Positive Psychology Course

What is Positive Psychology?

Positive psychology has been described in many ways and with many words, but the commonly accepted definition of the field is this: “Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living.” (Peterson, 2008)

Positive psychology is a scientific approach to studying human thoughts, feelings, and behavior with a focus on strengths instead of weakness, building the good in life instead of repairing the bad, and taking the lives of average people up to “great” instead of focusing solely on moving those who are struggling up to “normal” (Peterson, 2008).

The Focus of  Positive Psychology

Positive psychology focuses on the positive events and influences in life, including:

1. Positive experiences (such as happiness, joy, inspiration, and love)
2. Positive states and traits (such as gratitude, resilience, and compassion)
3. Positive institutions (applying positive principles within entire organisations and institutions)

As a field, positive psychology spends much of its time thinking about topics like character strengths, optimism, life satisfaction, happiness, well-being, gratitude, compassion (as well as self-compassion), self-esteem and self-confidence, hope, and elevation.

These topics are studied in order to learn how to help people flourish and live their best lives.

We deliver a range of wellbeing workshops based on Positive Psychology principles that help with building resilience and creating a high functioning team.

Workshops can be developed to suit individual needs.

Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss implementing Positive Psychology into your workplace.