2nd International Congress of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching, June 16-19, 2016, Athens

2nd International Congress of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching, June 16-19, 2016, Athens

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The CAVE Approach© for HD was present at the 2nd International Congress of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching, “Positive Psychology Coaching and Rational-Emotive Behavioral Psychology Coaching: Together hand-by-hand”, organized by the Hellenic Institute for Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (HIRECBT) in collaboration with the Hellenic Center for Cognitive Behavioral Coaching and the International Association of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching (IACBC).

Anastasia and Argyro made a roundtable presentation with the title “The CAVE Approach© – Implementation of the Aristotelian Ethical Theory in our everyday practice”. In this presentation, great emphasis was placed on the developmental tools and practices of the approach which are the basic components of the CAVE© methodology: the online CAVE© Assessment Tools and the resultant personalized Reports, the Training workshops, and the Dialogues of Development sessions. The discussion elaborated on the compatibility of the CAVE Approach© to the principles and standards of Positive Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioral approaches (REBT, CBT, Cognitive-Behavioral Coaching). The roundtable, also, presented a comparative study between the CAVE Approach© practice of Dialogues of Development to the cognitive-behavioral practice of coaching, to highlight the similarities and differences between them. Finally, it was explained how the Dialogues of Development and the conceptual framework the CAVE Approach© relies on as a whole, meaning the Aristotelian Ethical Theory, can be practically applied in the context of Cognitive-Behavioral Coaching.

Info: http://www.iccbc2016.com/

Dear Guests, welcome!
You are standing at the threshold of a journey, the most beautiful and meaningful journey in the world; the journey of your eudaimonic life. It is the journey that I travel as a citizen, mother, friend, colleague and in every other role in my life to discover and enjoy the wonderful opportunities to create my happiness. What is amazing in this journey is that while I try to create my own happiness, I practically contribute to the achievement of what once seemed to me an unrealistic dream; a world that is a fulfilling and safe place to live, a united world, inhabited by friendly people that are fair to each other and enjoy living in peace with each other, who care for their wellbeing while being socially responsible, who are efficient in achieving meaningful and valuable advancements, who care about creating better conditions for the next generations and humanity as a whole. Suddenly, I realized that it is my responsibility to create the world I dream of, and that to create it I do not need to do anything more than just be committed to living a eudaimonic life. This is what eudaimonic life is all about; individual wellbeing and common good, which together lead to the sustainable development of societies and humanity as a whole.

I cannot say it is always a pleasant journey, because it also requires effort and commitment. Nothing comes easily in this life, much less our happiness. On the other hand, what is my other option? Just lie back and let 'circumstances', past conditioning, unconsciously established thinking patterns, luck and anything other than my logical consciousness drive my happiness... or unhappiness, and impact other people's, the community's, even the world's happiness...or unhappiness. I have made my choice. My happiness, my eudaimonia is my most important goal in my life. This is my number one priority: not to be professionally successful, but to do so in a way that will promote my happiness; not to make money, but to earn it and to use it in a way that will promote my happiness; not to get married and have kids, but to do so in a way that will promote my happiness etc. The development of the Aristotelian virtues of the CAVE Approach© is my way to happiness, and the CAVE Approach© is my contribution to other people that are interested and determined to be happy, promoting their individual wellbeing and the common good, as it offers structured guidance and support in such endeavours.

Travelers of this journey might be considered as romantic fools or intelligent social reformers. Again, it is a matter of a virtue, specifically Judgment, to assess which one is true, and which is not. My Judgment, which I hope for the sake of all is well-developed, suggests the second is true.
As I mentioned in the beginning of this message, you might be at the threshold of a journey (if you are not already travelling on it). I really hope that you will pass over the threshold and travel on this journey with the rest of us who do believe that "our Happiness depends upon us" as Aristotle said, and that we can make the world a better place for us and next generations by just trying to live our lives well.
Thank you for stopping by, and I wish you a flourishing life!
Anastasia Moira