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ACTIVELY LEARNING HOW TO PROMOTE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
| Summary: | The awareness of the role Positive Psychology can have on individuals/groups requires that psychology students develop skills to promote aspects like well-being. Aim: To share an educational experience undertaken with first-year master students from an elective course (Health and Leisure Psychology) in which innovative, leisure-based, health-fostering intervention strategies are experienced. Integrated in a broader project, and after assessing online the psychological needs of an adult sample, students proposed and implemented (role-play) part of a group psychological well-being promotion program. The 7 students involved in the continuous assessment chose to focus on Photo Therapy, Crochet, Forest Bathing Therapy, Cinema Therapy, and Art Therapy in order to promote self-acceptance, positive relations with others, and autonomy. The spontaneous feedback from participants and “psychologists” was quite positive, in accordance with the expected results from the intervention (using the 18-item Portuguese version of the Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales, from Novo et al., 1997). |
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| Main Authors: | Meneses, Rute F. |
| Subject: | Estudantes de Psicologia Bem-estar Psicológico Intervenção em grupo abordagem de aprendizagem ativa Aprendizagem experiencial Estudiantes de Psicología Bienestar Psicológico Intervención Grupal Aprendizaje activo Aprendizaje experiencial Psychology students Psychological Well-Being Group Intervention Active learning Experiential learning |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | unknown |
| Associated institution: | Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | PRATICA - Revista de Pesquisa Multimídia sobre Inovação Pedagógica e Práticas de e-Learning |
| Summary: | The awareness of the role Positive Psychology can have on individuals/groups requires that psychology students develop skills to promote aspects like well-being. Aim: To share an educational experience undertaken with first-year master students from an elective course (Health and Leisure Psychology) in which innovative, leisure-based, health-fostering intervention strategies are experienced. Integrated in a broader project, and after assessing online the psychological needs of an adult sample, students proposed and implemented (role-play) part of a group psychological well-being promotion program. The 7 students involved in the continuous assessment chose to focus on Photo Therapy, Crochet, Forest Bathing Therapy, Cinema Therapy, and Art Therapy in order to promote self-acceptance, positive relations with others, and autonomy. The spontaneous feedback from participants and “psychologists” was quite positive, in accordance with the expected results from the intervention (using the 18-item Portuguese version of the Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales, from Novo et al., 1997). |
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