The Center for Applied Positive Psychology develops coaching and clinical interventions based on the bourgeoning field of positive psychology. Positive psychology provides a robust theoretical and empirical basis for health, life, and leadership coaching.
But what exactly is positive psychology? Positive psychology is the scientific exploration of the conditions and processes that lead to optimal health and performance.
Unlike traditional psychology, which focuses on pathology and finding clinically and empirically valid methods for treating what’s wrong, positive psychology emphasizes human strengths and positive experiences to improve the lives of ordinary people. Positive psychology dovetails perfectly with what coaches, therapists, managers, educators, and leaders do: creating conditions under which we and others can flourish.
Our goal is advance the field of positive psychology through its application in clinical interventions and in life, leadership, and healthcare coaching.
The Center for Applied Positive Psychology achieves these goals by:
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Conducting scientific research on positive psychology as it relates to coaching and therapy.
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Developing feasible and empirically supported positive psychology interventions.
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Educating coaches, executives, managers, therapists, educators, and others on how to use positive psychology theory and methods to help individuals and organizations flourish.
Center for Applied Positive Psychology Activities
- Identifies and supports a positive psychology research agenda and funds positive psychology research grants.
- Disseminates findings and provides positive psychology education via journal articles, keynote addresses, conferences, seminars, and the Web.
- Develops and supports a network of coaches and others interested in positive psychology research and education.
- Leverages the clinical experts of McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School to develop coaching and therapy interventions for clinical application at McLean.
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