http://events.ubc.ca/welcome.html January 28, 2012 - 29 Jan 2012 02:22:00 UT en-US Copyright 2008-2009, Bedework info.events@ubc.ca http://www.calendar.events.ubc.ca:80/cal/event/eventView.do?subid=-1&calPath=%2Fpublic%2FEvents+Calendar%2FDepartment+of+Educational+and+Counselling+Psychology+and+Special+Education&guid=CAL-09d22401-350b877d-0135-0b9abe3c-00000005myubc-team@interchange.ubc.ca&recurrenceId= Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:30 PST Thu, February 2, 2012 1:30 AM - 4:30 AM NEVILLE SCARFE BUILDING. Where: Scarfe Building, Room 310 When: Thursday, February 2, 1:30-4:30 p.m. What: The Community Engagement Colloquium Series R.S.V.P.: Catherine Chlebak indigooak@gmail.com Refreshments will be provided. Limited space, please sign up now. Dr. Denise J. Larsen Working Intentionally with Hope in Counselling A rare opportunity… Current research indicates that hope plays an important though often unacknowledged role in counselling outcomes. In this workshop, lead by an expert in hope, you will: • Gain a clear understanding of what hope is and what it means in the counselling context • Examine current research that supports the importance, nuances, and usefulness of hope • Learn tools to respectfully examine a problem in the context of hope and how to activate it with your clients • Discover how to create options and resources to identify strengths around envisioning for the future • Engage, practice, and integrate implicit and explicit tools and strategies to bring to your counselling sessions About Dr. Larsen: Denise J. Larsen, Ph.D., R. Psych., is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Alberta, and Director of Research at the Hope Foundation of Alberta (http://www.ualberta.ca/HOPE/). Her research focuses on the role and application of hope in healthcare practices, especially in counselling psychology. In addition to her research and teaching roles, Dr. Larsen maintains a small counselling practice. Before taking an academic position, she was a practicing psychologist for several years in cancer care, rehabilitation medicine, private practice, and, even earlier, an elementary educator. Orientations - Wellness Subject - Learning And Research - Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences Subject - Learning And Research - Health Type - Lecture Type - Meeting Type - Seminar Type - Workshop