Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology Tag

10 May

Posted at 17:22h in Blog by

It’s been nine months since I moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles…county. Aside from the transition to a new coast, new state, new lifestyle (doctoral student in positive organizational psychology at Claremont Graduate University in a suburb of LA) — everything is great (read with slight hyperbole and humor). As I say to my mom when she asks, “How are you?” —Mostly good. There is a reason why moving is as traumatic as death and divorce. It’s because relationships change in these transitions and as social creatures, we need time to adjust. Many philosophers, theologians and scientists alike write about the power of...

17 Jun

Posted at 15:59h in Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, Glimpse into Me by

Lou·is [n. loo-is] A·lloro [uh-lohr-o], M.Ed., MAPP is a change-agent working with individuals and organizations to enable positive evolution, even through the most difficult challenges. He is one of the first 100 people in the world to earn a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. For his second Master degree in the Foundations of Education, he studied power, identity, and voice. Louis is cofounder and director of a 6-month Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) program (now in 7 cities!), designer of a city-wide, positive mental health intervention called SOMO Leadership Labs, and a senior fellow at George Mason...

05 Mar

Posted at 10:32h in Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, change-agent, Glimpse into Me, Goal Setting, spirituality by

As I sit her preparing for the launch of the Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) program in Philadelphia this Saturday, I am filled with amazing gratitude. Gratitude for this awesome program and my beautiful friend and co-conspirator, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya who teaches me so much: she teaches me to hustle with heart, to learn with vigor and to live with integrity. It wasn’t that long ago that CAPP was just an idea and now, we are beginning with our first rollout outside the NYC market. It’s a good day! I am grateful for the 25 students who have registered to join this...

19 Feb

Posted at 12:13h in Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, change-agent, Glimpse into Me, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership by

I post on Facebook a lot -- especially about my work. Maybe it’s too much for some of you <insert my sisters shaking their heads in agreement >, but for me it’s what I have got to do right now to survive as an entrepreneur. The way I figure is that I’ve got 4K people who have chosen to be friends with me on here. Maybe it’s because we went to third grade together—or danced at the Roxy one night long ago. Maybe it’s because you like my view of the world or share conviction that we can make a difference. Entrepreneurs...

20 Jan

Posted at 16:08h in Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, change-agent by

When I graduated with my MAPP degree in 2008, I didn't know what to call myself. We are practitioner of positive psychology, but that always seemed so wordy. Technically, I am not a positive psychologist because in academic hierarchy, you need a doctoral degree to be called a psychologist. Blah, blah I am a psychologist, just without a phd...

09 Jan

Posted at 23:05h in Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, Products and services by

Two years ago, my best friend and business partner, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya (we joke that we are positive psychology from A(lloro) to Z(hivotovskaya) and I co-founded the Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology program, one of the first in the world of its kind. It's a 6-month personal and professional journey into the science of wellbeing, success and flourishing for change-agents of all kinds. We are so proud of our over 100 graduates who are out in the world spreading positive psychology in their very diverse domains: schools, health care organizations, businesses, politics (one of our grads is running for NY State Senate), community development, and...

03 Jan

Posted at 23:07h in Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology by

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Flourishing Center (TFC) launches its Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) program, a 6-month journey into the science of wellbeing and flourishing in Philadelphia, PA with its first cohort to begin in March. The program combines cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience, mindfulness, contemplative studies, and mind-body medicine with practical application tools for personal and professional contexts. Scientific research shows happiness is a predictor of success whereas most people may think, “When I’m successful then I’ll be happy.” Is it no wonder stress is at an all time high in the world? Stress is the number one predictor of...

15 Sep

Posted at 13:19h in abundance, change-agent, Coaching, Glimpse into Me, Learning Lab, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Relationships by

-- called Fundamentals: an Introduction to Relationship Systems Coaching: "The two-day Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching Fundamentals course explores a ground breaking model for coaching teams, families, couples, and organizations. Whether your practice area is personal coaching, family therapy or business coaching, the ORSC model will change the way you work." [caption id="attachment_1396" align="alignleft" width="300"] Crowdsourcing a request for a pair/couple to coach this Saturday night (for free) as part of my course learning.[/caption] As part of this course, I need to coach a couple or pair over the phone, in person or SKYPE on this Saturday night, the 20th of September....

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