Therapist's Guide to Positive Psychological Interventions (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional Pract) (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional (Hardcover))

Research suggests that the principles and theories of positive psychology are highly relevant to the practice of counseling and psychotherapy, and this discipline presents clinicians and patients with a much-needed balance to the more traditional focus on pathology and the disease model of mental health. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the best-researched positive psychological interventions, covering the broaden-and-build theory, strengths-based therapy, mentoring modalities and more. Clinical application is emphasized and numerous assessment tools, exercises and worksheets for use throughout the counseling and psychotherapy process are provided. There are, to date, no truly practical volumes that serve to guide practitioners through the uses of positive psychology in counseling and therapy, and this volume will fill that gap.