Ryan M. Niemiec, PsyD, is author or co-author of nine books, an award-winning psychologist and a widely traveled international speaker. Ryan is the creator of MBSP and has led hundreds of mindfulness groups over the last two decades. As education director of the global nonprofit, VIA Institute on Character, he's a leading voice in the education, research, and practice of character strengths. He lives with his family, which includes three young and zestful children, near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Positive Relationships Extended Course
On Demand Course
Explore strengths-based strategies to create stronger, more meaningful relationships.
$175.00 USD
- On-Demand Get started immediately with videos and handouts added to your VIA account
- 5 Sessions Includes research-based lectures, stories, examples and activities
- 1 Hour Sessions Learn at your convenience
- Self-Paced Access to course for 1 year from date of purchase
- No Prerequisites Available for anyone to join
- Language English offered
- Earn ICF Credits 5 Resource Development CCEUs offered for International Coaching Federation
About This Course
We are social creatures. Science is confirming what many people have known for decades, that is, relationships are important for our well-being and our health. In fact, studies are showing that our relationships might be the most important factor that contributes to our happiness.
This course is designed to help you enliven, refresh and/or improve any of your close relationships. We will walk you through a 5-module framework that allows you to take a step back and view your partner, friends and family members from different perspectives. We provide research-based guidance to help you become a better listener, supporter and companion and, in turn, positively impact the way others engage with you.
Course Details
- On-Demand Get started immediately with videos and handouts added to your VIA account
- 5 Sessions Includes research-based lectures, stories, examples and activities
- 1 Hour Sessions Learn at your convenience
- Self-Paced Access to course for 1 year from date of purchase
- No Prerequisites Available for anyone to join
- Language English offered
- Earn ICF Credits 5 Resource Development CCEUs offered for International Coaching Federation
Course Preview: What's Inside
1
Knowing and Being Known: Review how strengths play a role in the relationship through strengths-spotting and the neural basis of felt understanding.
2
Appreciating and Accepting: Learn the conceptual and scientific links of strengths appreciation, taking a particularly close look at gratitude.
3
Nurturing: Understand the importance of deliberately nurturing relationships using strategies such as upward positive spirals, active-constructive responding, and savoring the good.
4
Resolving and Repairing: Discover how character strengths can be viewed in the context of problems and conflicts, such as button areas, overuse/underuse, retrospective problem management, compassion-focused reappraisal, letting go of grudges, and character strengths synergies/collisions.
5
Growing Together: Explore challenges and strategies for maintaining relationship bonds through arranging positive rituals, shared meanings, mindfulness, and acceptance.
Course Faculty
Dr. Donna Mayerson
Dr. Donna Mayerson, advisor for the VIA Institute, was Co-Founder of Hummingbird Coaching Services, LLC and Chief Coaching Officer. She was responsible for developing Hummingbird's training model and for maintaining its integrity. She was also Co-Founder of VIA Institute on Character, which has played an important role in helping to establish a new discipline in the field of psychology - positive psychology. In addition to her role as advisor for VIA, she is the director of clinical services with the Ohio Innocence Project providing an array of services and supports to the lawyers, staff, students, and freed clients. She also works through a charitable family foundation with nonprofits in the Cincinnati area.