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Conference Agenda

8:00-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15 Welcome/Introduction
9:15-10:30 George Fitchett, D. Min.
Varieties of Religious Coping and Contributions to Health
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00 Carol Farran, DNSc, RN.
Finding Meaning: An Option for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
12:00-1:00 Lunch (Provided)
1:00-2:15 Carol Ryff, Ph.D.
Psychological Well-Being and Health
2:15-3:15

Breakout Session I

  • Carl Thoreson, Ph.D., Stanford University
    How to Grow Spiritually: A Positive Psychology Perspective
  • Kathleen Chwalisz, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
    Qualitative Methods in Positive Psychology Research
3:15-3:30 Break (Refreshments Provided)
3:30-4:30

Breakout Session II

  • Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., University of Kansas
    Promoting Hope, Optimism, Well-Being: Programs that Work
  • Elizabeth Altmaier, Ph.D., University of Iowa
    Critical Issues in Researching Quality of Life
4:30-5:45 Arthur Hoffman, M.D. and David Goldberg, M.D.
Mindfulness and Medicine
5:45 Closing Comments, CE paperwork

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