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Index to Training &
Program Information
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Earning your continued trust and support is very important to
us,
so we thank you for giving us the opportunity.
We believe that
the world needs this program now more than ever. Therefore, we
are striving to be more efficient and cost-conscious
than ever. We will work diligently to partner with host
sites because we can bring the training to the host site and
save everyone the money they would otherwise have to spend on
travel and lodging. We will work to reduce overall
costs by scheduling smaller, more efficient workshops, without
sacrificing quality.
OVERALL
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
The curriculum is built with 15 specific learning outcomes and
three overall objectives. Participants will be better able to:
- Use information from modern
Gelotology
(laughter science) research,
Positive Psychology
findings, and knowledge of ancient practices, in clinical,
consulting, educational, and volunteer work.
- Help their clients use
life energies to
choose and modify their life and work directions.
- Identify factors, especially the attitudes and emotions that improve health and increase happiness &
life satisfaction for their clients.
2010-2011 Workshop Schedule
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Cancellation Policy |
Continuing Education |
Curriculum Planning Committee
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Financial Aid |
Frequently Asked Questions |
Host Site Program
Info in Other Languages
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Medical Advisory |
Peace Vision |
Professional Advisory Committee |
Required Reading |
Tax Deduction |
Training Objectives |
Training Overview |
Tuition |
Typical Workshop Agenda
Video Brochure |
What you Will Learn |
Who Should Attend |
"Why I became a CLL"-Short video clips
This is the ORIGINAL Accredited Training Program Designed by Psychologist Steve Wilson
Leading to the Designation of
"Certified Laughter Leader"
Click here to download a color brochure about
World Laughter Tour.
Click here to download a schedule of workshops, Continuing
Education information, and a registration form.
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Days &Times
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Some workshops will be held on weekdays; some will
be Saturday-Sunday. Days
and times vary by location. Please check carefully. |
2012 Standard
Workshop, Tuition:
$409.00
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Tuition
includes: a year's worth of follow-up support by means of your
membership in a private website a communications network; all sessions; a
144 page
downloadable Study Guide & Reference Manual;
CD-ROM with more than 110 files of support material for launching
laughter
leaders; refreshment breaks; box lunch; certification
documentation; marketing &
entrepreneurial assistance; opportunities to attend Advanced
Workshops; and,
the official Certified Laughter Leader T-Shirt.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION The surcharge for preparing CE
certificates is $30.00
Call about other professions |
Activity Therapy:
The workshop is pre-approved for 11 clock hours by NCCAP:
NCCAP24272-09-11.
Nursing:
This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 12
hours by the AHNA, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s COA. Approved through February 18, 2012.
Code 727. Approval for contact hours through the AHNA is based
on an assessment of the educational merit of this program and
does not constitute endorsement of the use of any specific
modality in the care of clients.
SOCIAL WORK: This program is Approved by the National
Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886555693-8036 ) for
11 Social Work continuing education contact hours.
Case Managers:
Approved by CCMC
for 12 clock hours. Approval
CM7198-A200.
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FINANCIAL AID |
Assistance in the form of educational
grants may be available from the
Laughter Arts &
Sciences Foundation. Application forms are available from
their homepage. Please allow adequate time of at least 4 weeks
for processing your application. |
THE BEST BASIC
LIBRARY
FOR
CERTIFIED
LAUGHTER LEADERS
These are Highly
Recommended Companion Texts for Certified Laughter Leaders
Additional Specialized Materials are available at our online store.
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Compassionate Laughter by Dr. Patty Wooten.
Essential guidelines & valuable advice for anyone who plans to
take therapeutic humor & laughter programs to health care
settings. $16.95. Buy when you register or click on the title to buy it now.
* Laughter: A Scientific Investigation by Robert Provine.
Drawing upon ten years of research into this most common--yet
complex and often puzzling--human behavior, Dr. Robert Provine, the
world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such
aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social
relationships, its contagiousness, it neural mechanisms, and its
health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and
long-overdue exploration of a frequently astonishing subject.
$16.00. Buy when you register or
click on the title
to buy it now.
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Good-Hearted
Living by Steve Wilson. A theoretical explanation, journal,
diary and daily guide, as well as a place to collect your personal
Good-Hearted Living™ experiences. Organized into 52 weekly
sections plus a journal, you get a different tip or inspirational
idea corresponding to every weekday and every weekend of the year
plus quips and quotes to help you smile along the way. Start anytime
of the year; take with you everyday; provides a record of your
accomplishments. $19.95.
Buy when you register or
click on the title
to buy it now.
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Our
normal method of shipping books within the USA is U.S. Priority
mail, $6.55 for the first item + $1.25 each additional item in the
same shipment. Shipping outside the United States will be estimated
and communicated to you. Expedited shipping, e.g. FedEX Overnight,
is available at the buyer's request and expense.
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RENEWAL |
The designation of Certified Laughter
Leader (CLL) is conferred at the completion of the 2-day standard workshop
for one year, renewable.
Active status is at the discretion
of the WLT Operations Team. subject to requirements as
may be determined by the WLT Operations Team and Professional
Advisory Committee to support the quality standards of WLT.
Active status sustains an extensive array of support services
for CLLs to help insure that CLLs remain connected to our sources of
support such as current information about theory and practice,
CLL discounts, and membership in a private website community. The current annual renewal fee is US$46.00. |
| CANCELLATION
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If you cannot attend, you have
three options: (1) You may send a substitute; or, (2) You
may receive full credit toward any future workshop of the same price; or, (3) your
registration fee will be refunded less a $60.00 administrative fee
if you cancel seven or more days ahead of the workshop; with less than
seven
days notice, the administrative fee is $80.00.
In the event that WLT cancels
the workshop, you may apply your tuition to any future workshop or
have an immediate full tuition refund.
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ADA
accommodations will be made in accordance with the law. If you
require ADA accommodations, please indicate what your needs are at
the time of registration. We cannot ensure the availability of
appropriate accommodations without prior notification. |
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TAX
DEDUCTION
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The expense of continuing
education, when taken to maintain and improve professional skills,
is tax deductible. There are also other business circumstances that
may make such expenses tax deductible. Please contact your
accountant for details.
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