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Positive Psychology - The Hope Series

Creating and Utilizing Hope for Healing

  • Have you been looking for the right tools to reach your clients with a message of hope?
  • Want to step away from the negatives about human functioning?
  • Are you searching for a method to guide people to attain greater happiness, meaning, and purpose?

The Hope Series is a set of innovative mental health workbooks empowering professionals to guide participants as they navigate pivotal moments of personal and global change to emerge stronger, more resilient, and more hopeful. Based on the pioneering research of Drs. Scallon and Liptak, this five-workbook series integrates the Hierarchy of Hope theory, helping people generate hope and create a new purpose after experiencing significant or traumatic changes.

Guide participants on their journey through personal and global change with The Hope Series, where hope becomes a powerful force for positive change, resilience, and well-being.

Concepts of the Hierarchy of Hope Theory:

At the core of The Hope Series lies the Hierarchy of Hope, a positive psychology theory that empowers individuals to develop hope-based resilience. Key principles include:

  • Personalized Hope: Recognizing that everyone's journey is unique, The Hope Series encourages individuals to make sense of life changes in a personal way.
  • Coping with Change: Hope becomes a powerful tool during personal or global upheaval, aiding individuals to find new meaning and positivity.
  • Control in Change: The series teaches that individuals have control over how they interpret life changes, fostering a sense of certainty during uncertain times.
  • Hope as a Lifestyle: Participants learn to evolve hope from a fleeting feeling into a lifestyle, integrating it into their thoughts, actions, and identity.

Steps in the Therapeutic Process:

Facilitators employing the Hierarchy of Hope theory guide participants through a three-step therapeutic process:

Step 1: Explore Pivot Points

  • Identifying and understanding pivotal life changes (Pivot Points) that impact participants.
  • Turning Pivot Points into opportunities for growth, meaning, and positive transformation.

Questions to Explore Pivot Points:

  • How does the client describe the changes in their life?
  • Is the pivot point a personal or global change?
  • How can the client create new meaning from this experience to maintain hope?

Step 2: Therapeutic Process

  • Utilizing The Hope Series workbooks to set goals in key areas: Control, Meaning, Accomplishment, Relationships, and Engagement.
  • Helping participants see possibilities, opportunities, and alternatives in their lives.

Step 3: Expect Positive Outcomes

  • Assisting individuals in evolving hope from a feeling into a lifestyle.
  • Supporting participants in overcoming challenges and maintaining motivation, perseverance, and effort.

The Series' Additional Theoretical Orientations:

In addition to the Hierarchy of Hope, The Hope Series draws on evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavioral Activation, Interpersonal Therapy, and Hope Theory in Positive Psychology.

Using the Workbook Series:

The Hope Series offers flexibility for facilitators in addressing the unique needs of individuals or groups in a variety of settings. The five workbooks are:

  1. Discover and Create Meaning in Your Life
  2. Generate a Sense of Accomplishment in Your Life
  3. Maintain Positive, Healthy Relationships in Your Life
  4. Regain Control in Your Life
  5. Cultivate Hope and Engagement in Your Life

No prescribed order is necessary, allowing facilitators to adapt the series to their specific audience.

The Layout of the Workbooks:

Each workbook features Assessment, Therapeutic Plan, and Journaling sections, creating an outcomes-based program for tracking participant progress and promoting growth.

  • Assessment: The Hope Scale gauges participant hope levels, allowing facilitators to measure progress effectively.
  • Therapeutic Plans: Utilizing the G.A.D.E. model, facilitators guide participants with:
    • Goals
    • Actions
    • Demonstrations of Learning
    • Environmental Considerations.
  • Journaling: A vital component promoting self-discovery, reflection, and the development of wisdom. Journaling prompts range from self-analysis to metacognitive skills, fostering a private conversation between facilitator and participant.