Theoretical Approaches to Multi-Cultural Positive Psychological Interventions [electronic resource] /
Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus.editor.
Rothmann Sr., Sebastiaan.editor.
This volume provides theoretical perspectives on and approaches to the development or enhancement of positive psychological capacities within various multi-cultural professional and organizational contexts. Specifically, it presents theoretical frameworks for the identification, development and optimization of positive psychological capacities through a contemporary, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary lens. In recent years, the applicability of positive psychological intervention (PPI) techniques has transposed the boundaries of clinical practice into a wide array of complementary domains such as law, education, business and even design sciences such as architecture. These interventions target the enhancement of positive psychological capacities (e.g. strength-identification and use; high-performance learning; appreciative design; job-crafting) in order to not only improve individual functioning, well-being and the treatment of various forms of psychopathology but also to enhance team functioning/performance, organizational growth and community development. Despite its importance, very little research has been done on the design of PPIs applicable to multi-cultural contexts. The contributions to this volume provide insights into this hitherto neglected area of research. .
1. The Talent Development Centre (TDC) as an integrated leadership development and succession planning tool -- 2. Well-Being At Work: Applying Dynamics Of Affect In Positive Psychological Interventions -- 3. Developing Leaders in Multicultural Organisational Contexts through Interventions within a Positive Psychology Framework -- 4. Strengths based coaching – a positive psychological intervention -- 5. Positive self-Leadership: A framework for professional leadership development in group settings -- 6. The theory of planned behaviour as a job crafting intervention: Enhancing proactive adjustment at work -- 7. Creating and Disseminating Positive Psychology Interventions that Endure: Lessons from the Past, Gazing toward the Future -- 8. High Performance Learning: Towards a Theory for Optimizing Potential in Multi-Cultural Education Contexts -- 9. Maximizing efficacy of positive psychological interventions: Developing positive interventions for use in Eastern cultures -- 10. Forgiveness Interventions from a Multicultural Perspective: Potential Applications and Concerns -- 11. Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology Interventions within Organisational Contexts: State-Of-The-Art -- 12. Job Crafting Intervention: Does It Work And Why? -- 13. Virtue Interventions and Intergroup Contact -- 14. Positive psychological interventions with intersecting cultural identities -- 15. Building The Bridge Through Talk: Dialogical Elements That Foster Bridging Social Capital -- 16. Giving Positive Psychological Interventions Depth: A Jungian approach -- 17. An intervention for the branding of positivity -- 18. Gratitude in Sport and Performance -- 19. What makes something a positive psychology intervention? Does coaching count? -- 20. A Cultural Lens Approach to Promoting Work as a Calling.
This volume provides theoretical perspectives on and approaches to the development or enhancement of positive psychological capacities within various multi-cultural professional and organizational contexts. Specifically, it presents theoretical frameworks for the identification, development and optimization of positive psychological capacities through a contemporary, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary lens. In recent years, the applicability of positive psychological intervention (PPI) techniques has transposed the boundaries of clinical practice into a wide array of complementary domains such as law, education, business and even design sciences such as architecture. These interventions target the enhancement of positive psychological capacities (e.g. strength-identification and use; high-performance learning; appreciative design; job-crafting) in order to not only improve individual functioning, well-being and the treatment of various forms of psychopathology but also to enhance team functioning/performance, organizational growth and community development. Despite its importance, very little research has been done on the design of PPIs applicable to multi-cultural contexts. The contributions to this volume provide insights into this hitherto neglected area of research. .
Applied psychology.
Employee health promotion.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Positive Psychology.
Employee Health and Wellbeing.