Applied Positive Psychology
This unit forms part of the coaching specialisation and provides an overview of positive psychology in practice. It will be a highly experiential unit, in that students will be required to engage in a number of strategies, and reflect on their experience by drawing from a range of positive psychology approaches and interventions designed to enhance well-being, which span from biological, lifestyle, emotional, cognitive, and interpersonal approaches. The unit will further explore how the interventions may be extended to a variety of ethical applications ranging from personal well-being to well-being in the workplace and beyond. The unit will also draw from theory and therapeutic approaches that are consistent with the principles of positive psychology. Applications to special populations will also be considered, culminating in an overview of current developments in this rapidly growing area of study.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe specific interventions in positive psychology
- Apply a variety of positive psychology approaches
- Evaluate the effectiveness and scope of interventions
- Apply interventions across the spectrum of human experience
- Critically analyse intervention research
Content Areas
- Positive Psychology in Practice
- Assessments tools in Positive Psychology
- Emotion Focused Approaches
- Cognitive Focused Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Lifestyle Approaches
- Biological Approaches
- Interpersonal Approaches
- Pro-social Approaches
- Positive Psychology Applications in the Workplace
- Special Populations
- Current Issues in Positive Psychology
Unit Duration and Workload
This unit involves a total of 36 hours of face to face delivery of self directed study including educator contact in flexible delivery modes, generating a further 54 hours of self-study per unit including research and related study activities, including assessment. This translates to 7.5 hours per week for the unit.