Are you a coach who cares about the mental health and wellbeing of your clients and wants to learn and grow with a community of like-minded peers who are passionate about evidence-based practice?

Why should you come to the 8TH IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology?

Positive psychology is the scientific study of human flourishing. The IPPA World Congress is the largest global gathering of researchers and practitioners who focus on the science of wellbeing and how it can be used to support mental health, personal growth and development, happiness and resilience in individuals and organizations.

This Congress is an ideal professional development opportunity for coaches who want to:

CLIENT WELLBEING

Discover resources and tools to support clients in building wellbeing, bolstering resilience and buffering against high pressures and stresses of life.

lEARNING & development

Learn the latest theory, research and best practices for building skills around, wellbeing, social and emotional intelligence, character strengths and psychological safety, particularly in the face of pandemic-related challenges.

Practitioner wellbeing

Learn practical strategies for maintaining your own mental health and wellbeing as a coach, whether you work on your own or with others.

WHAT KIND OF PRESENTATIONS CAN YOU EXPECT TO SEE AT THE CONGRESS?

With over 500 presentations across 4 action packed days, there is a path of content for everyone. To give a snapshot, please see a small example of talks focused on coaching that you can find in the program:

  • Strengths-based Student Coaching: Creating a culture in which students will apply and leverage their strengths, Kate Wilkie & Kasey Lloyd (view session information)

  • RCSI Coach Connect: Delivering Coaching to Healthcare Professionals via and Online Digital Health Platform, Padraic Dunne (view session information)

Positive psychology researchers and practitioners will be presenting their work on the most innovative research and practice on a wide variety of well-being topics including: achievement. aging, arts and humanities, biology, business and organizations, career and work, caregivers, coaching, complexity, coping and emotion regulation, creativity, culture, diversity and inclusion, education, environment and nature, ethics, family, financial wellbeing, flow, gamification, health and medicine, interdisciplinarity, leadership/management, lifespan development, meaning and purpose, mental illness, mindfulness, motivation, neuroscience, open-mindedness, parenting, physical wellbeing, polarization, positive emotions, psychotherapy, relationships, religion and spirituality, sport and fitness, resilience and posttraumatic growth, self-care, strengths, sustainability, systems, technology, toxic positivity, and much more!

Choose a path that fits your needs and interests and join us in Vancouver to connect with as many as 1,600 like-minded individuals who are keen to learn and grow together around the study of human flourishing.

Take advantage of flight and accommodation discounts available to attendees, register now!