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Overview
Learn how to incorporate resilience interventions into your personal and professional life with Dr. Karen Reivich. In this course, you are exposed to the foundational research in resilience, including protective factors such as mental agility and optimism. Several types of resilience interventions are explored including cognitive strategies; strategies to manage anxiety and increase positive emotions such as gratitude; and a critical relationship enhancement skill.
Throughout the Positive Psychology - Resilience Skills course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Pennsylvania, you will hear examples of individuals using resilience skills in their personal and professional lives. Suggested prerequisites: Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science, Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions and Positive Psychology: Character, Grit & Research Methods.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the protective factors that make one resilient
- Describe thinking traps and how they undercut resilience
- Make use of non-cognitive strategies that decrease anxiety
- Create a buffer of positivity that boosts resilience in stressful situations
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Courses included:
- Resilience and Optimism
- Cognitive Approaches to Resilience: Strategies to Increase Optimism and Resilient Thinking
- Managing Anxiety and Increasing Positive Emotions Like Gratitude
- Leveraging Character Strengths and Strengthening Relationships
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Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Psychology Educational Psychology Clinical Psychology View 56 other Short Courses in Psychology in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit university websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Beginner Level
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Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.
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