This seminar will feature presentations by two of the world’s leading experts on the roots of social and emotional well-being, Frederic Luskin and Daniel Siegel.
- Venue: Berkeley, CA
- Date: October 2, 2009
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This seminar will feature presentations by two of the world’s leading experts on the roots of social and emotional well-being, Frederic Luskin and Daniel Siegel.
Dr. Luskin will teach participants the “Nine Steps to Forgiveness” training he has validated through successful studies, including his famed Stanford Forgiveness Projects. This research, as well as others’ research, has consistently shown that forgiveness increases physical vitality, optimism, hope, compassion, and self-confidence while reducing anger, blood pressure, hurt, depression, and stress.
Dr. Luskin’s presentation will combine lecture with a hands-on approach to forgiveness. Participants will explore forgiveness with the goal of reducing hurt and helplessness, letting go of anger and grudges, and increasing their feelings of confidence and hope. They will also learn how to facilitate forgiveness through a combination of cognitive therapy and narrative approaches, intermixed with mindfulness and guided imagery practices.
The seminar will also feature a brief presentation by acclaimed author and educator Daniel Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Siegel will teach participants about his pioneering work on the concept of “mindsight,” a term that refers to the teachable capacity to build insight into our inner lives and develop empathy for others. He will discuss how this skill serves as the basis of social and emotional well-being, and he’ll share ways to integrate it more deeply into participants’ lives.
Attendees Will Be Able To:
Identify Dr. Luskin’s “Nine Steps to Forgiveness”
Indicate the positive mental and physical benefits of practicing forgiveness
Practice simple techniques for facilitating self-change and emerge with an enhanced repertoire of therapeutic skills to help others
Formulate an expanded view of the mind-body connection and how it relates to emotional and physical well-being
Apply the concept of “mindsight” to promote well-being in themselves and others, particularly in therapeutic settings
Agenda
(All sections led by Frederic Luskin unless otherwise noted)
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Registration and check in
9:00 - 10:45 Research into the mind-body connection and its relationship to emotional and physical
well-being
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:15 Learning the “Nine Steps to Forgiveness”
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:15 - 2:15 Daniel Siegel, MD, on “mindsight”
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:30 Cognitive disputation and narrative approaches to forgiveness
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 4:45 Simple techniques for facilitating self-change and building a repertoire of forgiveness skills to help others
Greater Good Seminar Series
The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) is an interdisciplinary research center, based at UC Berkeley, that explores the roots of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior.
Its “Science of a Meaningful Life” seminar series is designed to help audiences apply groundbreaking scientific findings to their personal and professional lives, especially for mental health workers and other care providers.
Become A Member of the Greater Good Science Center And Receive Discounts
Discounts are provided to members of the Greater Good Science Center. To become a member, go to www.greatergoodscience.org.
This series is made possible through a generous grant from the Quality of Life Foundation.
Co-sponsors
The Greater Good Science Center and UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center.
Continuing Education
Course approval for Psychologists, Social Workers, Therapists, Counselors and Nurses
This seminar is approved for 6 CE hours.
Continuing Education is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars.
Psychologists R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program. (6) hours.
Social Workers CA: Course meets the qualifications for (6) hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE418. This course provides 6 CE hours.
Marriage and Family Therapists CA: Course meets the qualifications for (6) hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #PCE418. This course provides 6 CE hours.
Chemical Dependency Counselors Provider approved by CAADAC, Provider #4N-00-434-0210 for (6) CEHs.
Occupational Therapists: Occupational therapists will receive a certificate of attendance for 6 CE hours.
Nurses - CA: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP12224, for (6) contact hours.
