Positive Psychology and the Study of Human Strengths
Positive Psychology and the Study of Human Strengths
In this course, Dr. Rebecca Michel, Assistant Professor at Governors State University, looks through a positive psychology lens to see how career counsellors can help clients cultivate their strengths.
About this course
In this course, Dr. Rebecca Michel, Assistant Professor at Governors State University, utilises a positive psychology framework to examine how career counsellors can help clients identify their strengths. Dr Michel defines talents and strengths, explains the strengths equation, and discusses why it is so challenging to identify talents. She offers three tools of career assessment to help identify strengths: Strengthsfinder, At My Best, and Reflected Best Self Exercise.