Gratitude, Optimism, and Joy: Implications for Health and Wellness
3 Hours | 3 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Gratitude, Optimism, and Joy: Implications for Health and Wellness is presented by Jerrod Brown, Ph.D.
This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.
Gratitude and wellness, gratitude and health have been linked for years now. Numerous studies have shown that people who regularly practice gratitude tend to have higher levels of happiness and well-being, lower levels of stress, and better relationships. Gratitude has been shown to boost the immune system, lower blood pressure, increase happiness and satisfaction with life, and reduce anxiety and depression. In addition, gratitude has been associated with increased physical health, better mental health, longer life, and more meaningful existence.
Intended for professionals, this program examines the impact these topics have on client-based populations. Intervention and treatment approaches are discussed through gratitude, optimism, and joy lenses. Empirically based research findings are discussed throughout this program.
Related topics discussed during the course of this program include:
- resilience
- happiness
- emotional intelligence
- humor
- well-being
- self-compassion
- positive psychology
- self-reflection
- metacognition
- journaling
- savoring
- healthy lifestyle practices
- positive coping strategies
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe gratitude, optimism, joy, and other related constructs
Describe ways to promote gratitude, optimism, and joy among client-based populations
Describe the causes and consequences associated with lower levels of gratitude, optimism, and joy
Describe the relationship between gratitude, optimism, and joy and positive emotional, social, cognitive, and physical health outcomes
Describe empirically based research findings
Presented By
Jerrod Brown, PhD
Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., is a professor, trainer, researcher, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consu...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Gratitude
3. Optimism
4. Joy
5. Self-Compassion
6. Hope
7. Health and Wellness Considerations
8. Family and Neighborhood Considerations
9. Choice-Making
10. Forensic Mental Health Considerations
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CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.