Positive Psychology Masterclass: Foundations and Advanced |

Join two of the UK’s leading positive psychology experts for a Masterclass

Miriam and Bridget are master trainers, experts, lecturers, speakers and authors of bestselling books in positive psychology. Together they offer a breadth of experience and unique combination of skills and expertise in applying positive psychology across a range of sectors including business, health and education. The Masterclass focuses on some of the key applications of positive psychology including resilience, mental health and wellbeing at work. Hundreds of participants, who have attended the Masterclass over the last decade, have enhanced their careers and achieved great things with positive psychology.

The 4-day course is for professional development and personal wellbeing with tools that can be put into practice straightaway and will especially appeal to time-conscious professionals who want to add positive psychology to their toolkit saving 2 years on a Masters!

Learn how to feel good, function well and flourish through our experiential workshops, conducted in small, exclusive Masterclasses, which equip you to put positive psychology into practice.

The Foundations Masterclass (Days 1 and 2) serves as an introduction to Positive Psychology covering all the essentials for your coaching practice and personal wellbeing.

The Advanced Masterclass (Days 3 and 4) focuses on applications of Positive Psychology for professionals to use in the workplace, coaching and other group settings.

What you will gain from the Masterclass:

An in-depth understanding of the science of wellbeing, resilience and flourishing
Practical knowledge to apply Positive Psychology
A toolkit of evidence-based practices to use in your professional setting
All your questions answered by two expert practitioners
Build a network of fellow professionals to take the practice forward.

The workshops will suit HR/OD/L&D Professionals, Health Professionals, Business Trainers and Management Consultants, Coaches, Counsellors and Therapists, Mental Health First Aiders, Business Leaders, Managers, Academics, Psychologists, Social Workers, Youth Workers and Wellbeing Champions.

‘The Positive Psychology Masterclass was devised by two of our first MAPP graduates who’ve gone on to flourish as positive psychology experts. Both Miriam and Bridget are renowned for their applied work within the science of well-being. The Masterclass has been attended by hundreds of people since it started, many of whom have now joined us on the UEL MAPP. It’s one of the best introductions to the science of Positive Psychology that you can get.’ Dr Kate Hefferon, University of East London

The 4-day course begins with the 2-day Foundations workshop in which you’ll cover all the need-to-know essentials of Positive Psychology, then a short break for practice, followed by the 2-day Advanced course, which is generally 4-6 weeks later. You can return on a later workshop. Next dates for the full 4-day course: Foundations 2-3 April, Advanced 23-24 April 2020. Booking form

Part 1 Foundations Masterclass. Venue: Engineers House, Bristol. NEXT DATE: 2-3 April

Days 1 and 2 introduce you to the key principles and evidence-based practices in positive psychology, giving you a thorough grounding in the PERMA model of wellbeing plus other core concepts in the science. With hands-on experience of the practices this highly-engaging course will show you how to apply positive psychology for personal growth and positive change. We show you how to master the essential tools to use in your coaching practice or professional setting.

The Science of Happiness & Wellbeing
Positive Emotions & Positivity Practices
Engagement & Flow
Identifying & Applying Strengths
Finding Meaning & Purpose
Mindsets, Motivation & Goals
Optimism & Resilience
Building Positive Relationships

“Excellent. Covered a lot of ground and all of it was practical and usable. Highly recommended for both personal and professional use. Lots of tools to take this knowledge forward. Love the practicality.” Executive Coach, Cornwall

“Brilliant. Seamless flow and incorporation of discussion leading in to the material presented. Seamless presentation and well evidenced.” GP, Devon

“This was such a literally positive experience – there was no post-lunch dip! Thank you both – I’m so glad I came.” Coach, Worcs

You can attend the Foundations workshop alone,
Early bird rate – £395 + VAT, full rate – £575 + VAT.
Booking form PPM1 April 2020
Qualifies for CPD certificate of attendance.

Advanced: Venue: Engineers House, Bristol. NEXT DATE: 26-27 March 2020 (full), 23-24 April (available).

Days 3 and 4 build on the PERMA foundations of Days 1 and 2, showing you how you can apply Positive Psychology with confidence in the workplace and other professional settings. The Masterclass introduces the new wave of Positive Psychology 2.0 and takes a strengths approach as the pathway to more effective performance and success. We give you the practical tools to use Positive Psychology in coaching, training and education, showing you how to apply the science for greater potential, wellbeing at work and resilience.

Science of Flourishing
Workplace Wellbeing
Strengths across the Lifespan
Enabling Potential and Positive Change
Positive Leadership & Positive Deviance
Resilience Coaching
High Quality Connections

“The advanced Positive Psychology Masterclass is a brilliant 2 days for people who want to develop their knowledge and plan how to use positive psychology in their work.” Psychologist & Coach

Early bird rate – £450 + VAT, full rate – £575 + VAT.
Qualifies for CPD certificate of attendance.

We have trained hundreds of participants from around the world with consistently high praise over the last ten years. The Masterclass also acts as a springboard to working in the field and we now have a collection of books written by past delegates. We’re immensely proud of giving them such a positive start! One of our alumni, Andria Zafirakou (3rd from right) won the Global Best Teacher Prize while another Jen Gash, author of Coaching Creativity, won the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. Some of our delegates have gone on to train as full-time positive psychologists.

“I attended both courses as I had a keen interest in Positive Psychology, having come across it when I trained as a therapist. The course went above and beyond any expectation I had. The course was rich in its learning process, and delivered in a gentle, warm and creative way creating the most positive of learning climates. As a direct result I went on to study MAPPCP at UEL. Worried that I was not up to study at a Masters level I found the learning that I had received on this wonderful 4 day course formed a firm foundation for the learning. I put my distinction that I received in the first year down to the understanding I gained on this course. If you have any interest in Positive Psychology look no further than doing this course with Miriam and Bridget. You will be so glad that you did.” Helen Day

The training takes place at our UK base, the Engineers’ House by the iconic and world-renowned Clifton Suspension Bridge. Bristol is well located for rail and is at the junction of the M4 & M5 motorways. The airport is easily accessible from across Europe. Delegates come from across the UK and France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and from farther afield – the USA, Russia, Malaysia, Angola, Australia (four times now!), Hong Kong and the UAE. One of the extra benefits of attending the Masterclass is to connect with like-minded people.

“The first Masterclass was very interesting, exciting and motivational. Later I realised that much of the content – its potential power, application and versatility made much more sense as a result of completing the second Masterclass. It all completely dropped into place and pulled together how important the interlinks are, so for example using strengths and how that can help create positive mental health with relationships with others. Once we’d practised strength-spotting amongst ourselves the potential power of strengths suddenly fell into place as did how they could be applied across different generational groups and with a degree of ease. Whatever arena you ‘work’ in you still need both parts to the Masterclass. I can’t think of anyone from the first Masterclass that would not have benefitted from the subject matter of the second Masterclass in terms of insights, application and wholeness. The ‘power’ and amazingness of the course for me was definitely in completing both.” Catherine Morgan

Please complete the booking form and use the PayPal box on the left for all 4 days of the course or the one on the right to pay for Part 1 only. We can also provide with you invoices and other payment methods.