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Positive Working Relationships in School: Supporting Emotional Health and Wellbeing (Mental Health and Wellbeing Teacher Toolkit)

One of the five books in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Teacher Toolkit, this practical resource focuses on developing the skills necessary to build and maintain successful relationships. The book offers research-driven, practical strategies, resources and lesson plans to support educators and health professionals. Chapters span key topics including Communication, Respecting Yourself and Others, Resolving Conflict and Team Building. A complete toolkit for teachers and counsellors, this book offers: • Easy-to-follow and flexible lesson plans that can be adapted and personalised for use in lessons, smaller groups or 1:1 work. • Resources that are linked to the PSHE and Wellbeing curriculum for KS1, KS2 and KS3. • New research, ‘Circles for Learning’, where the introduction of baby observation into the classroom by a teacher is used to understand and develop self-awareness, skills for learning, relationships, neuroscience and awareness of others. • Sections on the development of key skills in communication, skills for learning, collaboration, empathy and self-confidence. • Learning links, learning objectives and reflection questions. Offering research-driven, practical strategies and lesson plans, Positive Relationships in School is an essential resource book for practitioners looking to have a positive impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the children and young people in their care: both now and in the future.

Positive Teaching, Positive Learning

Positive Teaching, Positive Learning offers teachers and student-teachers in training a number of practical strategies for developing and improving teaching and learning. It provides insights into very positive teacher-pupil management and learning, such as ways to increase pupil involvement and give constructive feedback from assessment. The book draws together findings about pupils' and teachers' classroom practice, and suggests how practical steps can be taken to create a positive attitude towards generating high expectations. It includes quoted material researched over five years through interviews with known effective teachers (identified by OFSTED) about the teaching strategies they use.

Positive Teaching: The Behavioural Approach (Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education)

Problems of classroom management and control are a recurring concern for many teachers. Disruptive behaviour and inattention hinder effective learning and impose a constant drain upon the teachers’ emotional resources. Continual nagging at children only increases teacher stress: what is needed is an effective alternative set of strategies. Originally published in 1984, Positive Teaching seeks to meets this need by presenting the behavioural approach to teaching in a clear, direct and lucid way. By adopting the behavioural approach, problem behaviour can be minimised, or rapidly nipped in the bud when it does arise. While punishment may be used in an attempt to stop almost any kind of behaviour, only the appropriate use of positive methods applied contingently, immediately and consistently can teach new, more adaptive behaviour. This is a crucial issue in real teaching and is rarely encountered or even discussed in most teacher education programmes. It is the central focus of Positive Teaching. This book is for all teachers, from the beginning student to experienced head teachers; for those teaching in a first school, and for those teaching sixth-formers; for those experiencing difficulties and for those whose authority is already well established. The behavioural approach offers practical support to those who are struggling and a rationale for the effective, positive strategies of the successful. We can all improve our teaching.

Positive Teacher Appraisal Through Classroom Observation

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Positive Self-Identity for the Successful Teenage Learner: A Programme or Work

Using a narrative approach, teenagers are challenged to learn about themselves, about each other and about how to take control of their lives. The learning is presented in a series of lessons with comprehensive facilitator instructions and materials designed to engage teenagers in both group and individual activities. A story and characters provide a full range of emotions, from the overwhelming feelings of angst and anger to empathy, friendship support and happiness. The material complements the secondary SEAL agenda. A comprehensive guide will help the facilitator to capture the student's emotional world and turn their energies into meaningful and constructive projects. It also provides students with tools to practice and develop their emotional and social intelligence.

Positive Schulentwicklung: Positive Psychologie in der Schulentwicklung für die Beratung und Prozessbegleitung (essentials)

In diesem essential präsentiert Ulrike Lichtinger den Ansatz der Positiven Schulentwicklung. Sie zeigt, was es braucht, dass Schule gelingt, dass Lehrkräfte und Schülerschaft an ihren Stärken und Potenzialen entlang wachsen und aufblühen können. Dazu stellt sie den theoretischen Hintergrund der Positiven Schulentwicklung vor und gibt konkrete Hinweise zur praktischen Umsetzung des wachstumsorientierten Prozesses PERMAchange. Er nimmt Schulleitung und Kollegium an die Hand und motiviert zu Innovationen in sieben Schritten, die gut tun und gleichzeitig systematisch und strukturiert zum Erfolg führen.

Positive Schooling and Child Development: International Perspectives

This volume discusses the importance of positive schooling in producing responsible and potentially productive adults. Students are generally more motivated to do well and to realize their full potential in schools that have a positive schooling climate, where they feel safe, included and supported. Nevertheless, the reality in today's schools is very different. This volume discusses the major challenges faced by children and adolescents in schools, including problems with curricula, safety issues, lack of inclusive policies, non-availability of teachers, ineffective teaching, insensitivity towards students’ issues, improper evaluation methods, harmful disciplinary measures, and so on. Experts in child psychology and education discuss these issues at length in this volume and offer viable solutions for policymakers, school administrators, teachers and parents to make suitable changes and create a positive atmosphere in educational institutions. This volume further discusses the role of various stakeholders---school principals, teachers, counsellors and psychologists---in addressing these challenges. In addition, it raises other, emerging issues which have not been covered in previous volumes on this topic and offers evidence-based suggestions to address them. The intended readership of the volume is researchers and students of psychology, education, sociology, social work and public health, and school teachers, administrators and teacher-trainers.

Positive Pupil Management and Motivation: A Secondary Teacher's Guide

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

This book introduces readers to the principles of a fairlynew branch of psychology - positive psychology - and demonstrates how they canbe applied in the context of second language acquisition in a naturalenvironment and in instructed foreign language (FL) learning. It focuses bothon the well-being and success of the learner and the professional and personalwell-being of the teacher. Further, the book stresses the importance of thepositive emotions and character strengths of those involved in the process oflanguage learning and teaching, as well as the significant role played byenabling institutions such as school and, at the micro-level, individual FLclasses.

Positive Psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, Policy, and Practise

This volume looks at positive psychology from a culturally-responsive, empirically-driven perspective to avoid a descent into pseudoscience. Through evidence-based, regionally relevant topics in the field of well-being, this volume shows how increasing levels of excellence in the GCC region enhance upon business, education, research, and social innovations. Grounded in the empirical research literature, each chapter applies psychological concepts to locally relevant considerations, such as culture, religion, and socio-political contexts, making this book an essential tool for understanding positive psychology and well-being in the GCC nations and beyond.

Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom

Use the neuroscience of emotional learning to transform your teaching. How can the latest breakthroughs in the neuroscience of emotional learning transform the classroom? How can teachers use the principles and practices of positive psychology to ensure optimal 21st-century learning experiences for all children? Patty O'Grady answers those questions. Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom presents the basics of positive psychology to educators and provides interactive resources to enrich teachers' proficiency when using positive psychology in the classroom. O'Grady underlines the importance of teaching the whole child: encouraging social awareness and positive relationships, fostering self-motivation, and emphasizing social and emotional learning. Through the use of positive psychology in the classroom, children can learn to be more emotionally aware of their own and others' feelings, use their strengths to engage academically and socially, pursue meaningful lives, and accomplish their personal goals. The book begins with Martin Seligman's positive psychology principles, and continues into an overview of affective learning, including its philosophical and psychological roots, from finding the "golden mean" of emotional regulation to finding a child's potencies and "golden self." O'Grady connects the core concepts of educational neuroscience to the principles of positive psychology, explaining how feelings permeate the brain, affecting children's thoughts and actions; how insular neurons make us feel empathy and help us learn by observation; and how the frontal cortex is the hall monitor of the brain. The book is full of practical examples and interactive resources that invite every educator to create a positive psychology classroom, where children can flourish and reach their full potential.

Positive Psychology in SLA

Positive psychology is the scientific study of how human beings prosper and thrive. This is the first book in SLA dedicated to theories in positive psychology and their implications for language teaching, learning and communication. Chapters examine the characteristics of individuals, contexts and relationships that facilitate learning: positive emotional states such as love, enjoyment and flow, and character traits such as empathy, hardiness and perseverance. The contributors present several innovative teaching ideas to bring out these characteristics among learners. The collection thus blends new teaching techniques with cutting-edge theory and empirical research undertaken using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches. It will be of interest to SLA researchers, graduate students, trainee and experienced teachers who wish to learn more about language learning psychology, individual differences, learner characteristics and new classroom practices.

Positive Psychology in Second and Foreign Language Education (Second Language Learning and Teaching)

This book demonstrates how resources taken from positive psychology can benefit both teachers and learners. Positive psychology is the empirical study of how people thrive and flourish. This book explores a range of topics, such as affectivity and positive emotions, engagement, enjoyment, empathy, positive institutions, a positive L2 self-system, as well as newly added Positive Language Education. Some papers in this collection introduce new topics such as the role of positive psychology in international higher education, a framework for understanding language teacher well-being from an ecological perspective, or positive institutional policies in language education contexts.

Positive Psychology for Teachers

Practical, actionable information about the positive, behavioural approach to education is in desperately short supply, and yet when implemented properly the impact on school behaviour and achievement can be enormous. Positive Psychology for Teachers aims to address this gap. Written by experienced practitioners, it gives teachers simple and direct advice on how they can use the positive behavioural approach for the benefit of their pupils and schools. Based on the authors’ own experiences of intervention in school settings and evidence of its effectiveness, this practical guide includes a number of vignettes and case studies illustrating how the behavioural approach has been used by teachers in a wide variety of classrooms to make their teaching more effective. Each case study will be followed by a number of suggested practical activities for classroom implementation. Throughout the book, background theory is explained in a concise and easily digestible manner and activities are clearly explained with benefits and end goals clearly signposted. Areas covered include:- Whole school interventions, turning around under-performance Reducing disruptive behaviour in the classroom Improving creative writing and increasing reading attainment Improving pupils’ self concepts SEN interventions including autism, children with challenging behaviour and those classified as having social, emotional and behavioural difficulties The difference between teachers’ treatment of boys and of girls Strategies for turning around the behaviour of very difficult pupils This practical user-friendly text is aimed directly at trainee and practising teachers but would also be very relevant to those working with trainee teachers in university departments and to educational psychologists.

Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace

This research-to-practice text explores how coaching can support thriving in the workplace. It focuses on positive psychology coaching in the workplace in relation to: the convergence with organisational psychology and coaching psychology, professional and ethical practices, resilience and wellbeing, team and systemic approaches, leadership, tools of intervention, convergence of clinical interventions and virtuousness, and the future of thriving workplaces. The chapter contributions represent a truly international scholarship and bring together complementary perspectives from the fields of positive psychology, coaching psychology, organisational psychology, organisational scholarship, neuroscience, education and philosophy. Written in a scholarly but accessible style, this text is of interest to a wide readership, including academics, professionals and postgraduate students of positive psychology, organisational psychology, counselling and coaching psychology, human resource management, mental health, health and social welfare. "Smith, Boniwell and Green have brought together an outstanding collection of thought leaders from the field of positive psychology coaching to craft an in-depth exploration of the contribution positive psychology can make to delivering transformation change through coaching conversations. A fascinating read, full of evidence and insight". Jonathan Passmore Professor of Coaching & Behavioural Change Director Henley Centre for Coaching, Henley Business School

Positive Psychology Coaching

This book provides evidence for coaching from psychology perspectives, aiming to inform academics, researchers and students of the efficacy of positive psychology coaching practice for both individuals and organizations. It integrates three areas of research, providing a multifaceted analysis of coaching from traditional psychology, positive psychology, and coaching research findings. Finally, it introduces a comprehensive new model of coaching (COACH) based on the psychological and educational foundations of coaching, explaining its effectiveness and adaptability across settings and individuals.

Positive Psychology and Positive Education in Asia: Understanding and Fostering Well-Being in Schools (Positive Education)

This book explores students’ and teachers’ well-being from positive psychology and education perspectives and showcases interventions that optimize well-being in the school context. The book also covers crucial positive psychology and education topics/themes including character strengths, gratitude, growth mindset, grit, resilience, positive emotions, and well-being among others. The chapters include reviews and empirical research based on diverse methodologies, such as correlational, experimental, quasi-experimental, intervention, longitudinal, and qualitative approaches from six different Asian sociocultural contexts—Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Israel, Macau, and Philippines. All the chapters, provide practical pointers for teachers and educators who aim to nurture well-being in schools.

Positive Psychologie - Wege zu Erfolg, Resilienz und Glück

Positive Psychologie, Kompetenzförderung und Mentale Stärke: Gesundheit, Motivation und Leistung fördern

Dieses Buch veranschaulicht Personalentwicklungsmaßnahmen zur Förderung von Selbstkompetenzen, Sozialkompetenzen, Methodenkompetenzen und mentaler Stärke im Rahmen der Positiven Psychologie. Im Mittelpunkt steht das Modell des Positiven Selbstmanagements mit folgenden drei großen Komponenten: Methoden und Techniken der Positiven Psychologie und Kompetenzen wie finanzielle Selbstmanagementkompetenz, Entscheidungskompetenz, Resilienztechniken, Vitalität, Kompetenzen in Smalltalk und Networking, Präsentationskompetenz, die Reduzierung dysfunktionaler Kognitionen, Problemlösekompetenz und Zielklarheit führen zur mentalen Stärke.Mentale Stärke: Diese setzt sich aus Selbstwirksamkeitserwartungen, Optimismus, Hoffnung, Resilienz, Selbstvertrauen und der Fähigkeit zur Emotionsregulation zusammen. Die mentale Stärke hat langfristig positive Folgen, u.a. gehören dazu Arbeitszufriedenheit, Lebenszufriedenheit, psychische Gesundheit, ein geringeres Stresserleben und eine geringere Tendenz zum Burnout. Basierend auf zahlreichen empirischen Studien , die das Modell belegen und die Wirksamkeit von Trainingsveranstaltungen bestätigen, erhält jeder Leser wertvolle Hinweise für das Arbeitsleben – auch bezüglich der Anwendung des Quizbrettspiels "CareerGames - spielend trainieren", das in den Trainings zur Transfersicherung zum Einsatz kam. Zielgruppen: Personalverantwortliche, Trainer, Anwender und Studierende bzw. alle diejenigen, die Selbstmanagementkompetenzen, Sozial- und Methodenkompetenzen und Mentale Stärke in Organisationen erfolgreich trainieren wollen. Zum Herausgeber: Prof. Dr. Ottmar L. Braun, Studium der Psychologie und Promotion zum Dr. phil. an der Universität Bielefeld. Derzeit Professor im Arbeitsbereich Sozial-, Umwelt und Wirtschaftspsychologie an der Universität Koblenz-Landau.

Positive Psychologie in der Erziehung: Für Eltern und andere Erziehende (essentials)

Michael Tomoff bietet einen #65533;berblick #65533;ber die M#65533;glichkeiten, die der neue Wissenschaftszweig der Positiven Psychologie Menschen bei der Erziehung bieten kann. In diesem essential gibt der Autor sowohl Impulse f#65533;r eine positivere Erziehung mithilfe von Erkenntnissen aus der Positiven Psychologie als auch eine Perspektive, was Eltern oder Erzieher f#65533;r sich tun k#65533;nnen, um den teilweise sehr gro#65533;en Belastungen Stand zu halten oder sie subjektiv zu vermindern.

Positive Psychologie in Bildungseinrichtungen: Konzepte und Strategien für Fach- und Führungskräfte (essentials)

Michaela Brohm stellt Konzepte und Strategien zur positiven Energetisierung von Individuen und Organisationen im Bildungsbereich vor. Sie zeigt, wie sich das energetische Niveau einer Bildungsorganisation durch positiv-psychologische Maßnahmen heben lässt, und gibt Impulse für einen motivierenden, Mensch und Organisation belebenden Führungsstil. Wertvolle Anregungen, inspirierende Beispiele und ein umfassendes Inventar zu den zentralen Elementen positiven Führungsverhaltens fordern zum Transfer in die Praxis heraus.

Positive Psychologie im Coaching: Positive Coaching für Coaches, Berater und Therapeuten (essentials)

Dieses essential bietet eine Einführung in die wachstumsorientierte Prozessbegleitung durch Ansätze und Methoden der Positiven Psychologie. Es gibt einen Überblick über die Grundlagen des Positive Coachings in Ergänzung zu anderen lösungsorientierten Verfahren. Sie lernen sowohl die theoretischen Grundlagen des Positive Coachings als auch die konkreten Ansätze zur wachstumsorientierten Begleitung in den verschiedenen Phasen des Coachingprozesses kennen. Anhand wissenschaftlicher Konzepte der Positiven Psychologie und praktischer Methoden wird dargestellt, wie aktuelle Herausforderungen von Klienten genutzt werden können, um zu Potenzialentfaltung und persönlichem Wachstum beizutragen.

Positive Psychologie - Erfolgsgarant oder Schönmalerei?

Positive Psychologie - Erfolgsgarant oder Schönmalerei? Entdecken Sie die Doppelkante der Positiven Psychologie: Ein Schlüssel zu mehr persönlichem und beruflichem Erfolg oder doch nur eine rosarote Brille? Diplom-Psychologe Michael Tomoff entführt Sie in eine Welt, die sowohl die glänzenden als auch die schattigen Seiten dieser bewegenden Wissenschaft beleuchtet. Das vorliegende Buch ist weit mehr als ein Glücksratgeber. Es ist eine fundierte, kritische und dennoch humorvolle Untersuchung der Positiven Psychologie, die sich sowohl an Lehrer, Eltern, Führungskräfte, Mitarbeiter, Coaches und auch Trainer richtet – egal ob Laien oder Experten. Mit einem klaren Blick auf die wissenschaftliche Basis und die praktische Anwendung beleuchtet der Autor die Mythen und Missverständnisse rund um die Wissenschaft des Wohlbefindens: Macht Geld glücklich? Sind Eltern zufriedener als Kinderlose? Welche Rolle spielen Schuld und Scham bei der Kindererziehung? Wie kann die Positive Psychologie die Schule oder das Unternehmen von morgen unterstützen und formen? Und sollte sie das überhaupt? Durch die elegante, mundgerechte Zusammenfassung aktueller Forschungen, die Vorstellung leicht umsetzbarer Übungen, Tools und Interventionen sowie die Erörterung der Relevanz der Positiven Psychologie in verschiedenen Kulturen und Lebensbereichen bietet dieses Buch einen umfassenden Überblick und praktische Anleitungen. Erfahren Sie, wie die Positive Psychologie in Schulen, Unternehmen und im persönlichen Leben konkret Anwendung finden kann, und welche Vorteile sie bietet. Michael Tomoff ist nicht nur ein erfahrener Psychologe, sondern auch ein leidenschaftlicher Botschafter für das Potenzial der Positiven Psychologie, das Wohlstand und Wohlbefinden zu fördern und dabei realistisch und kritisch zu bleiben. Mit seiner Ausbildung an der University of California in Berkeley und seiner breiten Erfahrung als Trainer, Berater und systemischer Coach bringt ereine einzigartige Perspektive und eine Fülle von praktischen Einsichten in dieses fesselnde Werk ein. In seinem Blog „Was Wäre Wenn“ gibt er wichtige Impulse zu einer Vielzahl von Themen wie Dankbarkeit, Komplimenten, dem Nein-Sagen, Grenzensetzen oder auch stärkenfokussierter Führung.

Positive Psychologie: Gesundheit, Motivation und Leistung fördern

Dieses Buch veranschaulicht die Durchführung von Seminaren und Trainings im digitalen Online-Format zur Förderung von Mentaler Stärke, Selbstkompetenzen, Sozialkompetenzen und Methodenkompetenzen im Rahmen der Positiven Psychologie. Im Mittelpunkt steht das Modell des Positiven Selbstmanagements mit folgenden drei großen Komponenten: Methoden und Techniken der Positiven Psychologie und Kompetenzen wie Zeit- und Energiemanagement, Ziele und Motivation, Vitalität, Small-Talk und Networking, Teamfähigkeit, Gesprächsführung und wertschätzende Kommunikation, Konfliktmanagement, Planungstechniken, Selbst-PR und Problemlösekompetenz führen zur mentalen Stärke.Mentale Stärke: Diese setzt sich aus Selbstwirksamkeitserwartungen, Optimismus, Hoffnung, Resilienz, Selbstvertrauen und der Fähigkeit zur Emotionsregulation zusammen.Die mentale Stärke hat langfristig positive Folgen, u.a. gehören dazu Arbeitsfähigkeit, Lebenszufriedenheit, Glück, Aufblühen und ein geringeres Stresserleben. Basierend auf zahlreichen empirischen Studien, die das Modell belegen und die Wirksamkeit der Interventionen bestätigen, erhält jeder Leser wertvolle Hinweise für das Arbeitsleben und zur praktischen Durchführung von digitalen online-Trainingsveranstaltungen. Zielgruppen: Personalverantwortliche, Trainer, Anwender und Studierende bzw. alle diejenigen, die Selbstmanagementkompetenzen, Sozial- und Methodenkompetenzen und Mentale Stärke in Organisationen erfolgreich trainieren wollen. Herausgeber: Prof. Dr. Ottmar L. Braun, Studium der Psychologie und Promotion zum Dr. phil. an der Universität Bielefeld. Derzeit Professor im Arbeitsbereich Sozial-, Umwelt und Wirtschaftspsychologie an der Universität Koblenz-Landau, Campus Landau. Geschäftsführer der CareerGames GbR. Dipl.-Psych. Sandra Mihailović, Studium der Psychologie, langjährige Tätigkeit in einem Automobilkonzern in der Organisations- und Führungskräfteentwicklung. Derzeit selbständige Trainerin, Beraterin und Coach, Expertin für online-Trainings und Mentale Stärke. Geschäftsführerin der CareerGames GbR.

Positive Provocation: 25 Questions to Elevate Your Coaching Practice

Take your coaching to the next level with this series of 25 fresh and provocative questions for reflection that challenge the conventional wisdom in the coaching profession.Positive Provocations offers a unique approach to the method of reflective practice using three distinct techniques-provocation, experimentation, and implementation-to accelerate coach development. This book challenges readers to question the foundational architecture of coaching, promoting seismic improvements.Biswas asks a series of 25 provocative questions-are ethics boring? What's so great about interrupting? What if we used less empathy?-aimed at engaging coaches in reflections about their own practice. Each chapter will introduce coaches to a fresh set of concepts, the research behind them, and practical ways to apply them in real world scenarios. It is the responsibility of all experienced coaches to continuously improve the quality of their skills and services. Positive Provocations introduces a method for great coaches to become masterful coaches.