Description

This course provides essential review of the link between positive psychology and health. Topics include: assessing happiness and life satisfaction; prescribing positive psychology interventions; the association of purpose and optimism and chronic diseases, e.g. chronic obstructive disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke; spirituality/religiosity and health outcomes; kindness images and stress in clinical settings; positive psychology interventions and stress in medically ill patients; positive psychology approaches in health systems showcasing the US Veterans Affairs Whole Health Program; social connectivity and health; cultural differences in positive psychology approaches; mindfulness, movement and stress reduction; and positive action planning for health behavior change.

Learning Objectives

• Summarize the role of positivity psychology in health care practice.
• Examine the science of the impact of positive psychology on health.
• Apply positive psychology activities and clinical approaches to promote emotional well-being and physical health and to support healthy behaviors of patients.
• Develop action steps to personally achieving and sustaining a comprehensive healthy lifestyle, including positive psychology activities, and facilitating patients to do the same.

Continuing Education Credits: 8.0 credits upon achieving a passing score of 80% on post-course quiz

• In support of patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Rush University Medical Center designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
• Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Rush University Medical Center designates this live/internet enduring material/enduring material activity for a maximum of 8.0 nursing contact hour(s).
• This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support.
• Rush University Medical Center designates this activity for 8.0 CE credits in psychology.
• Rush University is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000272), occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, social work (159.001203), nutrition, speech-audiology, and psychology by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
• Rush University designates this internet enduring material activity for a maximum of 8.0 continuing education credits for physical therapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, social workers, nutritionists, speech pathologists, audiologists, and/or psychologists.