Promoting student happiness : positive psychology interventions in schools / / Shannon M. Suldo

• Autore: Suldo Shannon M.
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : The Guilford Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages)
• Disciplina: 371.7/13
• Soggetto topico: Students - Mental health; Educational psychology; School mental health services
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: Overview of student happiness -- Background and rationale -- Measuring students' well-being -- Factors associated with youth subjective well-being -- Part II: Student-focused strategies for promoting youth happiness -- Theoretical framework underpinning design and development of positive psychology interventions -- The well-being promotion program: a selective intervention for adolescents -- Alternative selective and indicated interventions for promoting youth happiness -- Part III: Ecological strategies for promoting youth happiness -- Universal strategies for promoting student happiness -- Family-focused strategies for promoting youth happiness -- Part IV: Professional considerations in promoting happiness across cultures and systems -- Cross-cultural and international considerations -- Integrating positive psychology in multi-tiered system of support.
• Sommario/riassunto: Grounded in cutting-edge research, this book shows how interventions targeting gratitude, kindness, character strengths, optimistic thinking, hope, and healthy relationships can contribute to improved academic and social outcomes in grades 3-12. It provides a 10-session manual for promoting subjective well-being--complete with vivid case examples--that can be implemented with individuals, small groups, or whole classes. Factors that predict youth happiness are discussed, evidence-based assessment tools presented, and ways to involve teachers and parents described. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the volume includes 40 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print these materials, plus online-only fidelity checklists and parent and teacher notes.
• Titolo autorizzato: Promoting student happiness
• ISBN: 1-4625-2681-0; 1-4625-2682-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465703603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Guilford practical intervention in the schools series.