Friday, March 30, 2012: 12:10 PM-1:10 PM
Yerba Buena Salon 8-9 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Speaker:Dacher Keltner, PhD, Greater Good Science Center, University of California at Berkeley
Learning Objectives:
- Understand science and latest research on the impact of positive emotions like empathy and gratitude
- Describe two behavior changes we can make to promote violence prevention in our clinics and our communities
- Apply the research on positive emotions and actions to our health care approaches to domestic and sexual violence
Description:
In this session, Dr. Keltner will consider if humans can evolve into a less violent species, reviewing what the science
tells us about how positive emotions like gratitude and compassion shape ethical action and cooperative societies. Keltner will discuss how we as health care professionals, advocates, researchers, and policy makers can shape our everyday behavior to live our lives better and help the patients and clients we serve to be healthier and safer.
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