Eight Ways to Hope: Charting a Path through Uncertain Times
Hope is an experience that every human being knows, but what is it actually?
Just wishful thinking? In preparing to write his latest book, Prof. Miller found that hope is really an inter-related set of eight different experiences we can have when the future is uncertain. That’s why his book is called Eight Ways to Hope: Charting a Path through Uncertain Times. “They are like different facets of the same diamond,” Miller says, “all of which involve anticipating a better future.” But what about false hope? Doesn’t that just set us up for disappointment? False hope, he says, is merely one limited way of thinking about hope as probability, “but in a larger sense there is no such thing as false hope. The ways in which we choose to hope (or not) can and do shape the future.” In this presentation Dr. Miller explains these eight different ways of hoping and urges us, when in doubt, to “Choose Hope!”
Who Can Attend?
Any helping professional.
After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
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Describe eight experiences of hope
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Describe the evidence base of the importance of hope related to client outcomes
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And don’t worry, if you miss the live workshop, register and we will send you access to the recording (please review FAQs before registering)!
Join us LIVE on January 20th, 2025 from 3:00-4:00pm ET
Speaker Bio:
William R. Miller, Ph.D.
After receiving my Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Oregon, I have been at the University of New Mexico since 1976, where I retired as Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry in 2006. Understanding addiction and its treatment has been a wonderful medium for pursuing my fundamental interest in the psychology of change. It has also been a fertile field for exploring the historic interface between spirituality and psychology.
View our course syllabus here: https://d11n7da8rpqbjy.cloudfront.net/bolterconsulting/31067053_17337703977448_ways_to_hope_live_webinar_syllabus.pdf?kuid=0c37925a-bbc1-4556-b027-21def46c6ca6-1728657512&kref=gXQ5i0OcSpa4
