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"The Science of Positive Psychology" topic of 40th Annual BYU Counseling Workshop March 5-6

The Brigham Young University Counseling and Career Center and the Department of Conferences and Workshops will host the 40th Annual Counseling Workshop, "The Science of Positive Psychology," Thursday and Friday, March 5 and 6, at the BYU Conference Center.

The conference will be Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration may be completed in person at 348 Harman Continuing Education Building or by phone at (801) 422-2568. Registration is $215, or $80 for graduate students. Workshop attendees will be eligible to earn university credit for an additional fee.

Keynote speaker Christopher Peterson from the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan will discuss “The Science of Positive Psychology.” Former director of clinical training at the university, he is a member of the Positive Psychology Steering Committee, a consulting editor to Journal of Positive Psychology and editor of the Positive Psychology Book Series.

For more information, contact Continuing Education at (801) 422-2568, or visit ceweb.byu.edu/cw/cwcounse.

Writer: Angela Fischer

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