{"id":14280,"date":"2013-06-03T06:03:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T14:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=14280"},"modified":"2013-05-30T03:37:29","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T11:37:29","slug":"what-is-a-positive-psychology-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/what-is-a-positive-psychology-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Positive Psychology Coach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a positive psychology coach<\/strong><\/a> and why does it matter? It is the empirical study of how people and organizations prosper and flourish, what works well and functions properly, and how to positively and resiliently deal with problems and issues as they arise. Though the field is called positive psychology, it is sort of a misnomer in that it aligns itself with the practice of coaching more than it does with the field of psychology.<\/p>\n

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A positive psychology coach<\/span> shifts the focus away from pain and pathology and directs it toward talents, strengths, vision, dreams, and goals. There is no doubt that many individuals who schedule sessions with coaches have certain deficits in their personality, underdeveloped skills, lack of specific talents, or even some level of pathology \u2013 most people do. However, coaches can help determine existing strengths and talents, and create signposts and maps to guide their clients in identifying the right paths from their vision to a new reality.<\/p>\n

The Positive Psychology Coach Combines Art and Science<\/h3>\n

The coaching field has expanded exponentially in the past few decades; all those clients must mean that coaching is a viable and beneficial industry. However, coaches have been hard-pressed to provide data to support their positive benefits to clients and society in general. Positive Psychology Coach<\/strong>ing can give the industry the legs on which it can stand by providing assessments based on empirical, theoretical, and scientific explanations. It provides a workable evidence base for the coaching profession. Because coaching is based on the principles that people are talented, creative, resourceful, and in control of their own destiny, it aligns perfectly with this push in psychology toward the positive. The art of coaching combined with the science of psychology \u2013 a perfect match.<\/p>\n

How Does a Positive Psychology Coach Help Their Clients?<\/h3>\n