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• Values Coaching with the Schwartz Values Framework Jacob Morris, Founder, DiscoverYourValues.com

  • When
    29 Aug 2019
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar: The link to join will be sent to those that register

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  Values Coaching with the Schwartz Values Framework
  Jacob Morris, Founder, DiscoverYourValues.com

  The Schwartz Theory of Human Values is one of the best researched values frameworks around. Chris Peterson mentioned it prominently in his Primer on Positive Psychology, and other researchers have taken up the framework and are carrying the work of Dr. Schwartz and his colleagues forward. (See the January, 2015, MAPP CPE with Mark Konty on The Science of Human Values at https://mappalum.org/CPE-Webinars.

  Jacob Morris has joined forces with Dr. Schwartz to found DiscoverYourValues.com, with tools for coaching around the 57 component values of the Schwartz Values Framework. He will be launching a new app in the next few weeks that will let individuals take the Schwartz Values Survey for free and provide additional resources for those interested on a fee basis (much like viacharacter.org).

  This program will focus on the impact of values on career, money, health, relationships, and decision making. You'll get an overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Human Values, and even better, some REAL APPLICATION - tools, practical applications, methods and techniques for guiding individuals in values-based development, the new web application, The Values Deck, a coaching certification program, etc.

  This program promises to shine both for an overview of research AND practical applications!

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  Jacob J. Morris is the founder of Discover Your Values—an initiative to bring the latest research on values-based development to the forefront of the coaching industry, educators, learning professionals, and the general public, through the work of social psychologist, Shalom H. Schwartz.

  Jacob received his coach training from Gallup, Wellcoaches, and Harvard University. He is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach. Prior to becoming a coach, Jacob spent 17 years in management at Delta Air Lines based in Atlanta. His corporate experience spans a number of functional areas, including marketing, sales, product development, loyalty, e-commerce, communications, and learning & development.

  Jacob has lived and worked on 3 continents, and is a lifelong learner. He is a professional student in the Liberal Arts program at Harvard University. His top three values are: freedom, curiosity, and creativity.

  
  

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  Registration is free for Supporting and Lifetime members of the MAPP Alumni Association.  

  Registration for Basic members costs $20.  Want to get this webinar for free? If you are a Penn MAPP graduate, you can pay the $49.95 dues now to become a supporting member. You'll get free registration for this webinar and for other continuing education webinars coming up in the next 12 months.

   

  Registration for the general public costs $25.

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• Mindfulness in Positive Psychology: The Adventure of Meditation and Flourishing with Dr. Itai Ivtzan

  • When
    19 Sep 2019
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar: The link to join will be sent to those that register

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  Mindfulness in Positive Psychology: The Adventure of Meditation and Flourishing
  with Dr. Itai Ivtzan

  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 webinar will inform you about the fascinating points of convergence between mindfulness and PP. We will explore several 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 discuss some theoretical background to the convergence between PP and mindfulness, including the role of savoring and meaning in the creation of what I call the “positive mindfulness cycle”. Research will be addressed as well, and studies that bring to life the impact of mindfulness on the experience of flourishing, growth, and positive transformation will be highlighted. Finally, we will practice a mindfulness exercise designed to increase psychological wellbeing.

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  Dr Itai Ivtzan is passionate about the combination of psychology and spirituality. It makes his heart sing. He is convinced that if we befriend both psychology and spirituality, and succeed in introducing them into our lives, we will all become super-heroes, and gain super-strengths of awareness, courage, resilience, and compassion. Isn't this an amazing prospect? Dr. Itai Ivtzan is a positive psychologist, an Associate Professor at Naropa University, teaching and researching at the MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mindfulness-Based. He is also an honorary senior research associate at University College London (UCL). Over the past 20 years, Dr. Ivtzan has run seminars, lectures, workshops and retreats in the UK, US, and around the world, at various educational institutions and at private events. He is a regular keynote speaker at conferences. He published several books, as well as more than 50 journal papers and book chapters. His main areas of research are positive psychology, mindfulness, and spirituality. Dr. Ivtzan is confident that mindfulness meditation has the power to change individuals – in fact, whole societies – for the better. Accordingly, he has been investing much time in studying mindfulness academically, writing books about it, teaching it, and training mindfulness teachers.

  As part of his work, he started the School of Positive Transformation, where you can study the popular Positive Psychology Practitioner Certificate: https://www.schoolofpositivetransformation.com/positive-psychology-practitioner-certificate/ and Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher Training: https://www.schoolofpositivetransformation.com/meditation-and-mindfulness-teacher-training/

  He is the author/co-author of:

  • Awareness is Freedom: The Adventure of Psychology and Spirituality
  • Mindfulness in Positive Psychology: The Science of Meditation and Wellbeing
  • Second Wave Positive Psychology: Embracing the Dark Side of Life
  • Applied Positive Psychology: Integrated Positive Practice
  • Handbook of Mindfulness-Based Programmes: Mindfulness Interventions from Education to Health and Therapy

  
  

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  Registration is free for Supporting and Lifetime members of the MAPP Alumni Association.  

  Registration for Basic members costs $20.  Want to get this webinar for free? If you are a Penn MAPP graduate, you can pay the $49.95 dues now to become a supporting member. You'll get free registration for this webinar and for other continuing education webinars coming up in the next 12 months.

   

  Registration for the general public costs $25.

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• MAPP Fete 2019: Connect. Inspire. Apply.

  • When
    18 Oct 2019
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    8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    The Study Hotel, 2nd Floor. 20 S 33rd St. Philadelphia, PA

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  Fete is an alumni-only event and a chance to reconnect, be inspired, and share best practices for how to apply positive psychology in our work and lives.
  

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  8:30am: Check in

  9am to 5pm:  Program

  5pm to 7pm: Happy Hour

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  Remember to register for the MAPP Summit -- 
  a separate event to which you can bring guests.

  Huge thanks to our generous platinum sponsor!

  

  More huge thanks to our generous gold sponsors!

  	Tracey Specter
  The Sudden Caregiver's Playbook: Navigating Your Caregiving Journey with Grit and Grace	Theano Writers' Workshops

  
  

  More huge thanks to our generous silver sponsors!
  

  Unleash Your Epic Self: The Guide to Crushing it at School, Work and Life	Thriving Women Thriving World	The Positive Parenting Institute
  Stan and The Four Fantastic Powers: First Ever Appreciative Inquiry Book for Kids	The Greatness Project

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• MAPP Summit 2019

  • Start
    19 Oct 2019
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • End
    20 Oct 2019
  •  
    4:00 PM

  2019 MAPP Summit 

  
  Member Registration Link
  
   Guest Registration Link

  
  

  The MAPP Summit is an opportunity for the MAPP community to join the current class and enjoy a weekend of new ideas, intellectual stimulation, and social connection.

  The summit location will be specified later.  

  The number of people registered won't show up here, since the registration is being done through Penn.

  
  

  The summit will include a reception, a poster session, the award of the Christopher Peterson Memorial Fellowship, and invited speakers.

  
  Invited Speakers 

  • Kristin Neff

  • Gabriele Oettingen

  • Alexi Robichaux
    
    

  • Alumni speakers:  Jennifer Cory and Henry Richardson  

  Schedule, bios, and readings provided by the speakers to help you prepare for the summit are available here.  You have to be logged in to see them, so please share the information with your guests.  Every guest needs a MAPP sponsor.
  
  

  
  

  Alumni Panel at the 2018 Summit

  
  Registration Details

  
  

  Early Bird, MAPPsters only	$214	Ending September 20 (midnight ET)
  Late Bird, MAPPsters only	$264	Starting September 21
  Guests, Early Bird	$304	Ending September 20 (midnight ET)
  Guests	$329	Starting September 21 (ET)

  
  The registration is being managed through Penn this year, not through the MAPP alumni site.  Please use these links to register:

  Member Registration Link
  
   Guest Registration Link

  
  

  The MAPP Fete is an event completely organized and separately presented by MAPP Alumni. It will take place the day before the MAPP Summit -- Friday October 18.  It is only open to MAPP alumni.  Remember that you need to register independently for both events.

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• Making Work Better: Microinterventions in Organizations with Theresa Glomb, PhD

  • When
    14 Nov 2019
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar: The link to join will be sent to those that register

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  Making Work Better: Microinterventions in Organizations with Theresa Glomb, PhD

  Many of us have focused on getting a good job. But how many of us have focused on making a job good? So often at work, we bumble through our days in unintentional ways. What if we recognized the power we have to improve our work lives? What if we directed our attention and intention toward the creation of purposeful and satisfying work?

  This session will present the science and practice of small, practical micro-interventions or “work hacks” designed to create more fulfilling, productive, and satisfying work lives. For the past 25 years, I have been studying work and workers. I am passionate about helping others create positive work experiences by fostering growth, happiness, and satisfaction. Along with my colleagues, I have conducted rigorous research showing how small changes designed to bring greater intentionality to one’s work can have a big impact on work and wellbeing.

  The session toggles between the punchlines of scientific literature along with the practical takeaways, woven together with rich examples from employees, executives, and my own efforts at crafting a meaningful and wholehearted work life. It is a unique and engaging blend of research highlights, personal stories, and practical disciplines, with a focus on simple, evidence based micro-interventions designed to improve working life. Ultimately, I’m trying to make work great (or at least a little better).

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  Professor Theresa Glomb is the Toro Company-David M. Lilly Chair in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD in social, organizational, and individual differences psychology from the University of Illinois and her BA in psychology from DePaul University.

  Theresa’s 25 years of research have focused on the well-being of workers, defined broadly to include psychological, affective, physiological, and familial effects. Theresa has conducted field research in dozens of companies with tens of thousands of workers and has shown firsthand that small changes can have a big impact on work and well-being. Her research studies micro-interventions, or work-hacks, small practices aimed at fostering greater reflection, mindfulness, and intentionality at work.

  She has published extensively in top journals including the Academy of Management Journal and the Journal of Applied Psychology and been cited in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Huffington Post. In her TEDx talk, “Let’s Make Work Better” she shared simple, evidence based techniques to improve our working lives. You can read more about her at TheresaGlomb.com.

  
  

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  Registration is free for Supporting and Lifetime members of the MAPP Alumni Association.  

  Registration for Basic members costs $20.  Want to get this webinar for free? If you are a Penn MAPP graduate, you can pay the $49.95 dues now to become a supporting member. You'll get free registration for this webinar and for other continuing education webinars coming up in the next 12 months.

   

  Registration for the general public costs $25.

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