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Are you passionate about helping people in your community, school, or workplace to care for their wellbeing?
Do you want to be involved in building a better community in Break O’Day and long to learn the latest research in positive psychology, neuroscience, and behaviour change?
Are you:
Then our Certificate In Creating Wellbeing is for you.
The Certificate In Creating Wellbeing provides you with:
- A done-for-you library with the latest wellbeing science broken down into easy-to-digest micro-doses of video and audio learning with summary cheat sheets of the research at your fingertips around Professor Martin Seligman’s PERMAH Wellbeing framework.
- A steal-it-with-pride evidence-based toolbox of PERMAH wellbeing practices for self-care and collective care that you can share to help others – including workshop presentations, coaching guides, and best-practices for impact projects.
- Accreditation to use The PERMAH Wellbeing Survey to help individuals, workplaces and communities easily and quickly step on the wellbeing scales and the guides you need to meaningfully debrief their results (and be paid for it if you wish).
- Globally sought wellbeing coaches on speed-dial to ensure you don’t just learn about the science, but immediately apply your insights in community impact projects that make a positive difference for others at the me, we and us levels.
- A psychologically safe space to prioritize your own self-care, so you can sustain your energy for helping others and tap into a local network of wellbeing champions to support you.
- Recognition for furthering your own education in wellbeing by earning a Certificate In Creating Wellbeing.
The Certificate In Creating Wellbeing is a blended learning program for people, just like you, who want effective, evidence-based, systems-oriented approaches for improving wellbeing across their workplace, school or community.
Delivered over 12 weeks, the Certificate includes five face to face training classes and weekly coaching calls, to give you all the resources, tools, and support you need from our world-leading positive psychology and wellbeing team of researchers and practitioners.
Here’s how the Certificate works:
Prior to classes starting, you’ll be given access to your wellbeing content library that is yours to keep – Breaking down the science of wellbeing into easy-to-digest micro-doses you can watch or listen to anywhere (and with cheat sheets to support your learning), you can set the pace that’s right for you to explore all of the latest research including: the value of positive emotions, the importance of developing your neurological strengths, the ability to sustain healthy relationships, the crafting of meaning and avoiding burnout, the resilience to accomplish what matters most and the tiny habits for good health.
You’ll attend five days of face-to-face training − This is an opportunity to dive deeper into the science and practice, to build your skills as you safely experiment together, and to make clear commitments for your next steps. It’s also an amazing opportunity to really get to know the other participants in the program and support each other. These classes are recorded so you can refer back to them at any time.
You’ll meet virtually with us each week − To make sure you don’t lose your momentum after leaving the classroom, you’ll have live virtual coaching calls. A chance to continue unpacking what you’ve learned, help you stay accountable for applying your new knowledge, and ensure you stay on track so you’re never rushing back to the classroom feeling terrible because you’ve fallen behind! These calls are recorded so you can refer back to them at any time.
You’ll build a wellbeing toolbox you can share with others − By the end of the Certificate, you’ll have built an evidence-based toolbox of everyday wellbeing practices you can use to help your team, your organization, your community, and even your family and friends to thrive more consistently. We’ll also show you how to intelligently and playfully embed these practices into the ways people learn, work, and live together.
You’ll have an online portal packed with bonus resources you can steal-with-pride − This Certificate is not designed to be just an intellectual exercise. We want you to be able to immediately apply what you’re learning in the real world. We’ve summarized all of the science we will be sharing, provided examples of potential applications, and proposed practical wellbeing challenges, calls-to-action, and written reflections in your online portal. You are welcome to share these resources with others so you can pay forward what you’re learning.
You’ll have online support, coaches, and mastermind groups to make your learning experience easier and more joyful − We appreciate that despite your best intentions, life is busy and creating change – even when it’s positive – can be challenging. To help you stay on track and be accountable, we offer an online support channel in the learning portal of coaches and mastermind groups – if you want them – to help you maximize the value of your investment of energy, time, and money in this Certificate. Rest assured that no question is too silly!
You’ll be awarded a Certificate − It will be our privilege and pleasure to award you a certification at the end of the program which you can add to your credentials. All you have to do is participate and learn in at least 70% of the onsite or distance-learning sessions in “real-time” (the rest can be made up by video recordings); reflect and connect using your classroom and coaching conversations; and share how you can apply what you’ve learned and have a positive impact for others in your final impact project.
Join us for the Certificate In Creating Wellbeing
If you have a group of colleagues who would like to complete the certificate together please contact chelle@michellemcquaid.com for group pricing. Or if you have circumstances that create significant financial or other barriers to this program, please click here for scholarship application information.
Click here to download the Certificate Brochure.
The Certificate In Creating Wellbeing kicks off in The Break O’Day community in March 2021.
Face to face classes will be held at White Sands (Four Mile Creek) on the following Saturdays from 9:00am – 4:30pm.
Welcome session
First
training
Second training
Third
training
Project showcase
- March 20th Welcome session
- April 17th First training
- May 22ndSecond training
- June 26th Third training
- September 18th Project showcase
Coaching Calls
The course will also have nine live coaching calls held online via Zoom on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (AEST) on:
- 21st April
- 5th May
- 19th May
- 26th May
- 9th June
- 23rd June
- 30th June
- 14th July
- 28th July
- 1st September
Our Teaching Team
ALLISON WILLIAMSON
Lead Teacher & Coach
Passionate about improving the wellbeing of communities across Tasmania, Alli Williamson designs playful, evidence-based learning journeys to help whole communities and organisations navigate thriving and struggle. With more than 20 years as an educator, Alli draws on her Masters of Applied Positive Psychology and her executive coaching certification to create wellbeing strategies that deliver measurable results.
DR. MICHELLE MCQUAID
Certificate Co-Creator, Teacher
Sought around the world for her playful approach to translating cutting-edge research in positive psychology and neuroscience into practical actions, Michelle McQuaid (Ph.D, MAPP). is a senior fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Center for Wellbeing.
DANIELLE JACOBS
Certificate Co-Creator, Teacher
Danielle Jacobs is a registered psychologist, wellbeing and leadership specialist, speaker, trainer, and coach. Danielle is Co-Founder of The Wellbeing Lab and Co-Creator of The PERMAH Wellbeing Survey. Danielle uses evidence-based organisational scholarship and positive psychology practices within businesses across the globe to help their people flourish, improve their mental and physical health, and achieve peak performance at the individual, team, and organisational levels. Danielle is an affiliate member of APS College of Organisational Psychologists.
KATHY SNYDER
Certificate Co-Creator
Dedicated to improving wellbeing, Kathy Snyder serves as the Midland Area Wellbeing Coalition Coordinator in cooperation with the Midland Community Success Panel.
LOUIS ALLORO
Certificate Co-Creator
A champion of enabling change leaders to design and deliver positive change experiences that improve wellbeing, Louis Alloro (MAPP), a senior fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Wellbeing helps schools, workplaces, communities, and cities to build their psychological muscles, and rally together to be the change they want to see in the world.
BEV WENZEL
Certificate Co-Creator
Committed to co-creating a world in which every person has the opportunity to live their potential, Beverlee Wenzel (CAPP) is the Executive Director of The ROCK Center for Youth Development and Chief Creative Director and author of Discover You™, a social-emotional-intelligence and character development program for secondary and post-secondary students.
Want To Learn More?
Join us for the Certificate In Creating Wellbeing
If you have a group of colleagues who would like to complete the certificate together please contact chelle@michellemcquaid.com for group pricing. Or if you have circumstances that create significant financial or other barriers to this program, please click here for scholarship application information.
Click here to download the Certificate Brochure.
Phew! We know that’s a lot to absorb!
Let’s make it simple. If you’re ready to:
- Discover the latest research and tools to help you take your ability to create wellbeing for others to the next level.
- Rally people around opportunities to help each other more consistently thrive even during challenging times – and embed this into the ways they learn, work, connect, and live together.
- Be part of a like-minded community of wellbeing champions who are willing to support and empower each other.
then the Certificate In Creating Wellbeing is for you.
It’s our heartfelt hope that you’ll join us today.
Warmest wishes,
Alli, Michelle, Louis, Kathy, Bev & Danielle
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely. We’ll cover enough of this research and its applications so that you have just what you need.
Not at all. We’ll support you in the discovery of your personal application, and coach you in creating an impact project at the end of the course.
Not to worry – we have your back. Everything is video recorded, so you can catch up as you need. If you have burning questions, you can submit them on the special class membership site, which you’ll have an all-access pass to, or come to a coaching call at any time.
Each cohort has up to 30 participants. Don’t worry; the group will be the perfect size so everyone’s questions can be heard and answered, and so that you get as much value as possible.
1. A computer (laptop or desktop), tablet, or smartphone
2. A reliable internet connection
3. A web browser (like Firefox, Safari, or Chrome)
We’ll send you clear instructions for joining the workshops in our reminder emails.
We can help! Don’t hesitate to send us an email at cert@thewellbeinglab.com and let us know what you are curious about.
The certificate has been designed to give you the science of wellbeing in a fun and practical way that will help you bring it to life within your community. It’s an incredible opportunity and normally $4,000 AUD. However, the Break O’Day Community Wellbeing Pilot Project has been generously funded by Tasmanian Community Fund and we have 30 positions available to community members. This means, if you’re selected, there’s no financial cost to you at all.
With 30 positions funded by Tasmanian Community Fund, interested community members will be required to apply for a spot on the certificate. Once you register your interest online, you’ll be contacted and sent a short application form to fill in.
