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Forest Path

THE VIRTUE &
FLOURISHING PROJECT

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The Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute

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Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders

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Gratitude interventions that provide multiple opportunities for social experiences of gratitude (e.g., members expressing gratitude to each other in a group) might offer the greatest promise for fostering durable, positive effects on people’s psychological well-being.

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Dr. Elise J. Y. Choe led this practice-based study of psychotherapy clients used group-based trajectory modeling to examine the relationship between cultural humility and well-being as well as if differentiation predicted growth in cultural humility. 

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Dr. Laura E. Captari led a coauthored chapter titled, "Integrating positive psychology, religion/spirituality, and a virtue focus in culturally responsive mental healthcare" in this open-access edited volume published in 2022 by Springer Press. 

Coronavirus

In a summer 2020 mixed-methods practice-based study of psychotherapy clients, latent profile analysis revealed the need to conceptualize mental health symptoms apart from well-being, and thematic analysis added depts to pendmic experiences across several dimensions.

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Dr. David M. Goodman led authorship of a chapter in the Routledge International Handbook of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology titled "The virtue of virtue for psychotherapy: Contextualizing and situating the conversation."

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Drawing from diverse spiritual and religious backgrounds, this co-edited volume offers clinical guidance for addressing a vast variety of traditions and complex diversity considerations in psychotherapy.

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This paper synthesizes empirical evidence for positive psychology, virtue, & flourishing interventions, and explores a dual treatment focus in psychotherapy on symptom reduction and cultivating well-being. 

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In a longitudinal practice-based study of clients in psychodynamic therapy, growth in humility corresponded to symptom reduction and increased well‐being through emotion regulation capacities. 

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Researcher Dr. Jesse Owen describes his study within the grant project. Using in-depth analysis of therapy sessions, his team will explore how humility, gratitude, and forgiveness may contribute to therapists' flourishing. 

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What does it mean to flourish in life and relationships?

Can psychotherapy help people develop strengths, virtues, and well-being?
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Get Involved

You are eligible to participate if you are a therapist or trainee working with least five clients weekly. Participants will receive $150 compensation, as well as a personalized analysis of session themes.

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