Character strengths interventions
Subtitle: a field guide for practitioners
By: Ryan M. Niemiec
Publisher: Hogrefe
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780889374928
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Positive psychology; Character; Attitude (Psychology); Psychology; Personality development; Self-actualization (Psychology); Attitude; Personality Development; Psychologie positive; Caractère; Vertus; Personnalité; Développement; Actualisation de soi; Attitude (Psychologie); Psychologie
Description: "The science of flourishing in action for new and advanced practitioners! This unique evidence-based practitioner's guide brings together the vast experience of the author on the science and practice of positive psychology. Based on the founding principles of the VIA Institute's classification of character strengths developed by Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson, new practitioner's can learn about the core concepts of character and signature strengths, considers the most important factors in practice, including skilled ways in which practitioner's can fine-tune their approach and troubleshoot, while experienced practitioner's can deepen their knowledge about advanced topics such as overuse, strengths collisions, morality, and integrating savoring, flow, and mindfulness. Hands-on strengths-based practitioner tips throughout the book provide the reader with valuable hints on how to take a truly strengths-based approach. In Section II, 24 practitioner-friendly one-page handouts on character strengths are an indispensable resource for clients, detailing exploratory questions, the latest research, best practices, and more. The 65 printable handouts found in Section III provide the practitioner with step-by-step activities to help clients develop character strengths awareness and use and combine this with mindfulness, increase resilience, set and meet goals, develop positive relationships, and find meaning and engagement in their daily lives. No matter what kind of "practitioner" you are--therapist, counselor, coach, professor, teacher, or manager--this book will help you put the science of character strengths into action."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foundations of strengths-based practice: seven core concepts of the science of character; title: Signature strengths: research and practice; title: Practice essentials: six integration strategies for a strengths-based practice; title: Behavioral traps, misconceptions, and strategies; title: Advanced issues in applying character strengths; title: Character strength spotlights: 24 practitioner-friendly handouts; title: How to apply character strengths interventions; title: Research-based interventions for character strengths; title: Afterword.