🎒Back-To-School, Forward with Strengths — Explore limited time savings on strength-based tools!

  • On-Demand Get started immediately with videos and handouts added to your VIA account
  • 4 Sessions Includes research-based lectures, stories, examples and activities
  • 1 Hour Sessions Learn at your convenience
  • Self-Paced Access to course for 1 year from date of purchase
  • No Prerequisites Available for anyone to join
  • Language English offered
  • Earn ICF Credits 4 Resource Development CCEUs offered for International Coaching Federation

About This Course

You have hope. We all do. It is one of those things that scientists have discovered resides in you, innately, unconsciously. It's a powerful strength that you can nurture to create new, positive thoughts about any challenges you might face.

You might already be adept at recognizing the silver lining in small everyday "challenges", but how does your hope hold up during big transitions?

This course will help you leverage your strength of hope, and all of your other character strengths, during times of transition and change (for example, a change in employment or relationship status; retirement; etc.). You'll explore how your strengths can help you face challenges with confidence and emerge happier, more self-aware and more resilient. Use the lessons learned now and use them to prepare for future challenges that may come your way.

Course Details

  • On-Demand Get started immediately with videos and handouts added to your VIA account
  • 4 Sessions Includes research-based lectures, stories, examples and activities
  • 1 Hour Sessions Learn at your convenience
  • Self-Paced Access to course for 1 year from date of purchase
  • No Prerequisites Available for anyone to join
  • Language English offered
  • Earn ICF Credits 4 Resource Development CCEUs offered for International Coaching Federation

Course Preview: What's Inside

1

Gathering Wisdom: Discover how character strengths have helped you overcome past challenges and transitions.

2

Facing the In-Between Space: Get more comfortable facing the tensions and challenges of the present moment.

3

Envisioning Your Future Self: Use strategies to look to the future and explore what "might" "could" be for you.

4

Beginning Anew: Focus on you - attending to self-care and the four pillars of health.

Course Faculty

Dr. Ryan Niemiec

Ryan M. Niemiec, PsyD, is author or co-author of nine books, an award-winning psychologist and a widely traveled international speaker. Ryan is the creator of MBSP and has led hundreds of mindfulness groups over the last two decades. As education director of the global nonprofit, VIA Institute on Character, he's a leading voice in the education, research, and practice of character strengths. He lives with his family, which includes three young and zestful children, near Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dr. Donna Mayerson

Dr. Donna Mayerson, advisor for the VIA Institute, was Co-Founder of Hummingbird Coaching Services, LLC and Chief Coaching Officer. She was responsible for developing Hummingbird's training model and for maintaining its integrity. She was also Co-Founder of VIA Institute on Character, which has played an important role in helping to establish a new discipline in the field of psychology - positive psychology. In addition to her role as advisor for VIA, she is the director of clinical services with the Ohio Innocence Project providing an array of services and supports to the lawyers, staff, students, and freed clients. She also works through a charitable family foundation with nonprofits in the Cincinnati area.