What if every school could access and implement a positive education approach? Imagine the possibilities!
HAPPI Psychology is a positive education resource for schools. Resources on this website make it easy to implement positive psychology within your setting. By doing so, we can help create a positive future for our educators and young people. Research has found that adopting positive psychology in schools, leads to a decrease in bullying, an increase in positive behaviours, an increase in academic achievement, and a more positive outlook on life from our learners.
When people think of the word ‘happy,’ they might associate it with emotions such as joy and elation. But Positive Psychology and the HAPPI approach goes much deeper than that. Positive Psychology and HAPPI are about fostering a deep sense of wellbeing.
HAPPI psychology is based on the work of renowned psychologists including Seligman, Niemiec, Ginsburg, Csikszentmihalyi, Neff, and Fredrickson. All of the approaches, strategies and interventions used in HAPPI Psychology are supported by scientific evidence.
Psychological wellbeing and physical wellbeing are interlinked, and each can be further enhanced by the other, so HAPPI Psychology incorporates evidence from the Positive Health field. Positive health refers to physical actions and behaviours that contribute to overall health and wellbeing. Indeed, Norrish & Seligman (2015) later adapted the PERMA model to PERMAH, where the ‘H’ represents physical health, to reflect the importance of the interaction between mind and body.
HAPPI also incorporates aspects of Educational Psychology that complement the Positive Psychology roots of the HAPPI approach.
HAPPI Psychology = positive psychology + positive health + educational psychology
H – happiness & health
A – achievement, attitude & aspirations
P – purpose, passion & personal powers
P – people & personal values
I – involvement & immersion
And that’s not all! I know that sometimes life throws us a lemon or two, but I’m here to help with that. I have developed HAPPI+, which are courses based on Acceptance and Commitment Coaching and approaches to building resilience, so you can build your HAPPI life without any obstacles!
Join me and let’s work together to make things better! With our combined effort, we can make a real difference!