Review
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"Character Strength Interventions gives readers a fantastic
in-depth tour of the science of the 24 Values-In-Action (VIA)
strengths. The guide contains many immediately applicable
interventions that can be used with clients.For practitioners
like me, the true gems of this book are the tips, snaps,
handouts, and interventions.The guide includes 24 very useful
handouts, one for each of the VIA strengths. These contain a
definition, research highlights, questions for strengths
building, and interventions. These handouts are fantastic
resources to help practitioners and their clients understand the
essence of each strength, where to learn more about it, and ways
to develop and use it. Even better than the handouts are the 70
strengths interventions that make up chapter 8. Most of these
interventions come with an overview, the purpose of the
intervention, the specific steps involved, and the research
behind it. Many of these also come with tips and even
troubleshooting ideas.Character Strengths Interventions is a gold
mine for practitioners. Its tips, 24 handouts, and 70
interventions are the most valuable nuggets.";Scott Crabtree,
teacher of neuroscience, psychology, and the science of
happiness, at Positive Psychology News,
http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/author/scott-crabtree
;"Honestly, I read the entire book and appreciated all that
Niemiec offered. The book itself is well-written, offers in-depth
information, direction, background, appendices, practitioner
snaps and oh so much more. I will continue to suggest it to
colleagues who might be interested in the content because, in my
experience, if you read the book, take the time to reflect on the
material, do the snap activities, practice the protocols
yourself before client use, there's much to be gained." ;Nancy
Eichhorn in International Body Psychotherapy Journal. The Art and
Science of Somatic Praxis, vol. 16/3, 2017; "Character strength
interventions are about getting clients in touch with their
strengths and finding ways to utilize those strengths to
cultivate meaning and enrich their lives. He educates the reader
on the foundations of character strength interventions, relays
evidence to support his cls about the usefulness of character
strength interventions, and explains countless interventions
step-by-step providing practitioners with a useful handbook
Character Strengths Interventions is a must read for clinicians
who believe in using strengths-based interventions or who are
interested in learning more about positive psychology in
practice." ; Monica Spafford, des. applied psychologist, New
York, NY, in International Body Psychotherapy Journal. The Art
and Science of Somatic Praxis, vol. 16/3, 2017;
About the Author
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Ryan M. Niemiec, PsyD, is Education Director of the VIA
Institute on Character, a nonprofit organization in Cincinnati,
Ohio that is viewed as the global leader in advancing the science
and practice of character strengths. Ryan is author of several
books, including Mindfulness and Character Strengths: A Practical
Guide to Flourishing, and coauthor of Positive Psychology at the
Movies; and Movies and Mental Illness. Ryan is an award-winning
psychologist, certified coach, international workshop leader,
positive psychology "fellow," and is adjunct professor at Xavier
University, University of Pennsylvania, and a visiting lecturer
at several other institutions. Ryan helps professionals in
counseling, coaching, business, disability, and education around
the world apply character strengths, personally and
professionally in their work. He leads seminal character
strengths courses and develops personalized reports for the VIA
Institute. He has penned over 60 peer-reviewed/invited articles
and hundreds of lay-friendly articles on character strengths,
mindfulness, and related topics. He is especially interested in
the intersection of character strengths with mindfulness,
savoring, resilience, flourishing, intellectual/developmental
disability, and promotion.