Developing Cognitive, Emotional and Spiritual Competencies of Students: addressing contemporary challenges of self and personal identity
Registration fee: EUR 10 Euro for one day, EUR 15 for both days.
For registration please contact Ms Sarah Mifsud by Wednesday 11 April 2018 on sarah.j.mifsud@um.edu.mt
Please note that the workshop is open to a maximum number of 25 attendees.
The aim of the workshop is to offer an overview of empirically-validated benefits of developing cognitive, emotional and spiritual competencies for well- being, happiness and resilience. The theories, models and relevant research concerning the self and personal identity in psychological literature will be presented. Through a model that addresses cognitive, emotional and spiritual needs of students, the workshop will focus on the building blocks for developing future expert psychologists that are competent, self-reflective and empathic. The discussions will address contemporary challenges in the postmodern world that are reflected in the psychopathology of identity and the crisis of meaning. Practical strategies for preventing mental health problems and developing cognitive abilities, emotional competencies and for reflecting on personal spiritual values will be presented. The students will attempt to identify and develop their own cognitive, emotional and spiritual strengths and areas of growth (such as critical thinking, cognitive control, emotional self-regulation and spiritual self –reflection. This will help improve students’ competencies as self-regulated learners, optimise their emotional skills and self-reflective capacity as well as a value orientation for a meaningful personal and professional life.
Adela Moraru Ph.D. is Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology at the Dimitrie Cantemir University of Târgu Mureș, Romania. Her research interests are cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, personality psychology and psychology of religion. She has been teaching courses on these topics for over 20 years. During this time she developed a research interest in emotional and spiritual intelligence and their impact on the education, health, and wellbeing of individuals. She is the author of 3 books and over 30 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. She is a qualified clinical psychologist and has been practising at Save the Children Mures branch, Rumania where she is a coordinator and member of many international projects focused on promoting the wellbeing of children and their families.