Positive Clinical Psychology Division
Election 2018
Biography:
Airan holds a BSc Health Promotion from Dalhousie University in Canada. During her degree, she completed a few positive psychology related projects, including collaborating with local lead geriatric psychiatrists for seniors’ positive mental health, a research study on the well-being of rural physicians, and a workplace wellness project for healthcare professionals. She currently works in natural health with essential oils where she puts positive psychology into practice. Her works were presented at the 4th and 5th World Congresses on Positive Psychology, as well as at the 4th Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology. She’s passionate about promoting optimal health. One of her biggest accomplishments in life is to have helped a close family member overcome Depression. She now volunteers in the Clinical Division as the communications lead.
Statement of Purpose:
I understand to take on this position is to put myself in service and ensure all the division admin tasks run smoothly, such as meeting minutes, communications/liaisons, budgets, and division initiatives, in accordance with the missions and visions of our division and of IPPA. I first joined IPPA in 2013 and I am still a member today, because positive psychology has become part of my life, and I am happy to contribute to this wonderful community of IPPA. I am flexible and patient. I have been taking part in the monthly division calls since April 2017 (as far as I remember) so I have an idea of what’s going on in our division. With my experience leading a team of 24 people at work, I am confident that I can be a perfect Secretary 🙂
Hi Airan,
I wonder fi you are familiar with the work on Resilience by Michael Ungar and his team at Dalhousie university. I have strong links with his work and really love the work on flourishing and resilience and see how the research on resilient people informs our processes for clinical work.
do you know of him and the Resilience research centre?
Hi Mrs. Worsley,
Thanks for your comment! Yes I read a bit of prof. Michael Ungar’s resilience work for my undergrad research, but I didn’t get to meet him in person. Would love to though! Curious about what you do: what demographics do you work with?
Airan 🙂
Hi Airan, My bio and information of The Resilience Centre is on the President elect page, but the demographics i work with are with people of all ages and stages. I started out with a specialisation in child development and adolescent and family work however have over the years taken on Adults with childhood trauma, where knowing the child development approach is wonderful. I continually apply the resilience Doughnut work, seeking to find where people have had their positive and meaningful experiences in order to help them toward healing.
The challenges in clinical work is that the therapist is often the new attachment and safe person where healing can begin.
Our practice is all inclusive and often we have a family therapy approach where the practice becomes the family. . I love the application of positive psychology to clinical work. It is often when the deficit approach takes over.
cheers LYN
Sounds amazing Lyn
Awesome Lyn! Are you attending the next World Congress in Melbourne?
Look forward to meeting you in person one day.
Airan
Hi Airan, yes i will be there and will look you up.
cheers LYN