8th International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) Congress Vancouver Canada

8th International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) Congress Vancouver Canada

By John McCann

I attended the 8th International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) Congress with around 1,500 delegates in Vancouver, Canada from 20 - 23 July 2023.

My main learning – the longer I live the more I realise I don’t know!

Here are some photos!

Professor Illona Boniwell is regarded as one of Europe’s top researchers on Positive Psychology (PP). Her book “Positive Psychology in a Nutshell’ reviews listed below - WOW!

She has coauthored books with Professor David Cooperrider on Appreciative Inquiry (his work is profound in its ability to enable Organisations to grow. Whenever he’s in Australia and available I’ll attend his training. Its EXTRAORDINARY.

Professor Christian Van Nieuwerburg coaching psychology lecturer at UEL I met in 2019 at 6th World Congress in Melbourne he said I remember you because of your energy!

Dr Suzy Green, the CEO of the Positivity Institute whom I have met many times in Australia.

Robert Biswas-Diener is also known as the 'Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology. I first met Robert in 2019 at the 6th World Congress in Melbourne. He remembered meeting me. His latest book Positive Provocation for Executive Coaches is amazing.

Positive Psychology is a growing field and can you believe, there were 103 speakers! So many sessions.

The Congress eBook was 124 pages long. It was way bigger than 2019.

Every year the IPPA Congress gathers momentum as research shows its effectiveness in helping people be who they were meant to be.

Positive Psychology, combined with Executive Coaching is the ultimate process to help children, the elderly, executives and people with mental illness to grow.

The latest training is a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology Coaching Psychology (MAPPCP).

It is interesting to note that neuroscience and epigenetics research are also validating positive psychology research.

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John McCann B Com (Marketing), Grad Dip Psych, Post Grad Dip Psych, Master Org Psych, Registered Positive Psychologist, Member Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)

Systemic Executive Coach, Strategic Leadership Consultant and Positive Organisational Psychologist, Enabling Leaders & Teams Develop Leadership Maturity and Obtain Outstanding Results

Positive Psychology in a Nutshell Reviews

"The best general introduction to positive psychology available." Dr Alex Linley, University of Leicester, UK

"Dr Ilona Boniwell is recognized as Europe’s leading researcher, innovator and thinker in the expanding world of positive psychology. Positive Psychology in a Nutshell offers something for everyone with an interest in discovering how to live optimally. This brilliant littlebook is packed with scientific evidence identifying the key ingredients that help to create a happy life. Read it and learn how to change yours for the better." Dr Cecilia d'Felice, Consultant Psychologist, Author and Columnist for The Times and The Metro

"Positive Psychology in a Nutshell is a little gem of a book, beautifully and engagingly written, and having the marks of a cogent teacher who has mastered the contemporary structure, bounds and outreach of her field. This is a 'must read', and a welcome antidote for all thoseengaged in the caring professions." Richard Whitfield, Human Development Specialist, Educator, Poet and Chairman of Trustees of the Face-to-Face Trust

"As good an introduction to positive psychology as you can read. A must-read book for all those involved in the education and health industries." Dr Anthony Seldon, Master, Wellington College, Berkshire, UK

"Positive Psychology in a Nutshell is a comprehensive, user friendly, thoughtful introduction and critique of the field. Simply put, it is the best overview out there that can be read in a couple of sittings. Those with no psychology background find it fascinating and informative; those with serious credentials find it to be a credible overview and critique of the field." Dr Carol Kauffman, Co-founder and Director of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Initiative, Harvard Medical School, USA

"In a nutshell, I could scarcely put down this intelligent, balanced and irresistible introduction to positive psychology!" Dr Sean Cameron, Co-Director, Practitioner Doctorate in Educational Psychology, University College London, UK

"It is very readable, seductively so, and is no doubt as good an introduction to the subject as you can get ... Emotional wellbeing is complex and there are useful insights here to shore up the flabby phrases tossed around by politicians ... There are some parts of this book I will use and anyone who wants to find out about positive psychology should start here." Mike Shooter is a child psychiatrist and President of BACP, UK

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