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Character Strengths Interventions: A Field Guide for Practitioners
The definitive, practical handbook on positive psychology and character strengths for practitioners working in coaching, psychology, education, and business start using strengths today!
This book is the epitome of positive it takes the backbone of positive psychology character strengths and builds a substantive bridge between the science and practice. Working with client s (and our own) character strengths boosts well-being, fosters resilience, improves relationships, and creates strong, supportive cultures in our practices, classrooms, and organizations. This unique guide brings together the vast experience of the author with the science and the practice of positive psychology in such a way that both new and experienced practitioners will benefit. New practitioners will learn about the core concepts of character and signature strengths and how to fine-tune their approach and troubleshoot. Experienced practitioners will deepen their knowledge about advanced topics such as strengths overuse and collisions, hot button issues, morality, and integrating strengths with savoring, flow, and mindfulness. Hands-on practitioner tips throughout the book provide valuable hints on how to take a truly strengths-based approach.
The 24 summary sheets spotlighting each of the universal character strengths are an indispensable resource for client sessions, succinctly summarizing the core features of and research on each strength. 70 evidence-based step-by-step activity handouts can be given to clients to help them develop character strengths awareness and use, 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, this one-of-a-kind field-guide is a goldmine in science-based applications. You ll be able to immediately bring the science of well-being into action!
This book is the epitome of positive it takes the backbone of positive psychology character strengths and builds a substantive bridge between the science and practice. Working with client s (and our own) character strengths boosts well-being, fosters resilience, improves relationships, and creates strong, supportive cultures in our practices, classrooms, and organizations. This unique guide brings together the vast experience of the author with the science and the practice of positive psychology in such a way that both new and experienced practitioners will benefit. New practitioners will learn about the core concepts of character and signature strengths and how to fine-tune their approach and troubleshoot. Experienced practitioners will deepen their knowledge about advanced topics such as strengths overuse and collisions, hot button issues, morality, and integrating strengths with savoring, flow, and mindfulness. Hands-on practitioner tips throughout the book provide valuable hints on how to take a truly strengths-based approach.
The 24 summary sheets spotlighting each of the universal character strengths are an indispensable resource for client sessions, succinctly summarizing the core features of and research on each strength. 70 evidence-based step-by-step activity handouts can be given to clients to help them develop character strengths awareness and use, 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, this one-of-a-kind field-guide is a goldmine in science-based applications. You ll be able to immediately bring the science of well-being into action!
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299 pages, Paperback
Published June 1, 2017
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About the author
Ryan M. Niemiec
6 books24 followersRyan M. Niemiec, Psy.D. is a leading figure in the education, research, and practice of positive psychology. He’s education director of the VIA Institute on Character, a global, non-profit organization in Cincinnati that leads the advancement of the science of character strengths. Ryan is author of 9 books including the brand new consumer-oriented books The Power of Character Strengths (a #1 Amazon bestseller) and The Strengths-Based Workbook for Stress Relief, as well as practitioner-focused books that are leaders in their respective fields including, Character Strengths Interventions, Mindfulness and Character Strengths, and Positive Psychology at the Movies.
Ryan is creator of the evidenced-based, 8-week program, Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice, used across the globe by practitioners; MBSP was the first positive-oriented mindfulness program, the only mindfulness program to target what’s best in us (our character strengths), and the only one to use positive qualities (our character strengths) to improve meditation and mindful living.
Ryan has penned over 80 scholarly/peer-reviewed articles and given more than 700 workshops, keynotes, and webinars on positive psychology topics across the globe. He’s a columnist for Live Happy Magazine and for Psychology Today, the latter which his column has 1-2 million reads. He’s an award-winning psychologist, certified coach, annual instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor at Xavier University. Ryan received a “distinguished early career award” from the American Psychological Association in 2011, and was granted Fellow status of the International Positive Psychology Association in 2017.
On a personal note, Ryan lives in Cincinnati with his wife and three young, zestful children who travel the globe together. Ryan is an avid collector of vintage Pez dispensers, a passionate fan of The Walking Dead, only listens to 1990s alternative rock music, and is a zealot for his alma mater, Michigan State University. His highest strengths are hope, love, curiosity, honesty, fairness, and appreciation of beauty.
Ryan is creator of the evidenced-based, 8-week program, Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice, used across the globe by practitioners; MBSP was the first positive-oriented mindfulness program, the only mindfulness program to target what’s best in us (our character strengths), and the only one to use positive qualities (our character strengths) to improve meditation and mindful living.
Ryan has penned over 80 scholarly/peer-reviewed articles and given more than 700 workshops, keynotes, and webinars on positive psychology topics across the globe. He’s a columnist for Live Happy Magazine and for Psychology Today, the latter which his column has 1-2 million reads. He’s an award-winning psychologist, certified coach, annual instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor at Xavier University. Ryan received a “distinguished early career award” from the American Psychological Association in 2011, and was granted Fellow status of the International Positive Psychology Association in 2017.
On a personal note, Ryan lives in Cincinnati with his wife and three young, zestful children who travel the globe together. Ryan is an avid collector of vintage Pez dispensers, a passionate fan of The Walking Dead, only listens to 1990s alternative rock music, and is a zealot for his alma mater, Michigan State University. His highest strengths are hope, love, curiosity, honesty, fairness, and appreciation of beauty.
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February 8, 2018
I love this stuff! Fantastic resource. Can’t wait to read even more.
December 14, 2018
Like Martin Seligman on the cover of the book says: "the GO-To book for building character."
You can find a lot of knowledge in a compact book. It's ideal for practitioners. There are many exercises that you can practice yourself or teach your clients.
You can find a lot of knowledge in a compact book. It's ideal for practitioners. There are many exercises that you can practice yourself or teach your clients.
June 20, 2020
What a brilliant and practical book. This book is a must read for anyone who is into positive education, especially character strengths based positive education. Of course others who are into positive organizational development can also benefit from it as would life coaches etc.
After preparing the groundwork for understanding what character strengths are, their nuanced understanding and how to integrate them and use them in applied settings, Ryan lists down 70 character strengths interventions (CSI) to increase the character strengths in service of being resilient, improving relationships etc . It is a treasure trove of applied interventions.
This book is simply outstanding and brings together immense knowledge of Ryan on character strengths along with his compassionate and humane touch and weaves a very pleasant narrative. I cannot recommend this book enough....needs to be read from first page to the last including appendices. And of course the real beauty happens when you integrate CSI's in self work and work with others. The scholarly knowledge that Ryan has is simply out of this world and needs to be savored. This is *THE* authoritative text on Character strengths.
After preparing the groundwork for understanding what character strengths are, their nuanced understanding and how to integrate them and use them in applied settings, Ryan lists down 70 character strengths interventions (CSI) to increase the character strengths in service of being resilient, improving relationships etc . It is a treasure trove of applied interventions.
This book is simply outstanding and brings together immense knowledge of Ryan on character strengths along with his compassionate and humane touch and weaves a very pleasant narrative. I cannot recommend this book enough....needs to be read from first page to the last including appendices. And of course the real beauty happens when you integrate CSI's in self work and work with others. The scholarly knowledge that Ryan has is simply out of this world and needs to be savored. This is *THE* authoritative text on Character strengths.
May 15, 2021
Narra historia de manera breve sobre el inicio de la psicología positiva y ofrece herramientas para aplicar la prosoclogoa positiva en diferentes ámbitos, a parte de un repertorio de estudios científicos que prueban dichas herramientas
July 18, 2021
A practical guide on how to use, implement and strength your character strengths in everyday life. I can see how it would help a coach make suggestions to clients and also shows coaches the different ways people would exhibit strengths.
July 7, 2020
Has much more substance to it than I originally thought it would. Practical ways to both identify and strengthen character strengths. Highly recommend it.
March 11, 2021
Foundational reading for character strength practitioners.
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