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This program was designed to allow a variety of institutions to
enjoy the benefits of cost savings by hosting a 2-day basic
workshop to train Certified Laughter Leaders. Hospitals,
churches, colleges and others provide the site for the workshop
and some of the instrumental supports in exchange for tuition
waivers.
Download the
HOST-SITE guidelines in a pdf file.
WORLD LAUGHTER TOUR
HOST SITE PARTNER PROGRAM(tm)
BRING THE ONLY CE APPROVED
LAUGHTER WORKSHOP TO YOUR COMMUNITY
WE WILL HELP YOU PUT ON A
GREAT EVENT THAT MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY ENJOYED
“How to Create Therapeutic
Laughter™”
This is certainly one of the most important workshops you will
ever take: Fascinating, Fun, Informative, Interactive, Creative,
Cutting-edge, Laughter-filled, Life-changing
IT’S EASY
• Together we select a convenient date
• You decide on a suitable location
• You designate a liaison & a back-up
• You get the word out locally
(we’ll do it internationally)
• We will send a top-notch instructor
• We will create tailor-made promotional materials for you
• We handle the registrations
• We deliver an exciting, important workshop
IT’S ECONOMICAL
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Up to 5 employees/associates receive Certified Laughter
Leader™
training
for free
(depending on paid registrations-see incentive schedule below)
•
Local site eliminates costly travel & lodging for participants
• You allocate precious resources efficiently
• Reduced rates on tuition and companion texts available with
guaranteed attendance
SUMMARY OF THE ARRANGEMENT
Host Sites Provide
• A designated liaison to work with World Laughter Tour (WLT),
and a back-up person.
• Reservation of a suitable training room/facility for the
expected enrollment.
• AV needs: DVD/TV, turn chart with easel and markers. A
microphone may be needed for large groups.
• Refreshment Breaks: Day 1-Afternoon refreshments can include
beverages, fruit & cookies.
• Assistance with arrangements for Day 2 lunch. Can be catered
by an outside restaurant or we can use your food service.
• Local PR/marketing support appropriate to the goals of the
host.
Host Sites Receive
• On-site 2-day Certified Laughter Leader™ training workshop
• Qualified authorized faculty provided by WLT
• Up to 5 tuition waivers per incentive registration schedule
• Priority enrollment of staff
• Discounts for batch registrations and combined shipping of
text books
• Enormous public relations benefits
• Promotion via World Laughter Tour electronic announcements
• World Laughter Tour Website linkage to host website
• Listing in the WLT online Directory of Resources (one year)
EXPECT RESULTS
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Participants have a great time learning practical ideas & skills
among peers
• Immediately graduate with a new
credential & new friends
• Professionals earn continuing education credit (Nursing,
Activity Therapy, Social Work, Counseling, and Case Management,
and more)
• Your facility then offers enhanced programming that meets
or exceeds service delivery standards
• Your facility has an immediate competitive advantage &
positive PR
• You create marketing opportunities and generate additional
income
• Your program improves health, boosts
morale
& productivity
• You create goodwill by bringing the training to your
community, saving everyone travel time & expenses
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." -E.E.
Cummings
GOALS
OF THE HOST-SITE PARTNER PROGRAM
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Make
Certified Laughter Leader™ training accessible
everywhere.
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Deliver the best possible training at the best possible prices.
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Integrate therapeutic laughter to enhance goal achievement in
various modalities
such as OT, PT & RT.
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Increase the awareness of the benefits of healthy laughter &
humor.
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Give our host sites significant public relations benefits.
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Bring innovative health-improving programs all across North
America.
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Invite participants to consider adopting healthier lifestyles &
show them how.
THE BEST WORKSHOP YOU’LL EVER
TAKE (more than 6,000 Certified Laughter Leaders are already
enjoying bringing the benefits to tens of thousands more)
"Just thought I would let you all know that we just completed
our first laughter therapy session. We had 10 patients total,
kind of a small group but we wanted to start out that way.
Everyone had a blast. Grace commented that she had never seen a
couple of the patients smile like that before AND one of our
constant 'take-me-to-bed patients' asked if they could stay up
until after supper. That was a miracle in and of itself." K.P.,
Physical Therapist, CLL, South Carolina
SOLID FOUNDATION
With more than forty years of experience as a mental health
educator and private-practice psychologist, Steve Wilson
continues to lead a design utilizing proven, modern educational
methods. There are plenty of ha-ha’s and ho-ho’s but nothing
ho-hum about this classroom experience. A highly interactive and
participative format holds student attention and increases
retention.
Guided by a team of eminent researchers and clinicians, the
curriculum is taught by expert instructors who lead lively
discussions and experiential exercises. A comfortable pace helps
participants absorb the required knowledge and acquire the
particular skills. The generous use of multi-media insures that
the teaching methods will appeal to a variety of learning
styles. The high-interest core curriculum covers fascinating
evidence from recent science as well as ancient wisdom.
Instructional techniques such as demonstration and return
demonstration insure establishment of entry level skills in only
2-days.
The workshop has a strong positive effect on participants at
both the personal and professional levels. It changes lives and
lifestyles. The method is a service that generates added income.
FINDING NEEDS AND FILLING THEM
Originally, these workshops were only offered in major cities,
in expensive hotel meeting rooms. As we began receiving many
requests for training “closer to home”, we saw a way to be more
efficient and effective by having Host-Site Partners inviting us
to conduct our training on site at their facilities. We saw the
opportunity for hosted workshops to be very convenient and
economical. We could pass savings along in the form of tuition
waivers. Hosts are receiving terrific PR value and goodwill in
their communities, too. The Host-Site Partner Program is the
result.
Psychologist Steve Wilson coupled his years of observations of
the undeniable physiologic and psychological importance of humor
and laughter with the growing science of laughter and realized
that the components of a breakthrough adjunctive therapy were
at hand. Art Therapy and Music Therapy had already
established the viability of adjunctive therapeutic modalities.
Humor as a key component of positive work environments was well
known. Now there would be a systematic way to bring the benefits
of pleasant emotions to large numbers of people in a relatively
short time, at a low cost. Therapeutic Laughter would
prove to be the most cost-effective stress-reduction therapy
ever discovered.
It is the natural outflow of the convergence of the need for
effective, efficient programming for a variety of populations:
employees, patients, clients, participants and residents. He
built an evidence-based program that earned acceptance as part
of an integrative approach to medical treatment, with a code of
ethics and a curriculum that meets professional continuing
education requirements. Host sites maintain high standards and
achieve a competitive advantage while delivering innovative
programming that embraces the joy of living, with
income-generating opportunities for those who want them.
The foundation of the hosting arrangement is economy,
effectiveness, mutual respect, common goals, and convenience.
The pleasant discovery of how much we have in common has led our
host facilities and many of their staff to become our good
friends and sites for encore workshops. A real bonus! We
hope you will become a friend, too.
Of course, references are available upon request. We will be
happy to provide you with contact information for our previous
Host-Site Partners and/or any of our Certified Laughter Leaders.
TYPICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2-DAY CERTIFIED LAUGHTER LEADER (CLL)
TRAINING
WLT does the lion’s share of national & international promotion
& marketing utilizing a mix of strategies:
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Your hosted workshop becomes part of our online training
schedule, seen by more than 500,000 people annually
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Convenient registration is available by mail, phone, fax, and
online
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All registration details are handled by the World Laughter Tour
office
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We create tailored one-page printable and electronic flyers,
plus links that drive traffic to the host’s website
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We schedule announcements in our newsletter every month until
the workshop
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We advertise in several trade publications
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We send you materials and guidance for making the announcement
locally and to the Host Site’s constituents
We handle the administrative details of registration, preparing
& shipping workshop materials, providing the faculty, answering
inquiries, sending confirmation letters & e-mail, room & meal
logistics, and follow-up with participants after the workshop.
We communicate and coordinate all relevant matters with your
designated workshop liaison. Normally, the host’s PR/Marketing
department develops a local promotional strategy for their
workshop; local media, e-mail, employee publications, bulletin
boards, and flyers can all be used. We work hand-in-hand with
your marketing/PR department to be sure you have the information
and ideas you need to maximize your positive PR advantage.
TYPES OF WORKSHOPS
Public Workshop
The most typical hosted workshop is open to the public with
preferred enrollment for your staff. Typically, participants
represent a variety of interests and occupations, lay-persons
and professionals, and geographic locations. This educational
offering works at all levels. Frequently, international
participants broaden our horizons and add interest to the
workshops. Tuition for a public workshop is $349.00, with a
minimum of ten or twelve (depending on travel distances for the
instructor). Certification is earned immediately and renewed
annually.
Private Workshop |
Limited to the
constituents of the host, e.g., employees, invited attendees
Enrollment in a “private” workshop is limited to
those designated by the Host Site Partner. Typically,
participants are employees of the host. Loyalty is enhanced
because staff appreciate the confidence shown in them by their
employer, and with their new skills and new credential making
their jobs more satisfying. We encourage companies to track data
on the effectiveness of the program including increases in
morale and reductions in turnover.
WLT does not advertise or promote private workshops but we will
work closely with you to support your efforts, such as by
tailoring printable and electronic flyers for you to distribute.
Pricing for private workshops allows the Host Site to enjoy
considerable savings depending on a few variables. For details
about private or corporate training, contact Pamela Stile,
National Program Manager, Pam@worldlaughtertour.com.
Encore Workshop
An encore workshop happens because the host site organization
brought us in for one of our workshops and then invited us to
bring it back! Typically, encores are scheduled at a similar
date the following year, but alternate scheduling is possible.
Encore workshops tend to be even more successful than the first
one because of the good PR and word-of-mouth in the community,
and the longer lead time. They are also easier to set up and
promote because you are experienced with the process and can
improve your implementation. As soon as you’ve had one workshop
we can schedule the encore.
We appreciate the confidence shown by our host-site partners in
requesting a "repeat performance." It is a great testimony to
the quality of our program.
TO
RESERVE A DATE FOR YOUR WORKSHOP NOW,
OR GET MORE INFORMATION
CALL: 1-800-669-5233
EMAIL: info@worldlaughtertour.com
“Laughter balances our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.
Joy is the echo of life within us.”
Host Site Tuition Waiver Incentive
Schedule:
Minimum workshop size is 10 paid
participants (12 for very remote areas).
With 10 paid
participants, the host site receives 1 tuition waiver.
With 20 paid
participants, the host site receives 2 tuition waivers.
With 25 paid
participants, the host site receives 3 tuition waivers.
With 30 Paid
participants, the host site receives 5 tuition waivers.
Tuition, fees, and terms subject to change without notice.
Please check with us for current rates & terms.
Download the
HOST-SITE guidelines in a pdf file.
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