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Positivity and beyond - Practical Psychology for Happiness

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Overview

Principles - and myths- of Fulfilment

What you'll learn:
  • 8 ways doing this course can make you happy
  • Myths of Fulfilment
  • Tips to make you happy
  • Short-term strategies for happiness
  • Medium term strategies for happiness
  • Long-term strategies for happiness
  • The PERMA Model applied
  • The FLOW Model applied
  • How Udemy students and Instructors can apply Positive Psychology principles to increase happiness
  • How to apply Positive Psychology to a Workplace setting
  • How to integrate Positive Psychology into Personal Development plans

This is a course about happiness, about fulfilment, about making changes. But it is also a course about thinking, applying and then giving feedback. Throughout you are encouraged to give feedback, having tried out some of the ideas and strategies - but also adding your own ideas and experiences.

This course (April 2025) includes details of changes you can make in your life :


  • Short term

  • Medium term

  • Long-term

The overall aim to increase fulfilment and happiness.

The course also covers – and you are encouraged to debate, to engage in discussion – some of the myths of what being ‘fulfilled’ means.

Also tips on increasing happiness.

The course concludes with a film created specifically to showcase two exercises to increase your sense of contentment and happiness.


Throughout the course (finally finished in April 2025) students are encouraged to share ideas, try out the exercises and report back and contribute to the group as a whole.

This is a course that involves to improve, to share and to grow.

Maybe – as it is stressed that you go slowly – you won’t finish the course quickly. That’s fine – there is a section explaining how just DOING the course will make you happy, bit by bit. To cement some of the ideas and strategies, Case Studies are included to encourage application – and discussion.

Special topics:

Topics


  • Positive Psychology for Udemy Instructors

  • Positive Psychology for Udemy students

  • Using Positive Psychology to build confidence when seeking employment

  • Debunking the myths of happiness

  • Applying the PERMA model

  • Enhancing Wellbeing by using the FLOW model

  • Integrating Positive Psychology into personal Development Plans

  • Applying Positive Psychology concepts in a Workplace Setting


Why me as an Instructor?


  • Primarily I am an educator having taught in a private University, Comprehensive schools, Grammar, the independent sector and at a Recovery College

  • I have 48 years experience in delivering courses, seminars and, of course, Udemy courses

  • I have 103 books on Amazon

  • My non-teaching experience includes 4 years in industry plus running a theatre and performing in other countries

  • In other words - a varied background! (See my profile for more)

Syllabus

  • Friendly advice
  • The Oxford Diploma
  • The Principles of Wellbeing and Satisfaction
  • Please watch this first!
  • 8 Ways actually doing this course can make you happy
  • Improve your life
  • Time management
  • The Psychology of Happiness - 5 myths
  • Positivity (by public request)
  • Boost your immune system
  • REAL Happiness
  • Tips/Tricks to lead a happier life
  • Special Topics
  • Two Exercises
  • Short Course Diploma

Taught by

Chris Sivewright and Almost Random Theatre

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4.3 rating at Udemy based on 32 ratings

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