Positive psychology
This page provides the applications, key considerations and critical questions of applying intentional practice across positive psychology.
Applications from the 'system' to the 'moment'
Intentional practice offers a shared way of thinking and planning to strengthen the delivery of a range of interventions, programs and wellbeing solutions across positive psychology, from the ‘system’ to the ‘moment’.
Check out the video for summary applications.
Design and implementation of complex positive psychology programs
Intentional practice offers a shared way of thinking and planning to design and implement complex positive psychology programs. These are programs or wellbeing solutions that include multiple components (e.g., two or more PPI’s), are delivered across multiple levels (e.g., individual, workgroup or classroom, organisational) or implementation sites, and target cohorts with heterogeneous or complex needs (e.g., trauma).
Best-practice considerations
Best practice process steps for the design and implementation of complex positive psychology programs, drawing upon intentional practice, can be found here:
Process steps:
- Raymond, I.J., Iasiello, M., Kelly, D. Jarden, A. (2019). Program logic modelling and complex positive psychology intervention design and implementation: The ‘Resilient Futures’ case example. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 3(1), 43-67. doi: 10.1007/s41042-019-00014-7
Case example:
- Raymond, I.J., Iasiello, M., Jarden, A., & Kelly D. (2018). Resilient Futures: An individual and system-level approach to improve the wellbeing and resilience of disadvantaged young Australians. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 4(3), 228-244. doi: 10.1037/tps0000169
Contextualised social-emotional learning programs
Intentional practice offers a shared way of thinking and planning for programmers and educators to develop locally contextualised social-emotional learning programs. See below paper for process based steps and case example.
- Raymond, I. J. (2018). A programme logic framework designed to strengthen the impact and fidelity of well-being and behavioural interventions. In P. Slee, G. Skrzypiec & C. Cefai (Eds.), Child and adolescent well-being and violence prevention in schools. London: Routledge.
Critical questions for PPI design and delivery
Intentional practice asks wellbeing leaders, practitioners, programmers and interested parties a range of critical questions to inform the design, adaptation and implementation of positive psychology interventions (PPI’s). See key questions in video.