The virtual class is held as a block seminar from Monday March 1, 2021 toThursday March 4, 2021. The class is based primarily on digital material, with two mandatory Zoom meetings (Monday March 1, 2021 and Thursday March 4, 2021) and the possibility of two additional optional meetings (Tuesday March 2, 2021 and WednesdayMarch 3, 2021).

Sudden and especially prolonged exposure to uncharted and uncomfortable academic, social,
and cultural environments can lead to feelings of bewilderment: Culture shock,
if you will. Inevitably, many people will experience an amplified
sense of disorientation as we acculturate ourselves to our new normal amid the
current pandemic. While there is no way
to entirely prevent adverse emotional reactions to crisis, adversity can also lead to transformational growth. For,
as we become more open to finding opportunities to adopt new
perspectives, accept, and embrace the challenges ahead, we catalyse growth and
build personal resources. Arguably, for most
it is counterintuitive to focus on the benefits of dealing with feelings
of anxiety, emotional turmoil, isolation, loneliness, and uncertainty as we
navigate our way through changes and suffering. Yet we can prepare for and minimize the detrimental effects of
hardship by building emotional awareness, psychological flexibility, and coping
strategies to negotiate difficult situations when the going gets tough. Thus, navigating one’s way through new and
unexpected challenges can present an exciting adventure and a rewarding
experience. This experiential seminar will challenge you to reflect on
and discover pathways to taking constructive action to generate mindfulness and
self-compassion, build resilience, and foster a sense of relatedness and community
despite physical distance. Firmly rooted in the science of positive psychology,
we will critically examine how to strategically use research-based
interventions, techniques, and strategies for both negotiating, adjusting, and
adapting to our current circumstances whilst actively fostering emotional
health, social, physical, and psychological wellbeing.

GasthörerInnen können nur teilnehmen, wenn noch freie Plätze verfügbar sind.