Building Strengths: Tools for Working with Clients and Employees

Wednesdays: July 31, August 7, August 14, and August 21 from 9:00-11:00 AM EST

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Register with a friend and receive $50 off tuition! Email Kelly Aluise for more information.

Approved for ICF and APA CEU's

Join us for this interactive and engaging online workshop that provides an in-depth exploration of the latest breakthrough strategies on strengths and how to use VIA Character Strengths in your work. Through case examples, interactive Q & A, demonstrations, lectures, interactive practice in dyads/groups, and more you will learn how to use VIA Character Strengths to re-frame problems and life circumstances, reach goals, improve performance, enhance relationships and more.

Description and focus of course

Faculty: Dr. Ryan Niemiec and Dr. Donna Mayerson

Using the lens of the VIA-Pro Character Strengths Report and its Practitioner’s Guide, two of VIA’s most seasoned practitioners provide personalized guidance to participants on the application of the following core themes:

Overview and key issues, including signature strengths, strength blindness, inward/outward strength applications
Building Positive Relationships, including discussions on recognizing and handling “hot button” sensitivity areas
Reframing problems/conflicts, including pitfalls of overuse/underuse, purist strengths approach
Goal-setting, including focus on strength interventions
Character Strengths 360- including a tool to discover the character strengths that your friends, colleagues, and family members identify in you

Comparing VIA's "Building Strengths: Tools for Working with Clients and Employees" (4-week course) with VIA's "Activating Strengths: Exploring Strengths Applications and Interventions" (7-week course).

Similarities:

The backbone of both courses is the VIA Classification of 24 character strengths.
Best practices and the practice of character strengths are emphasized.
Both involve a commitment to homework/practice exercises outside the time spent in each session.
Both courses are inclusive of all professions/practitioners – coaches, consultants, counselors/therapists, business managers, educators, etc.

Differences:

The Building Strengths course is conceptualized as a more advanced course that builds off of the participants’ knowledge and practice of character strengths. [VIA suggests that people who register for this course meet one of two criteria – that they have already taken VIA's "Activating Strengths" course or are a seasoned practitioner who is ready to integrate strengths more in their work; those that do not meet one of these criteria are encouraged to first take the 7-week Activating Strengths course]
Building Strengths uses the new VIA-Pro report as a focal point for all sessions.
Building Strengths employs synchronous (live) communication; it is not recorded or available for later review.
Building Strengths includes several live demonstrations by the facilitators.
Building Strengths includes live interaction with other participants, in dyads and small groups.
Building Strengths includes opportunities for live facilitator feedback and live Q & A.
Building Strengths uses a different web platform called Maestro that enables live interaction among participants and allows the facilitators to jump from dyad to dyad to listen, provide comments/feedback, and answer questions.

Building Strengths includes a code good for 3 VIA-Pro reports ($120 value) that participants will use throughout the course. The practice with these will help them feel competent in using the report with clients.
Space is limited for the Building Strengths course because of the interactions that are arranged and the facilitator feedback that is implemented.
Building Strengths has fewer weeks but longer sessions [4 weeks at 2 hours vs. 7 weeks at 1 hour]
Building Strengths is led by 2 VIA staff psychologists.

*NOTE: THIS COURSE IS NOT A CERTIFICATION IN THE VIA INVENTORY OF STRENGTHS OR THE VIA CLASSIFICATION. THE VIA INSTITUTE DOES NOT OFFER CERTIFICATION AT THE PRESENT TIME.

Cost is $350. Tuition includes 3 VIA Pro Reports to use throughout the Intensive.

DISCOUNTS
--Register in groups of 2 or more and receive $50 off each tuition. Email Kelly Aluise for more information:KellyA@viacharacter.org
-- ALL VIA Graduates (individuals that have taken at least one on-line or in-person course offered by VIA) receive $50 off tuition. You will receive the discount at checkout. Limit 1 discount per person.

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