Articulating Strengths Together (AST): An Interactive Process to Enhance Positivity
Jerald R. Forster is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, in Seattle. He joined the faculty at that university as a counselor educator in 1966. Most of his teaching, research and writing have been focused on ways of facilitating the articulation of self-identity. He developed numerous instruments and methods for articulating personal goals, strengths, and career plans. In 1987 he collaborated with Bernard Haldane to form the Dependable Strengths Project (DSP) at the University of Washington. He still directs the DSP, while serving on the Executive Board of the non-profit Center for Dependable Strengths (CDS).  He co-facilitates workshops designed to prepare professionals for helping others articulate their Dependable Strengths. He continues his long time interest in Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) by presenting papers and workshops at PCP conferences and writing chapters in PCP books. He has been enthused by the positive psychology movement since 1998.