Charting the Course for Healthy Humor:
Applied Humor & Laughter Training
for the Clinic, the Client, and the Classroom
January 31 - February 4, 2008
AATH 2008 Annual Conference & Cruise of a Lifetime (Video)
2008 Conference Brochure (pdf)
We are a professional association whose members help others through the study and positive use of humor and laughter! The five primary "communities" we serve are; Health & Wellness, Seniors & Aging, Education, Spirituality & Faith Communities, and Business. AATH members includes doctors and nurses, researchers, caring clowns, psychologists, therapists, social workers, teachers, administrators, clergy, expert speakers and authors, and a wide variety of businessmen and women.
Some practitioners of therapeutic humor and laughter come to our annual conference to sharpen their skills and take advantage of the extensive networking opportunities. Others attend because they are in search of a dose of therapeutic humor as they heal, either physically or emotionally, from some sort of "hurt" - perhaps coping with a life challenge such as a serious illness or a recent loss. And, some curious folks come to our annual conference because it just sounds like a lot of fun (which it most definitely is), something refreshing, positive and different!
Above all, AATH is dedicated to separating fact from fiction - promoting what is known about humor and laughter as opposed to what is all too often perpetuated as myth. AATH is a leader in providing evidence-based information about current research and practical applications of humor and laughter in the world today. For 20 years, AATH has been actively changing the perception and understanding of the importance of humor and laughter... spreading the message that humor and laughter do have a place in creating healthier, more effective environments in which to live and work and play!
Conference Highlights
- Improving learning and understanding through humor and laughter
- Using humor to communicate with colleagues, get your point across, and achieve better results
- Painless and enjoyable stress reduction
- Building healthier relationships with humor
- Humor and Emotional Intelligence
AATH would like to thank the following organizations for publicizing the 2008 Conference to their members:
- American School Of Laughter Yoga www.laughteryoga.us/
- American Therapeutic Recreation Association www.atra-tr.org
- Association of Play Therapy www.a4pt.org
- Association for the Study of Play www.csuchico.edu
- California Park & Recreation Society www.cprs.org
- Caring Clowns International www.caringclownsinternational.org
- Carolina Humor Association, Ruth Hamiltonh http://rtpnet.org
- Clowns of America International, AATH member Paul S. Kleinberger II, President www.coai.org
- Fools for Health http://web2.uwindsor.ca/fools_for_health/index.html
- Going Bonkers Magazine http://www.gbonkers.com
- International Society for Humor Studies www.hnu.edu
- Mensa http://colloq07.us.mensa.org
- National Storytelling Network www.storynet.org
- National Therapeutic Recreation Society www.nrpa.org
- Oxford Health & Humour Alley
- Phi Delta Epsilon (The International Medical Fraternity) www.phide.org/
- Society for the Arts in Healthcare www.thesah.org
- Texas Educational Support Staff Association (TESA) http://tesatexas.org/
- Wavelength, AATH Member Jim Winter, President - www.wavelength.biz
- World Laughter Tour www.worldlaughtertour.com
