PSY 6160 - Applied Positive Psychology

Positive psychology (PP) is the scientific study of optimal human functioning to help people flourish. This is a foundation course to help students not only understand the research on the core themes of positive psychology, but also equip students with the helpful positive interventions in various areas of professional psychology, such as clinical, health, education, organization and community. This course is unique because it advances the study of positive psychology, from the initial positive psychology (PP1.0) with narrow focus on positive emotions, positive traits and positive institutions (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000) to second wave positive psychology (PP2.0) (Ivtzan, Lomas, Hefferon, & Worth, 2016; Kashdan & Biswas-Diener, 2014; Wong, 2011a).  The second wave of positive psychology focuses on the totality of human experiences, including the dark side of life. PP2.0 is based on the dialectic principle of recognizing the downside of the bright side and the upside of the dark side. Both PP and applied PP courses are in great demand all over the world, because of their appeal to students and helping professionals (i.e., counsellors, psychologists, coaches, doctors, social workers, educators, and human resources managers). Grounded in scientific research, PP appeals to individuals who aspire to promote the well-being in themselves, their clients, and society. Applied PP seeks to develop a strength-based practice in helping professionals.  This course also satisfies the Clinical Interventions III/IV requirement in the Clinical Psychology degree program, with Clinical Interventions I & II as prerequisites. Though open to all students, this course also satisfies the Clinical Interventions III/IV requirement in the Clinical Psychology degree program, with Clinical Interventions I & II as prerequisites. 3 credit(s)

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