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As an accredited Strengths Practitioner with the Center for Applied Positive Psychology UK, I’m proud to bring strengths-based coaching to children as young as 11 years old. Although the Strengths Profile is typically used with adults, I’ve adapted its principles to suit young minds – and the results have been remarkable in today’s world where children are more aware than ever! By focusing on what energizes and brings happiness to children, we help them build a positive sense of self and discover their unique strengths. Teaching them early provides lasting benefits, boosting their confidence, resilience, and ability to navigate challenges. Through engaging, age-appropriate techniques, I’m seeing firsthand how children thrive when they learn to focus on their strengths and getting to know their definition. If you’re a parent or CEO invested in the next generation’s success, let’s #connect. Together, we can build a future where children lead with their strengths and develop into confident, capable individuals. #StrengthsBasedCoaching #PositivePsychology #YouthDevelopment #EmpowerKids Strengths Profile #StrengthsProfile

Some great insights here about neurodiversity

We're thrilled to have Vinesh Sukumaran on Career Talks with Mentoria! Tune in to unravel the world of positive psychology, the importance of leadership coaching and everything that entails this unique field. From stepping into this career to thriving in the field, Vinesh will be breaking down all the nitty-gritty details this Saturday. 29th June | 11:00 AM - Mark your calendars! Comment below for the Zoom link! #positivepsychology #careertalks #mentoria #positive leadership #leadership #leadershipcoaching #careers

Celebrating Progress in Positive Psychology! The Positive Psychology Guild (PPG) is thrilled to share our latest Community of Practice (COP) Guidance. This document is a beacon for Positive Psychology Practitioners looking to create supportive spaces with fellow practitioners to enhance professional development, foster reflective practices, and promote best practices. Whether the field of practice is coaching, training, facilitation, research, or areas of subject expertise, COPs help Positive Psychology Practitioners grow, connect, and thrive. 🔗 Dive into the details and see how we're shaping the future of Positive Psychology communities of practice! #PositivePsychology #ProfessionalDevelopment #CommunityOfPractice #EthicalPractice #PPG  

Where will you be in one year’s time in your life, work and business? Did you know that we often overestimate what we can do in a few months and underestimate what we can do in one year? Real change takes time. You can have an insight or change your mind instantly but creating behaviours and habits to support it will take time. It’s the same in your personal life as in your business life. For example you can suddenly understand how your people pleasing and not having clear boundaries results in you feeling overwhelmed, fed up and resentful. But it will take you time to establish new ways of relating to others, saying clear ‘no’ not just with your words but your whole body language, and making different choices in an empowered way. Initially it will feel awkward and uncomfortable. But with practice over time it will become your embodied way of being. I know because I’ve been there myself. And I’ve worked with many women through this process. This is why our training certification 160-hr Trauma-informed Somatic Teacher and Coach for Women is 9-months long to give you enough time to learn, grow, heal and integrate. 👉Our Autumn Cohort starts this Friday, 4th October. Check out the link below and let’s talk. https://lnkd.in/eqZuaRtb

I have been asked why #PPK2K - what does it mean? PP: positive psychologists/people K2K: Being knee-to-knee was inspired by Itai Ivtzan (School of Positive Transformation) #breathwork and is about human connection and physical contact - not Zoom or #MSTeams #meetings! #RTW #Adventure I know I am currently speaking with a lot of white, privileged people (as does a lot of #academic #research). This will change as we motorbike across continents and around the world to meet a myriad of people from all walks of life and cultures. The challenge (aside from the fact I am a fearful novice on a #motorbike!) is to #connect with them, #communicate and hear their #stories and #perspectives. Craig Foreman's challenge is to keep us on the road! PPK2K are short, informal knee-to-knee chats with positive psychologists and positive people gathered on a round-the-world adventure on a motorcycle. The plan is to collect different views and perspectives on: 1) what it means to live a good life/or what positive psychology means to each individual,  2) what intentional positive interventions (or PPI's) have the greatest impact in our lives  3) which intentional positive interventions (or PPI's) can make the biggest difference in our communities,  4) and we end with a one-line message of hope for the world! The RTW tour plans are as follows:  1. Western Europe - Sep/Oct 2024 2. North Africa and Southern Europe - Nov/Dec 2024 3. Middle East/Asia - Jan/Feb 2025 4. SE Asia - Mar/Apr 2025 5. North & Eastern Oz - May/Jun to arrive in Brisbane 1st July 2025 for the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) conference

When I was in high school I had a real problem with butting in to conversations and not letting people finish their point. In the aftermath I always wished I’d said nothing at all, but in the moment, it’s like I had no control over what was going on! This led to: 👉🏼 Being told I was disrespectful 👉🏼 Being told I needed to respect authority more 👉🏼 Being kicked out of class 👉🏼 People avoiding conversations with me 👉🏼 Being told to wait my turn 👉🏼 Me losing my voice 👉🏼 Choosing to disengage instead 👉🏼 So no one even noticed I was there 👉🏼 Feeling like no one cared about my opinion anyway 👉🏼 Me never wanting to leave my room or go to school This would have been so much more manageable if the adults around me understood: 👉🏼 I have ADHD 👉🏼 This means I battle with executive functioning 👉🏼 One of these skills is restraint, appropriate regulation and managing impulsivity 👉🏼 In reality, in moments of heightened convo or excitement I could not control myself or wait my turn 👉🏼 Most of the time, I was interrupting in order to let someone know that I related to them or had a similar experience 👉🏼 For me, that was a way to connect 👉🏼 But this is not what other people may have viewed it as 👉🏼 I lacked the self awareness to understand this 👉🏼 I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful 👉🏼 I didn’t think I was a know-it-all What they could have done instead of criticise: 👉🏼 Understand that it was not always controllable 👉🏼 Not discipline me for a skills gap I wasn’t in control of 👉🏼 Pull me aside after the convo occurred 👉🏼 Acknowledge that I seemed really excited about the topic 👉🏼 Help me recognise that respecting other people’s views means giving them the platform until they are finished 👉🏼 Thinking of ways that I could remind myself not to interrupt in the moment 👉🏼 If I did, suggest transparency, and letting the other person know that I apologise for interrupting and that it was something that I was working on 👉🏼 Also letting the other person know that I tend to interrupt when I am passionate about a topic, so their conversation was obviously interesting to me 👉🏼 Let me know that it was okay if slipped up These days as a coach, it is MY JOB to listen to others, so this skill has obviously really improved over time! Some of reasons why: 👉🏼 I’m an adult so this skill has improved overtime 👉🏼 I have the self awareness to know when it’s appropriate to chip in 👉🏼 Doodling or fidgeting means I’m less impulsive 👉🏼 Regulating my nervous system has made me way less verbally explosive 👉🏼 This looks like exercise, walking and journaling 👉🏼 My meds have seemed to have tempered me 👉🏼 I have better focus when engaging with individuals 👉🏼 I take transitions throughout the day 👉🏼 The people who love me get me know and let me ramble if I want Does this resonate?

Preparation meets excellence in psychology training! 🔍 At Faculty Minds, we prioritize preparation for every session to ensure top-notch service for our clients. 🧠 Our dedicated days each week are reserved for case study presentations and trainings, setting the stage for success. We always sit with a challenge or concern and dissect it from multiple perspectives. Helping us discover the hidden gems and making us super confident while conducting the session. From peer review sessions to role plays and holistic intervention planning activities, we leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of excellence. Each session is meticulously planned to maximize returns for our clients. At Faculty Minds, we believe in the power of preparation. None of our psychologists conduct a session without thorough preparation, guaranteeing the highest quality of care. What activities do you do with your team? Would like to hear some interesting insights from you. #PsychologyTraining #PreparationIsKey #FacultyMinds #ExcellenceInPsychology #PeerReview #HolisticIntervention #ContinuousLearning #facultyminds #shreemantyadav

[🌟 Advancing My Skills in Psychological Assessment 🌟] I am excited to share that on July 20, 2024, I participated in a professional online training session hosted by Psikologi Koe, led by the esteemed industrial and organizational psychologist Lorenzy Oshel, M.Psi., Psikolog. During this training, I had the opportunity to delve into two significant psychological assessment tools: the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) for personality assessment and the Intelligence Structure Test (IST) for intelligence measurement. 🧠 The comprehensive training covered theoretical foundations 📚, administration procedures 📝, and scoring methods 🧮 for both tests. Additionally, the hands-on practical assignments provided me with a deeper understanding of the material. This experience has significantly enhanced my skills and knowledge in psychological assessments. 🎓 Looking forward to applying these new insights in my professional journey! 🚀 #Psychology #ProfessionalTraining #PsychologicalAssessment #ContinuousLearning

I studied Positive Psychology and Coaching in London ❌ and why am I feeling like a winning Coach already? ✔︎ it's a top fresh niche in the Psychology field so there's still a lot to discover for us as practitioners. ✔︎ I am coaching my clients “how to approach problem a with positive but not toxic attitude” so, half of their problems are already solved ✔︎ I have learnt super useful Positive Psychology interventions and now I can pass them into my client's hands, so they don't need to buy another self-help book. ✔︎ People who studied Positive Psychology with me weren't looking for solutions for themselves, because they already had what it takes compared to graduates who study plain psychology where (what I heard of from the others) many people try to gain knowledge only for themselves to solve their internal problems. #positivepsychology #positivepsychologycoaching #communication #selflove #london #unitedkingdom #selfesteem