Program

11 September

Positive Psychology and Well-being Science: An introduction

9.00 - 10.00 | Chiara Ruini and Tharina Guse

Topic 1: Promoting well-being in everyday life

10.00 - 11.00 | Identifying and using personal strengths

Chiara Ruini

 

11. 00 - 11.15 | Break 

11.15 - 12.30 | Digital well-being

Silvia Casale

 

12. 30 - 13. 30 | Building resilience skills

Linda Theron

 

13.30 - 14.30 | Lunch

14.30 - 15.30 | Well-being in the workplace

Eleonora Saladino 

 

15.30 - 16.30 |  Gratitude and meditation

Tharina Guse

 

16.30 - 18.00 | Practical activity: Design an intervention to promote well-being in your daily life.

Students work in groups and report back

12 September

Topic 1: Promoting well-being in everyday life

9.00 - 10 .00 | Leisure and well-being 

Teresa Freire

 

10.00 - 11. 00 | What promotes student well-being in difficult times?

Irma Eloff (UP) webinar 

 

11. 00 - 11.30 | Break

 

Topic 2: Advanced and modern strategies to promote well-being

11.30 - 12 .30 | Positive psychology and virtual reality

Giorgio Li Pira

 

12.30 - 13.30 | Clinical interventions

Carmelo Vazquez - webinar 

 

13.30 - 14.30 | Lunch

14.30 - 15.30 | Storytelling and  writing therapy in positive psychology  

Chiara Ruini

 

15.30 - 16.30 | Practical activity: designing an intervention to promote well-being with the specific techniques discussed today 

 

16.30 - 17.00 |  Question time and discussion with students

Chiara Ruini, Tharina Guse

13 September

Topic 3: Well-being in context

10.00 - 10.45 | Hope and well-being across cultures

Tharina Guse

 

10.45 - 11.45 | Understanding and promoting well-being in different cultures and communities

Maretha Visser 

 

11.45 - 12.45 | Fostering Well-being in University students

Alessandro Couyoumdjian

 

12.45 - 13.30 | Break

 

13.30 - 14.15 | Positive psychology, well-being and peace

Helena Marujo

 

14.15 - 15.00 | Discussion: Future directions for promoting well-being

Student discussion in groups and report back

 

15.00 - 15.30 | Concluding comments

Chiara Ruini & Tharina Guse

Guided tour in the city

In the afternoon there will be a tour of Bologna with a concluding dinner.