University of Penn. course on Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills

The University of Pennsylvania

Overview

The University of Pennsylvania is organizing an online course on Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills, This course is a part of the Foundations of Positive Psychology Specialization, This course will be held on online platform Coursera. This is a beginner-level course and It will take approx 16 hours to complete and this is a 100% online course. Interested candidates can see the full details by scrolling down.

You will learn

• Understand the protective factors that make one resilient
• Describe thinking traps and how they undercut resilience
• Make use of non-cognitive strategies that decrease anxiety
• Create a buffer of positivity that boosts resilience in stressful situations

Skills

The following skills you will gain in this online course on Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills by The University of Pennsylvania are:

• Gratitude
• Plan
• Positive Psychology
• Communication
• Mindfulness

Speakers

The instructor is this course are :

Karen Reivich, Ph.D. Director of Resilience Training Services, University of Pennsylvania

Topics 

The topics for this online course are not limited to:

• Resilience and Optimism            5 hours
• Cognitive Approaches to Resilience: Strategies to Increase Optimism and Resilient Thinking        2 hours
• Managing Anxiety and Increasing Positive Emotions Like Gratitude        5 hours
• Leveraging Character Strengths and Strengthening Relationships        4 hours

How to apply

Interested can apply to this course by the following link