MI & Positive Psychology Ep 9 MI & Positive Psychology

In this episode we welcome Majella Greene, a registered social worker with master’s degrees in applied positive psychology and social work policy and research. Majella, who hails from London, UK, has numerous personal and professional interests, including human emotions, self-fulfilment, resilience, positive experiences and those difficult experiences that enable us to grow. Majella shares her ideas on how MI and positive psychology fit together to help clients reach their potential. The following is an indexed list of topics that Glenn, Sebastian, and Majella discuss: 0:00 – Opening/introduction 2:45 – What is Positive Psychology? 7:00 – Flourishing through the full range of emotions 9:50 – Why call it Positive? 14:00 – Challenges in Research 21:40 – MI, Positive Psychology, and Social Work 29:40 – Examples of Positive Psychology in Practice 39:00 – Importance of Nonverbal Communication 47:00 – “Theme Tunes” 50:00 – What’s on your mind lately? Trauma Informed Practice; Practitioner Burnout 56:00 – Closing   Majella’s Theme Tune: The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love: https://youtu.be/tKjZuykKY1I Sebastian’s Theme Tune: Curtis Blow – Basketball: https://youtu.be/_shxzlTRK44 Glenn’s Theme Tune: Pharrell Williams – Happy: https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs    For suggestions, questions and to learn more about our on-line training workshops and seminars contact Glenn & Sebastian Email: [email protected] Twitter: * ChangeTalking * Glenn Hinds * Sebastian Kaplan  For all previous episodes CLICK HERE We welcome all donations to support us