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Master the art of character strengths & virtue psychology through this 2 year online training program. This rigorous program teaches you all the fundamentals of this rich and well developed approach to happiness & mental well-being. In this program, you'll study practical advice from some of the greatest minds of western civilization. This program gives you all the training necessary to work independently with clients. And, to practice as a health coach legally in the United States.*
In phase 1 of the program, you will receive presentations on the fundamentals of human nature and how to build character strength and excellence using the virtues. In phase 2, the clinical mentoring phase, you will begin seeing clients.
The convenient format of this program offers the full scope and depth of the classical theory of happiness, excellence, & nobility.
The program is rich with penetrating insight & practical tools, bringing clarity and exact identification of hidden emotional blocks. It includes perspectives on the virtues from Greek antiquity through the medieval christian period and up to the modern day. You will learn how to pinpoint character weaknesses & blind spots of your clients. You will learn how to improve character strengths using inquiry, awareness, habit development, and contemplative techniques. These proven intervention models will lead your clients to emotional stability and excellence.
Weekly live class discussions will enhance your learning of the material. Exercises will supplement presentations, ensuring you have a firm grasp of virtue psychology coaching methods. Clinical discussions will fine-tune your assessment & recommendation skills.
This 2 year program is entirely online, and does not require any travel. Students should expect to spend 3-5 hours a week in study.
Why Study the Virtues?
Happiness, character, nobility, holiness - these are just some of the psychological benefits of studying the virtues. Though a familiar concept, how many of us know the practical tools necessary to improve character strength and effectiveness? The study of virtues is the study of excellence. The classical, time-tested model of the virtues were the dominant model for psychological wellness for 2,300 years. Throughout most of history, education in the virtues was considered essential to the development of the person.
This thought provoking 2 year course explores history's practical answer to modern mental health and wellness. The program is based on the works of Josef Pieper, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the greatest minds of western civilization.
The virtues were developed by Greek philosophers from antiquity, and provided a model for mental well-being for thousands of years before it was replaced by modern psychology. But has something valuable been lost in modern psychological methods? This course brings the wisdom and insight of a longstanding tradition into the modern era.
Curriculum
Happiness / Unhappiness
Mental Health & the Passions, Appetites, Emotions, and Instincts
This section you will learn how to help clients reap the rewards of each passion, while minimizes pathological addiction and suppression of the passion. You will learn the anatomy of each passion, and be able to articulate key interventions for improvement.
- Love (amor)
- Desire (desiderium/concupiscentia)
- Pleasure/joy (delectatio/gaudium/laetitia)
- Hate (odium)
- Avoidance (fuga/abominatio)
- Pain/sadness (dolor/tristitia)
- Hope (spes)
- Desperatio (despair)
- Fear (timor)
- Daring (audacia)
- Anger (ira)
Virtue Theory
Includes theory of habit & character development, and an in depth discussion of each of the seven virtues. You will learn how to assess this virtue in others, pinpoints deficiencies of this virtue, and learn practical tips to grow in each virtue.
- Prudence - Improving goals & means
- Justice - Becoming kind, building relationships
- Fortitude - Growing in strength
- Temperance - Attaining serenity
- Faith - Improving confidence
- Hope - Reaching for greatness
- Love (Charity) - Finding fulfillment
Introduction to Reality and the Human Person P1
Introduction to Reality and the Human Person P2
Is There a Link Between Ayurveda & the Virtues?
The virtues are a mental health model similar to Ayurveda's approach to the body. They are the natural complement to Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a theory of how habits change the body. The virtues are a theory of how habit changes the mind. Ayurveda balances the body using gunas. Virtue psychology balances the mind using virtues. Together, Ayurveda & the virtues form a seamless habit based theory of wellness.
About the Teacher
John Immel is a health and wellness speaker. He is the director of a leading health and wellness company and school, Joyful Belly Ayurveda. He is president of the National Association of Ayurvedic Schools and Colleges, and chair of the pastoral council at St. Lawrence Basilica, a Catholic Church in Asheville, NC. He has a degree in mathematics and computer science from Harvard University. He lives in Asheville, NC with his wife and 4 children.Will you be taking the course?
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