ISQOLS 2024 Pre-conference Workshop:
A Crash Course on Personal Wellbeing Interventions and Life Coaching
25 June, 2024
8:30am-12:30pm
Location: University of Malaysia Sabah
Workshop Description:
This workshop is designed to provide participants with an overview of different techniques and interventions to enhance personal well-being and help them learn how to select and apply appropriate interventions based on individual needs and preferences. The workshop will focus on an overview of the following evidence-based techniques and interventions:
1. Introduction to Personal Well-Being and Diagnostics
2. Mindfulness-Based Interventions
3. Positive Psychology Interventions
4. Behaviour-Based Interventions
5. Personal Growth Strategies (Inter-Domain, Intra-Domain, and Balance)
6. Coaching as a Powerful Intervention
Activities and Duration:
This face-to-face workshop is structured as a half-day session and incorporates various pedagogical methodologies, including lectures, interactive discussions, individual exercises, and the integration of audio-visual aids.
Reading Material:
This workshop is based on several research articles and the following books:
· Lyubomirsky, S. (2008). The how of happiness: A scientific approach to getting the life you want. Penguin.
· Sirgy, M.J. (2002). The Psychology of Quality of Life. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
Workshop Instructor:
Dr. Tithi Bhatnagar is a Psychologist by training, a well-being and happiness researcher and teacher by profession, and a certified Positive Psychology Coach by practice (trained with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, USA). She is the Author of “Subjective Well-Being in the Indian Context: Concept, Measure, and Index” published by Springer Nature, Singapore. She has presented research papers at several national and international conferences of repute and has published nationally and internationally. She is currently an Hon. Adjunct Faculty at the National Institute of Advanced Studies-Consciousness Studies Program, Bangalore, India and a practising Positive Psychology Coach (also an ICF Certified Coach in-training and a member of the APA, IPPA, and ISQOLS). Her professional experience combines industry, consulting, academics, academic administration, training, and advisory roles. She has trained around 10000+ teachers, students, Govt. Officials, and executives on different topics mainly related to well-being, subjective well-being interventions, stress management, and research methods.
