Positive Therapy (and its academic parent - Positive Psychology) have focused extensively on the question of how individual happiness can be increased. One area of work which has produced interesting results is the role of gratitude. The PRACTICE of gratitude and kindness has important implications for how happy and content people are... and it ( Read more... )

One of the most interesting papers I came across recently was Carole Waskett's 2006 paper on a solution focused approach to supervision. (1). Why did I like it? Very simply, like all BSFT work it struck me as immensely practical. She outlines a number of useful questions to ask supervisees to enable them to both develop their practice skills, ( Read more... )

The largest ever UK study into obesity, compiled by 250 experts, said excess weight as now the norm in our "obesogenic" society ( Read more... )