Management Assistant City of Los Angeles/Office of the City Administrative Officer Simi Valley, California
“Developing The HERO Within” is a workshop meant to introduce participants to the concept of Psychological Capital (PsyCap), which is characterized by the development of four positive psychological resources: hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism. Participants will receive evidence-based practices to foster their sense of PsyCap following a thorough introduction of research and theory supporting the importance of building positive emotions in the workplace, especially in high-stress occupations. In this session participants will will gain self-insight by taking the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and increase their understanding of PsyCap through a discussion on current research being conducted by the speaker.
Learning Objectives:
During the program, participants will gain insight into their Psychological Capital by taking an assessment to measure their hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism.
At the end of the program, participants will have a basic understanding of the concept of Psychological Capital and understand the importance of positive emotions in the workplace to help mitigate occupational stress.
Participants will be learn a variety of activities that can be implemented in their personal and work lives that will help build their skills towards fostering their hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism.
