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2-Day Certified Laughter Leader Workshop (CLL)
"How to Create Therapeutic Laughter"
and
"Using Positive Activity Interventions to Enhance Well Being"

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES: Participants will be better able to
 Use evidence from laughter science, Positive Psychology, neuro-sciences, and ancient practices, in clinical, educational, consulting, corporate, and volunteer work.
 Help their clients use life energies to choose and modify their life and work directions.
 Identify emotional and attitudinal factors that improve health, positive mind-sets, productivity, peace and healthy lifestyles for patients, residents, employees, students, friends and family.

SIMPLY THE BEST WORKSHOP YOU’LL EVER TAKE

With more than forty years of experience as a mental health educator and private-practice psychologist, Steve Wilson continues to lead a design utilizing proven, modern educational methods. There are plenty of ha-ha’s and ho-ho’s but nothing ho-hum about this classroom experience. A highly interactive and participative format holds student attention and increases retention. The curriculum is guided by a team of eminent researchers and clinicians.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
The curriculum is built with 15 specific learning outcomes and three overall objectives. Participants will be better able to:
1. Use information from modern Gelotology (laughter science) research, Positive Psychology findings, and knowledge of ancient practices, in clinical, consulting, educational, and volunteer work.
2. Help their clients use life energies to choose and modify their life and work directions.
3. Identify factors that improve health and increase happiness & life satisfaction for their clients.

 
Lively discussion, expert instructors, experiential exercises, and a fast-pace help students absorb the required knowledge and acquire the particular skills. The generous use of multi-media insures that teaching methods appeal to a variety of learning styles. The high-interest core curriculum covers fascinating evidence from recent science as well as ancient wisdom. Instructional techniques such as demonstration and return demonstration insure establishment of entry level skills in only 2-days.  

The workshop experience affects students on both the personal and professional levels.

Originally, these workshops were only offered in major cities, self-produced, and conducted in (expensive) hotel meeting rooms. As economics became more of a factor, we began receiving many requests for training “closer to home”, and hospitals and colleges began inviting us to conduct our training on site at their facilities. We saw the opportunity for hosted workshops to be very convenient and economical. We could pass savings along in the form of reduced tuition and tuition waivers. We watched hosts receive terrific PR value and goodwill in their communities, too. The Host-Site Partner Program is the result.

When Steve Wilson coupled his 15-year studies of the undeniable physiologic and psychological importance of humor and laughter with the interest he observed in the laughter clubs of India, realized that the components of a breakthrough adjunctive therapy were at hand.

Art Therapy and Music Therapy have long established the viability of adjunctive therapeutic modalities. Now there is Laughter therapy. It is the natural outflow of the convergence of the need for effective, efficient activity programming, the anticipation of a population of New Seniors (Baby Boomers), a growing body of evidence from gelotology (the science of laughter), acceptance of an integrative approach to medical treatment, and the creation of a curriculum that meets professional continuing education requirements. Hosts maintain high standards and achieve a competitive advantage while delivering innovative programming that embraces the joy of living.

The foundation of the Host Site Partner program is economy without sacrificing effectiveness, mutual respect, common goals, and convenience.

Quality Training and Support Designed by Steve Wilson, with guidance from our esteemed Professional Advisory Committee

KEEP CHECKING - MORE DATES & CITIES WILL BE ADDED

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT APPROVED
Activity Professionals: Our 2-day workshop is pre-approved for 11 clock hours by NCCAP: NCCAP24272-09-11
Nurses: This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA. Approved through February 18, 2012. Code 727.
Case Managers: Approved by CCMC for 12 clock hours. Approval CM7198-A200.
 

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2013
Schedule

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More dates & locations will be added through the year.

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Don't see a workshop near you? Need a different schedule? Our Host Site Partner program can bring a workshop to you on a convenient schedule, and you could attend the training FREE!
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Keep checking this page.
More dates & locations will be added through the year.

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  Columbus, Ohio
CLL: How to Create Therapeutic Laughter
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - Friday, June 14, 2013
Faculty: Steve Wilson

This Workshop is held at

Best Western Plus Port Columbus
1450 Airpointe Drive
Columbus, OH 43219
614-337-8400
Mention World Laughter Tour to get a $84.00 rate

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Columbus, Ohio
CLL: How to Create Therapeutic Laughter
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - Friday, August 16, 2013
Faculty: Steve Wilson

This Workshop is held at

Best Western Plus Port Columbus
1450 Airpointe Drive
Columbus, OH 43219
614-337-8400
Mention World Laughter Tour to get a $84.00 rate

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  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
CLL: How to Create Therapeutic Laughter
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - Sunday, September 15, 2013
This Workshop is held at
SARBI
Saskatchewan Association for the Rehabilitation
of the Brain Injured

#5-501 45th Street West, Saskatoon S7L 5Z9

Faculty: Helen Bzdel, BA, MSW, RSW(SK), CLL

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Galveston, TX
CLL: How to Create Therapeutic Laughter
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - Friday, September 20, 2013
Faculty: Steve Wilson

This Workshop is Hosted By
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
UTMB Health

Held at:
OLLI Community Room
4700 Broadway, Suite B
Galveston, TX

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  Alpena Michigan
CLL: How to Create Therapeutic Laughter
Saturday, October 5, 2013 - Sunday, October 6, 2013
This Workshop is Brought to the Community by

Better Living Massage Center & Spa‎
1017 U.S. 23
Alpena, MI 49707

Faculty: Steve Wilson

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  Columbus, Ohio
CLL: How to Create Therapeutic Laughter
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - Friday, October 18, 2013
Faculty: Steve Wilson

This Workshop is held at

Best Western Plus Port Columbus
1450 Airpointe Drive
Columbus, OH 43219
614-337-8400
Mention World Laughter Tour to get a $84.00 rate

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   Columbus, Ohio
Advanced CLL Workshop
Thursday, November 07, 2013 - Saturday, November 09, 2013

Columbus, Ohio
Positive Activity Interventions Enhance Well-Being
Monday, November 11, 2013 - Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Faculty: Deborah Harbinson, RN, MHI

This Workshop is held at

Best Western Plus Port Columbus
1450 Airpointe Drive
Columbus, OH 43219
614-337-8400
Mention World Laughter Tour to get a $84.00 rate

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  Columbus, Ohio
CLL: How to Create Therapeutic Laughter
Thursday, December 05, 2013 - Friday, December 06, 2013
Faculty: Steve Wilson

This Workshop is held at

Best Western Plus Port Columbus
1450 Airpointe Drive
Columbus, OH 43219
614-337-8400
Mention World Laughter Tour to get a $79.00 rate

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ALSO IN THE WORKS FOR 2013:
Philadelphia
Phoenix
MORE TO COME!

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  Will be scheduled for 2013
  Phoenix, Arizona
"Using Positive Activity Interventions to Enhance Well-Being"

Scottsdale Healthcare Conference Center North
9003 East Shea Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ, 85260
(off 90th street, Main Entrance)
This is attached to Scottsdale Healthcare

LODGING ACROSS THE STREET
Towneplace Suites Scottsdale by Marriott in Scottsdale
10740 North 90th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85260
1-800-997-5148

Country Inn & Suites in Scottsdale
10801 North 89th Place, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
1-800-997-5149

Not convenient for walking, but still close is:
La Quinta Inn & Suites Scottsdale in Scottsdale
8888 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 852601-800-230-4134

Faculty: Steve Wilson, Psychologist, and Deborah Harbinson, RN, MA

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Don't see a workshop near you? Need a different schedule? Our Host Site Partner program can bring a workshop to you on a convenient schedule, and you could attend the training FREE!
CLICK here to find out how.

For more information in U.S. & Canada,
call 1-800-669-5233, or e-mail steve@worldlaughtertour.com.

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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.