Teaching & Action
Viveka is engaged in various educational and advocacy projects aimed at enhancing behavioral, relational and psychological processes and dimensions of our climate, social, and ecological crises for a more just, connected and regenerative tomorrow. To this end, here are some examples of her engagements:
- Co-taught the first course on Psychology and Climate Change at Lund University, Sweden.
- Offers workshops, lectures and public forums to educate and explore climate psychology and climate distress and resilience (e.g., this lecture offered at ProSocial World).
- ProSocial Facilitator where individuals and groups come together to learn prosocial theory and methods, deepen relationships, build shared purpose and vision, and enhance group effectiveness, collaboration, and collective action.
- Active member in the Climate Justice and Action special interest group (SIG) at the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).
- Collaborator and advisor at Innergi and their Happy Brains @ Work program to support and boost mental sustainability in organizations and at work.
- Collaborator at Medvetenskapens Hus at Lund University, Sweden, a cross-disciplinary initiative aimed at creating and accommodating meetings between science, humanities, and art.
- Teaches and offers workshops in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness and compassion, and psychotherapy practices that harness and deepen emotions and relational experiencing.