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Overview
About the course
Become a laughter, resilience and wellbeing facilitator. Learn how to incorporate humour, laughter therapies and positive psychology into your practice in clinical, educational, and training environments. This online program at La Trobe University is suitable for health professionals, therapists, and educators.
The techniques and theory you learn will support your day-to-day practice, enhancing client/staff communication, morale and cohesion, assist in addressing precursors to burnout, whilst promoting positivity, creativity and productivity. Skills gained will enable you to better respond to stress, enhancing personal and organisational resilience.
As a Laughter, Resilience and Wellbeing (LRW) facilitator you will be able to deliver laughter and humour-based programs for individuals and groups and develop a LRW strategy to meet the needs of your organisation.
Programme Structure
Topics covered will include:- The science and neuroscience of laughter, humour and play
- Basic physiology of humour and non-humour-based laughter therapy – including its effect on psychological, emotional, mental and social health
- Laughter and Humour for Wellbeing in diverse settings – from paediatric wards (Clown Doctors) to dialysis wards (laughter yoga facilitators), Aged care facilities (Elder Clowns), to refugee camps (Clowns without Borders), the corporate world (Positivity Resilience) and schools (Laughter Wellness).
- Laughter wellness – a mind-body philosophy that expands beyond physical laughter into new realms, to accentuate positivity and promote overall wellbeing
- Laughter yoga – its beginnings and growth into a burgeoning world-wide movement to create community and promote world peace
- Essential “laugh skills” – to integrate into your personal and professional daily practice, including positive reframing with levity and joyful journaling
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
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More details
- Session 1: 16 October
- Session 2: 23 October
- Session 3: 30 October
- Session 4: 6 November
- Session 5: 13 November
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Disciplines
Psychology Counselling Psychology View 6 other Short Courses in Counselling Psychology in AustraliaWhat students do after studying
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Academic 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
CRICOS Provider 00115M
Prerequisites/s: There are no prerequisites for this course.
Extra requirements
- Broadband internet access and an active email address that can be accessed at home during study periods.
- Students must have basic computer literacy skills (e.g. Word or other word processing software)
- A sense of humour is recommended although not essential.
Tuition Fee
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International
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National
450 AUD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 450 AUD for the full programme during 1 months.
Funding
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