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Altruism Bystander Phenomena and Heroism: Greater Good Magazine: Science for a Meaningful Life

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About the Course

This course draws on material published in Greater Good magazine, a quarterly magazine that explores the basis of prosocial behavior and positive emotions. It covers topics such as compassion, empathy, and altruism, discussing how cutting edge research can be applied to professional and personal relationships.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Altruism Bystander Phenomena and Heroism: Greater Good Magazine: Science for a Meaningful Life created by Jason Marsh et al

Publication Date

2006-07

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Jason Marsh

Jason Marsh is the editor in chief of Greater Good magazine

Dacher Keltner, Ph.D.

Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, the executive editor of Greater Good magazine, and the founding director of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center.

Course Creator

Dan Rebek, Ph.D.

Recommended For

This course is recommended for educators and health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about promoting prosocial behavior. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. To provide practical, scentifically based tools that help foster healthy, compassionate individuals, relationships, and communities.

Availability

This course is available starting Dec 3rd, 2008 and expires Mar 30th, 2020

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

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Course Retired
Course Number 101492
2 CE credit hours
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  • Reading-Based Online
Exam Fee $11.94
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