Agenda Positive Psychology Strengths Based Career Counseling Contemplative Career Counseling...

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Agenda

• Positive Psychology• Strengths Based Career

Counseling• Contemplative Career Counseling• Navigating Change• Accessing Motivation

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Positive Psychology

The study of what is right with Human Beings; who we are at our best

Positive psychologists seek "to find and nurture genius and talent" and "to make normal life more fulfilling", rather than merely treating mental illness.

Positive psychology is primarily concerned with using the psychological theory, research and intervention techniques to understand the positive, adaptive, creative and emotionally fulfilling aspects of human behavior.”

Positive Psychology: How it came about

• Donald Clifton-Gallup Org., Strengthsfinder 2.0• Abraham Maslow-Humanistic Psychology• Martin Seligman-Father of Positive Psychology

Are You Flourishing?

Mottos to Guide your Strengths Awareness

• Energy flows where attention goes • What you focus your attention on expands • Use your best to make you better• What fires together wires together

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Strengths Perspective A Deficit Mindset Strengths MindsetRepairing problems Building Capacity

Healing wounds Releasing Potential

Identifying defects Nurturing competence Studying what’s wrong Studying what iswith people right with people_________________________________________________ Negative Bias in the Brain-Rick Hanson, Taking in the Goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPXOASa1shY

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Strengths Mindset

• Pygmalion Effect• Wizard of Oz• Strengths Blindness

How do you mentally prepare forYour clients?

How might you be more selfcompassionate?

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Broaden and Build Theory of Positive Emotions

• Fundamental to human flourishing

• Think out of the box• Push your limits• Think more creatively• Work with the Negative Bias

in the Brain

• How might you make positive emotions sticker?

Contemplative Approach to the Career Development Model

Expanding Self-Awareness

Integrating External Awareness

Expanding External Awareness

Applying Knowledge of Self

Contemplative Career Counseling seeks to find the congruence between the inner and outer life.

The Career Diamond Model, Andersen, P. and Vandehey, M. Career Counseling and Development in a Global Economy

VISION DECISIONAWARENESS

What’s Missing?

The Story

The Whole PersonHow might you see more of your client?

The Story

images

emotionsbody sensations

energy

Present

moment

unfolding

sense of wonder

Theory U

Contemplative Listening

Strengths Spotting Exercise

• What are some of the things from your past about which you are most proud?

• What energizes you in the present?• What are you looking forward to in the near

future?