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About the CPPA

The mission of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association (CPPA) is to improve the psychological health of all Canadians through the research and application of positive psychology across Canada. Positive psychology is the scientific study of psychological well-being and flourishing and is supported by rigorous academic

research from scholars around the world.

Our VisionTo have a psychologically healthy Canadian society through the application of

positive psychology.

Special Thanks

This Conference could not have been possible without the hard work and support of our conference organizing team:

Canadian Positive Psychology AssociationLouisa Jewell Greg EvansDr. Tayyab RashidDr. Afroze AnjumBrandon BedfordShira GellmanCPPA Board of Directors

A very big thank you to our sponsors:Scott AsaloneThe Greatness Project – http://www.greatnessproject.com/ A big thank you to University of Toronto Schools for hosting and coordinating the conference in partnership with the CPPA.

University of Toronto SchoolsRosemary EvansHeather HenricksAngela VavitsasLisa HabermanMakeda DaleyKris Ewing

Ontario Institute for Studies in EducationJeanne Watson

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Why is Educating for Resilience important now?

The Canadian Mental Health Association recently found that the number of 12-19 year olds in Canada at risk for developing depression is 3.2 million. Mental health programs and services within schools have often focused on addressing concerns related to mental illness, which is important; but positive mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. Research shows the importance of moving beyond a problem-focused approach to embrace a more positive and proactive view of mental health – a move towards psychological fitness.

Recent studies have highlighted that psychological well-being is not only impacted by the removal of problems and risks, but it is also impacted by leveraging positive strengths and personal resilience, and by school settings and programs that contribute to positive psychological growth and development. The Educating for Resilience Conference will broaden your understanding of new paradigms and applications that foster the development of positive mental health by supporting the building of youth resilience, creating supportive school environments and providing a climate where students can flourish.

It is now more important than ever to focus on preventing depression by equipping our youth with new strategies and tools to deal with today’s increasingly complex social climate. By integrating resilience and signature strengths into the classroom, students will be able to better respond to today’s increased prevalence of stress and depression.

This conference will teach you how to build resilience in your school and classroom

• Learn from some of the top experts who have implemented resilience programs in schools around the world

• Explore different formats and approaches for integrating resilience programs into your curriculum

• Walk away with practical strategies and activities you can use in the classroom, in your school, and with your family

• Dialogue with other teachers and educators about what is working • Expand your knowledge on the latest research in resilience

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Dear Conference Delegates,

Parents want schools to teach more than academic achievement. They want teachers to cultivate love of learning, optimism, character, and happiness in their children. That is what the Educating for Resilience Conference is all about.

We are thrilled to bring together educators, teachers, counsellors and all those interested in improving the psychological health and resilience of our youth in Canada, together with some of the top international experts in this field. We have concentrated too long on the negative aspects of mental health with little emphasis on what we can be teaching children about staying psychologically strong. We need to move towards a model of psychological fitness.

Much of the research and application of resilience programs in schools is developed from the science of positive psychology, which is the scientific study of psychological well-being and human flourishing. Positive psychology focuses on human strengths and it is founded on the belief that people want more than just an antidote to depression or treating depressive symptoms after the fact. The Canadian Positive Psychology Association (CPPA) recognizes that young people need strategies to help them deal successfully with the complexities of our modern world.

As we speak to teachers across Canada, they recognize the need for preventative programs, but they tell us that they need more information about how to do it. The Educating for Resilience Conference will give you practical tools for the classroom and strategies for creating a positive school culture that promote well-being.

Our line-up of experts includes Dr. Jane Gillham, co-author of the Penn Resiliency Program, one of the most widely researched and successful school-based depression prevention programs in the world to date, with 19 controlled research studies. Dr. Gillham will share strategies for promoting resilience in youth, strategies that reduce depression and build a positive school climate. We will also have Dr. Tayyab Rashid and Dr. Afroze Anjum who will share information about the resilience programs they have successfully implemented here in Canadian schools. Sherri Fisher, author of Smarts Strengths will share applications that both build resilience and boost academic achievement. Finally we have Dr. Greg Wells, scientist and exercise physiologist who will highlight mental skills, physical techniques and nutritional tools that help people recover faster, handle stress more effectively, perform under pressure, and ultimately do better.

We are not stopping there. Throughout the day we will be engaging you in a dialogue about what is truly needed in schools and what is needed to support educators. A magical thing happens when you learn about positive psychology – you not only apply it with your students – you begin to apply it in your own life for increased happiness and resilience. With all of the challenges teachers are facing today, I think we can all use more of that! We invite you to join us for this incredible opportunity to learn from the best in the world and to be part of a movement towards psychological fitness for youth and educators everywhere.

Louisa Jewell, MAPPPresidentCanadian Positive Psychology Association

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A Message From The Principal of UTS

Dear Conference Delegates,

University of Toronto Schools is pleased to partner with the Canadian Positive Psychology Association to organize a professional learning opportunity focusing on “resilience”. Research evidence suggests that school staff can play a critical role in the development of resilience in young people. As educators we are aware of the importance of resilience. We see students who are able to bounce back from setbacks, remain optimistic, and to find in failure opportunities for growth.

As a school community committed to learning and evidence-based practice, UTS welcomes the opportunity to join with others to inquire into how to best shape environments that support the development of resilience. Thank you for joining us; we hope that this conference will build connections for future collaboration. We believe that through partnerships and knowledge exchange we can all enhance our capacity to promote resilience.

Rosemary Evans,Principal, University of Toronto Schools



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Program at a Glance7:30-8:30 Registration and Networking--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8:30-8:45 Opening Remarks and Welcome Jeanne Watson Associate Dean, Programs, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8:45-9:15 Introduction to Positive Psychology Louisa Jewell, MAPP President, Canadian Positive Psychology Association--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9:15-9:30 Networking Break --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9:30-11:40 Positive Education: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Help Students Thrive Dr. Jane Gillham, Psychologist and Researcher Associate Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College Co-Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Resiliency Project --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11:40-12:30 Lunch --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12:30-1:45 Strength-Based Resilience Dr. Tayyab Rashid, Licensed Clinical and School Psychologist University of Toronto Scarborough Dr. Afroze Anjum, School Psychologist Toronto District School Board--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1:45-2:00 Networking Break --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2:00-3:00 Spotting and Managing Strengths for Gritty Self-Regulation and Achievement Sherri Fisher, MAPP, MEd Director of Learn & Flourish Author of: Smart Strengths; Building Character, Resilience and Relationships in Youth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3:00-3:15 Networking Break --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3:15-4:00 Renewal, Resiliency and Revitalization Dr. Greg Wells Scientist and Extreme Human Physiologist ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4:00-4:30 Closing Remarks --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4:30-5:30 Reception---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Description:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of psychological well-being and human flourishing and explores the factors that allow individuals and communities to thrive. As students face increasing challenges and experience higher levels of stress, it is important to equip them with the tools and skills required to maintain psychological health and increase levels of resilience. In this interactive talk, Louisa Jewell will give you an overview and introduction to positive psychology and the pillars of the PERMA well-being model that contribute to psychological health. Louisa will explore the benefits of applying positive psychology for students, teachers and parents and describe the foundational research on which positive psychology is based.

More about Louisa Jewell: Louisa is the Founder and President of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and a graduate of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program at the University of Pennsylvania. The MAPP program is the first master’s program in the world that offers in-depth study of the science of human flourishing led by renowned psychologist, Martin Seligman.

Louisa is also a Consultant, Facilitator and Speaker with over 16 years of experience working with leaders and teams to create positive and productive workplaces through her evidence-based programs. Louisa is an instructor of positive psychology at the University of Toronto, and the University of Texas. She leads the Positive Psychology Think Tank, one of the largest positive psychology practitioner groups in the world and she has developed and delivered several educational programs for counsellors and coaches on various topics in positive psychology for the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC).

Louisa is a contributing author for Positive Psychology News Daily, Coach Magazine, Positive Psychology at Work (Wiley, March 2011), The European Handbook of Positive Psychology and blogs on Huffington Post. Louisa co-hosted a weekly radio show on CIUT.FM for three years where she interviewed a wide range of positive psychology experts on the topic of improving happiness at work.

Introduction to Positive Psychology

From 8:45 AMTo 9:15 AM

Louisa Jewell, MAPP

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Positive Education: Using the Science of Positive Psychology

to help Students Thrive9:30 AM - 11:40 AM

Dr. Jane Gillham

Description:

How can we help students to thrive? We will explore this question through the lens of positive psychology, a field that focuses on the personal qualities, experiences, and environments that promote human flourishing. Two major approaches will be emphasized. These include 1) strategies for promoting resilience or interrupting the downward spirals that can occur when youth encounter stressful events and problems, and 2) strategies for building upward spirals through cultivating youths’ strengths, positive emotions, relationships, and sense of purpose or meaning. We will discuss specific programs and activities that educators can use, along with recent research on the benefits these approaches can have on students’ social and emotional well-being and achievement. We will discuss the many possible homes for positive psychology in school -- from positive psychology courses to classroom integration to whole school approaches.

More about Dr. Jane Gillham:

Jane is a clinical psychologist, educator, and researcher whose work focuses on promoting well-being in youth, especially how families, schools, and communities can help youth to thrive. Jane is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Resiliency Project. Jane received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania (where she worked with Dr. Martin Seligman, with whom she has collaborated extensively on research).

For the past 20 years, much of Jane’s work has focused on developing, evaluating, and disseminating interventions that promote well-being in children and adolescents. She is an author of several resilience and positive psychology programs that are being used in schools around the world, including the Penn Resiliency Programs for children and adolescents, and a Positive Psychology curriculum for high school students. She has led several large studies evaluating these and other programs, including projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the U.S. Department of Education. Jane also regularly collaborates with and consults with schools and other organizations that are working to develop and incorporate positive psychology and positive education practices. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Emotional Education. Her research articles have been published in numerous scientific journals including Journal of Positive Psychology, School Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Early Adolescence, and Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, Together with Martin Seligman, Karen Reivich, and Lisa Jaycox, she is an author of the book, The Optimistic Child.



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Strength Based Resilience

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Dr. Tayyab Rashid Dr. Afroze Anjum

Description:

Positive psychology urges psychologists to ask a deeper and loftier question, what is right with children and adolescents, in addition to exploring their weaknesses. The presenters will talk about strength-based assessment approach in detail, arguing that such an approach yields useful information above and beyond the information produced by traditional measures of psychopathology. Previous findings have suggested that the frequent use of signature strengths is associated with greater well-being. This assertion has not been tested widely with children and adolescents within schools. Results of three intervention studies which were conducted with students from the Toronto District School Board including one that has demonstrated that a multi-informant approach (i.e., strengths identified by teacher, parent, and a peer) of assessing signature strengths that boosts well-being and social skills will be presented. In addition, practical strategies for professionals to develop strengths of children and adolescents will be discussed. Salient components of the Strength Based Resiliency Curriculum will also be presented as above mentioned studies were based in that program.

More about Dr. Tayyab Rashid:

Dr. Tayyab Rashid, a licensed clinical and school psychologist, works at the Health & Wellness Centre, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada. Previously, Dr. Rashid has worked at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) where he devised and administered several positive psychology-based and strength-based resilience interventions in priority neighbourhoods in Toronto.

Dr. Rashid’s areas of expertise include positive clinical psychology and strength-based resilience. Dr. Rashid is part of University of Pennsylvania’s training team under Drs. Martin Seligman, Karen Reivich & Jane Gillham and has trained educators at the Geelong Grammar School, Australia & Wellington College, UK. He has recently trained teachers and administrative staff at the Hwa Chong Institute – one of the most distinguished schools in Singapore. Dr. Rashid consults with several non-profit organizations and has worked with survivors of the 2004 Asian tsunami, and 9/11 families. Published in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Rashid’s research and expertise have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail and TEDx.



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More about Dr. Afroze Anjum

Dr. Afroze Anjum is a school psychologist at the Toronto District School Board. Dr. Anjum’s expertise includes incorporating positive psychology interventions and character strengths in psycho-educational evaluations and in special education programming.

Dr. Anjum obtained her Doctoral degree from the Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey and completed her post-doctoral training with Drs. Jane Gillham, Karen Reivich and Martin Seligman at University of Pennsylvania where she worked on the Swarthmore Positive Psychology Curriculum study with high school students. A Penn Resiliency Curriculum facilitator and as a happiness coach for more than a decade, Dr. Anjum has applied positive psychology interventions in a variety of school settings including replicating the Swarthmore study at a High School in Toronto. She has trained teachers in Strength-based Resiliency curriculum for behavioural problems in multiple inner city schools. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and in edited volumes.



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Spotting and Managing Strengths for Gritty

Self-Regulation and Achievement

From 2:00 PMTo 3:00 PM

Sherri FisherMAPP, MEd

Description:

Are you wondering how to bring the tools of strengths and resilience to your school or classroom? In this 60 minute presentation and workshop, you will learn how an everyday technology-supported organization tool can be transformed to build use of strengths, support sustainable resilience, and improve achievement. A growing body of research shows that gritty self-regulation is more important to achievement than cognitive ability. Three theories of self-regulation help explain what this looks like at school. In fact, student strengths beyond academic skills predict school success better than IQ. Teachers will learn how to spot a strength or strengths teams in action, and how to coach for more self-regulated achievement-oriented outcomes by leveraging students’ existing strengths and resilience skills.

More about Sherri Fisher:

Sherri Fisher, MAPP, MEd, Director of Learn & Flourish, and leader in the field of positive education is an education management consultant and coach, workshop facilitator/speaker and author. She integrates solid education experience in both independent and public settings to design strengths and research-based learning and achievement solutions for individuals, families, and the education space. Sherri is the first learning specialist in the world to have UPenn’s MAPP degree; she is co-author of the popular positive education book SMART Strengths: Building Character, Resilience and Relationships in Youth, has written over 50 articles, and has contributed to two book collections for Positive Psychology News.



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Renewal, Resiliency and Revitalization

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Dr. Greg Wells

Description:

In this keynote presentation, Dr. Greg Wells synthesizes key learnings from his research at the University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children and experiences working with Canadian Olympians to highlight best practices that anyone can use to improve their health and performance. The presentation highlights mental skills, physical techniques and nutritional tools that help people recover faster, handle stresses more effectively, perform under pressure, and ultimately - to Be Better.

More about Dr. Greg Wells:

Greg Wells Ph.D. is a scientist and physiologist who specializes in health and performance in extreme conditions. Dr. Wells is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education and in the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Toronto where he directs the Human Physiology Research Unit. He is also an Associate Scientist in Physiology and Experimental Medicine at the Hospital for Sick Children. As a researcher, Dr. Wells is working in a field of investigation called ‘exercise medicine’ where he uses specific exercise protocols to test the limitations of the human body in various diseases – mostly related to muscle and lung conditions.

Dr. Wells was the host of the Gemini-Award winning “Superbodies” segments for Canada’s national Olympic broadcast and the on-camera sport science and sport medicine analyst for the CTV Broadcast Consortium, ABC News and ABC’s 20/20 during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and Canada’s 2012 Olympic broadcast for London 2012. Dr. Wells is also a regular contributor to CTV’s Canada AM, CTV News, and has appeared on TSN’s Off the Record and CBC News.

Dr. Wells also believes that to truly understand extreme conditions you should experience them yourself. To this end he continues to build on his experiences as a former international level competitive swimmer, as a marathon runner (having twice completed the world’s toughest marathon 600 miles north of the arctic circle), and participated in the 11,000 km Tour D’Afrique bike race – the longest bike race in the world. Dr. Wells is the expedition physiologist for impossible2Possible, an organization that encourages youth to reach beyond their perceived limits by using adventure as a medium to Educate, Inspire and Empower our global community.



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Conference RatesBefore October 1st, 2013

Student Early-bird $ 90.00CPPA Member Early-bird $ 115.00Non-member Early-bird $ 135.00

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After October 1st, 2013

Student $ 100.00CPPA Member $ 140.00Non-member $ 160.00Live stream webcast* $ 50.00

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Join the CPPA!Becoming a member of the CPPA is an excellent way to learn how to integrate positive psychology into the work you do in schools, as well as in your own personal life. Here are just a few of the many resources we provide to members:

• Free registration to our monthly online webinars that discuss the latest research and innovative applications of positive psychology to improve psychological well-being

• Exclusive access to countless resources on how to apply positive psychology in everyday life to reduce stress and improve your mental fitness

• Unlimited online access to all of our past events, which include workshops on how positive psychology interventions can be applied in educational and coaching settings

• The opportunity to continue the dialogue with other teachers and educators • Updates on the latest developments in the rapidly expanding field of positive psychology• Discounted registration to all future CPPA Conferences, Events and Workshops• And much more!

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THE 2ND CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Join us at the beautiful Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, July 16th to 18th, 2014! Featured keynote speakers include – Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky – author of The How of Happiness and Tim Kasser - both featured in the world-acclaimed Happy Movie.

Here’s what people said about our last conference…

“The Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology was an incredible two days of learning, meeting and exploring. As it sinks in it has become clear that this was the best conference I’ve had the opportunity to be part of.”

“This was one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended. Being the very first CPPA conference I was really impressed – by the quality of presenters and content, and overall organization. You hit this out of the park. Thanks for a great experience.”

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