS, Trondheim, Norvège

Learning outcomes: Participant will learn how to spot, develop and apply strengths, and how to design relational and organizational environments where a balanced strength-based approach can be developed and applied.

Structure: The workshop is organized with an introduction session, followed by sessions on practical and simulation trainings on strength based development at on an individual, relational or organizational level.

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Half-day sessions:

Tuesday 28^th of June from 9:00 am to 11:30 am:

1 – Positive Education

by Ilona Boniwell (UK/France) & Charles Martin-Krumm (France)

Dr Ilona Boniwell heads the International MSc in Applied Positive Psychology (I-MAPP) at Anglia Ruskin University and consults businesses and educational institutions around the globe as a Director of Positran. She wrote or edited seven books, delivered over 150 keynotes/invited presentations, founded the European Network of Positive Psychology, and was the first vice-chair of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA).

Ilona Boniwell

Director – Positran, Anglia Ruskin University, Uk and Associate Professor – Ecole Centrale Paris, France

Lecturer in STAPS the ESPE Bretagne, Fellow of Physical Education and Sports, President of the French and Francophone Association of Positive Psychology, elected member of the Steering Committee of the NPPA (European Network of Positive Psychology), Network European Positive Psychology, elected member of the Board of Directors and member of the working group of the Executive Committee of the IPPA, World Network of Positive Psychology (International Positive Psychology Association), Chair of the 8th, ECPP 2016.

Charles Martin-Krumm

ESPE de Bretagne, Rennes, France

This workshop will address the applications of recent positive psychology research to education. First of all, it will examine factors underlying the development of well-being and will introduce tools enabling the enhancement of well-being skills in primary school children via engaging games and activities. Secondly, it will focus on a series of strengths exercises using tangible pedagogical tools such as strengths cards.

The objectives of the workshop are as follow:

To develop an awareness and understanding of positive education tools and methods

To practice effective strategies in the building of mental well-being in primary school children

To understand how children’s strengths can be recognised and built via games and hands on activities

2 – Mindfulness Programs in Positive Psychology

by Dr Itai Ivtzan (UK)

Dr Itai Ivtzan is passionate about the combination of psychology and spirituality. He is a positive psychologist, a senior lecturer, and the program leader of MAPP (Masters in Applied Positive Psychology) at the University of East London (UEL). He published several books, as well as many journal papers and book chapters. His main interests are positive psychology, mindfulness, and spirituality. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Ivtzan has run seminars, lectures, workshops and retreats in the UK and around the world, in various educational institutions and at private events. He is a regular keynote speaker in conferences.

Itai Ivtzan

Stradford Campus, London, UK

Mindfulness meditation is one of the most popular interventions in psychology, the interest in which grows year after year. Positive psychology (PP) is the fastest developing branch of psychology, whose expanding journey of investigating human flourishing has attracted great interest. What happens when these two are brought together?

This workshop will inform you about the fascinating points of convergence between mindfulness and PP. We will explore various mindfulness programs focused on increasing positive variables, such as meaning, compassion, positive emotions, strengths, and gratitude. These programs are flourishing-focused, thereby embodying the spirit of PP. We will also examine how certain popular mindfulness programs are deficit-focused (aimed at decreasing mental illness), and consequently less relevant to the goals of PP interventions.

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3 – Développer l’épanouissement : les outils de psychologie positive à destination du psychologue clinicien

animé par Martine Regourd-Laizeau (France)

Installée depuis 2003 à Cournon d’Auvergne comme psychologue et psychothérapeute, je reçois les personnes souhaitant améliorer leur fonctionnement par une thérapie. Formée en EMDR par David Servan Schreiber1 en 2003, je suis membre de l’association EMDR France qui garantit le niveau de formation de ses praticiens. Je suis également formée en hypnose ericksonienne par le Dr Bellet2, en système familial intérieur3 (élaboré par Richard Schwartz, 2009) et en thérapie orientée solution4. J’interviens également en médiation (couples, famille, entreprise) selon le processus de la communication non violente (Rosenberg, 20045).

Martine Regourd-Laizeau

Planète Psychologie Positive, Cournon d’Auvergne, France

J’ai choisi de vous présenter plus de vingt outils comme l’anamnèse appréciative, des feuilles de travail pour déterminer les valeurs, du patient et cheminer vers le sens. La boussole du bien être (Britton & Shaar ,2011) que j’utilise quotidiennement vous sera présentée, ainsi que d’autres outils sur la gratitude, la reconnaissance, Lyubomirsky.

Depuis quelques années, Neff, (2013) a fait un travail scientifique passionnant sur l’auto-compassion, permettant de travailler sur les croyances. Les applications concrètes vous seront exposées.

D’autres outils permettant de stimuler la ténacité mentale, la résistance psychologique et la croissance post-traumatique (Dorotik-Nana, 2015) seront décrites.

Pour les sportifs de haut niveau, mais également dans la vie des personnes devant relever des challenges important, découvrir les vertus du courage et du Sisu (Lahti,2015) sont un plus. Les pistes pour développer son réseau relationnel (les 5 heures magiques, Gottman & Silver 1999) et la pratique de l’optimisme seront décrites. Enfin un outil pratique de développement des attitudes de Flow (fluidité) sera lui aussi présenté. Un manuel reprenant plus de 20 outils en psychologie positive sera offert aux participants de cette présentation.

Le séminaire est limité à 60 personnes et sera donné en langue française, toutefois le document présenté en workshop sera en vente traduit en langue anglaise.

Tuesday 28^th of June from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm:

1 – Prioritizing Positivity and Positive Spontaneous Thoughts: New Measures and Findings

by Barbara Fredrickson (USA)

Kenan Distinguished Professor; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Director, Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory; President, International Positive Psychology Association. Among the most highly cited scholars in psychology, she is most known for her “broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions,” foundational within Positive Psychology for providing a blueprint for how pleasant emotional states, as fleeting as they are, contribute to resilience, wellbeing, and health.

Barbara Fredrickson

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

This is a workshop for researchers and practitioners interested in expanding their toolkit for measuring individual differences related to the pursuit of wellbeing. Professor Barbara Fredrickson will share recent research she has conducted with each of two former doctoral students, Lahnna Catalino and Elise Rice, featuring the new concept of prioritizing positivity and new findings related to positive spontaneous thoughts. Attendees will be exposed to recently validated brief self-report measures of each and will learn about their behavioral and mental health correlates.

2 – Coaching: Tangible tools: Hands-on activities for positive psychology coaching, training, teaching and facilitation

by Ilona Boniwell (UK/France) & Mads Bab (Denmark).

Mads Bab is an experienced user of tangible tools and a pioneer in the field of positive thinkering. He has previously shared insights at positive psychology conferences in Europe, US and China on the use of LEGO in organisational well-being initiatives. Mads has a masters degree in applied positive psychology and is a part time associate professor on the Danish MAPP program. Through his Danish based consultancy Gnist (the Danish word for spark) Mads works with medium and large organisations on issues related to mental health and well-being.

Mads Bab

Aarhus University, Denmark

Most of research within the field of positive psychology deals with the “what”. It is mainly interested in how the “what” can help us to increase well-being and other aspects of positive functioning among children, adults, organisations and society. This workshop deals with the “how” and invites participants to explore novel ways to engage people in different aspects of positive psychology.

« Thinkering’ is a word coined by Michael Ondaatje in his novel The English Patient. It expresses the creation and understanding of concepts in the mind while tinkering with the hands. When we physically engage with things, especially with our hands, we generate a great variety of sensory images. These sensory images help us understand our immediate realty and serve us in our personal and shared meaning making. The proposed workshop will let you try out methods of “Positive Thinkering” where by experimenting with tangible items like LEGO, strengths cards, HEX cards and a range of other tools you would achieve a vivid and memorable experience and understanding of topics like character strengths, resilience and shared goals.

Whether you work as a coach, teacher, facilitator or consultan, be it with children, adolescents or adults, the workshop will offer you many ideas to help create a more experience based approach to exploring positive psychology.

3 – Positive Education in Geelong Grammar School

by Charlie Scudamore (Australia)

Charlie Scudamore, BA Hons, PGCE Oxon, is the Vice Principal of Geelong Grammar School, where he has worked since 1990. Over the past decade, Charlie has been a key figure in researching, implementing and supporting the growth of Geelong Grammar School’s pioneering Positive Education programme and its research and training-focused Institute of Positive Education. Charlie’s passion and applied experience in Positive Education and educational innovation means that he is a much sought-after keynote speaker, both in Australia and abroad. In 2014, Charlie presented the keynote address at the Masters of Positive Psychology Summit in Philadephia, where he also received the Pioneer Award for Positive Psychology from Professor Martin Seligman. In 2015 he shared his thoughts on the purpose of education on a ‘Love, Compassion and Ethics’ panel alongside the Dalai Lama, Professor Barbara Fredrickson and other thought-leaders in wellbeing and ethics. Alongside his continued work for Geelong Grammar School and the Institute of Positive Education, Charlie will be, from 2016, leading the Positive Education Division of the International Positive Psychology Association.

Charlie Scudamore

Geelong Grammar School, Australia

Introduction to Positive Education

Bringing the science of Positive Psychology to the classroom

Based on the science and proven methods of Positive Psychology, the Positive Education movement is transforming staff and student wellbeing in schools across Australia and around the world. Could your school, staff and students also benefit for placing wellbeing at the heart of the curriculum? This pre-conference workshop gives an overview of Positive Education and its benefits in the school curriculum. Presented by Charlie Scudamore from Geelong Grammar School’s Institute of Positive Education – who have implemented a whole-school approach to Positive Education as well as trained thousands of educators worldwide – the workshop will cover Geelong Grammar School’s journey so far and the research that guides and underpins teaching practice.

Participants will gain an understanding of:

the science of Positive Psychology
the benefits of and evidence for Positive Education programmes
the key elements of wellbeing within the GGS Model for Positive Education

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The registration for these sessions is independant with the one for the ECPP 2016 Conference (except if you choose the Golden Conference Package).

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One day sessions: Tuesday 28th of June from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm (lunch not included)

Half-day sessions:

Tuesday 28th of June from 9:00 am to 11:30 am:

Tuesday 28th of June from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm:

Introduction to Positive Education

The registration for these sessions is independant with the one for the ECPP 2016 Conference (except if you choose the Golden Conference Package).

To register please press here.

One day sessions: Tuesday 28^th of June from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm (lunch not included)

Tuesday 28^th of June from 9:00 am to 11:30 am:

Tuesday 28^th of June from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm: