Symposium 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology 2019

SOARING Into Strengths: An Evidence-Informed Approach To Helping Hospitalized Children, Families, And Healthcare Professionals Thrive.   (#212)

Lisa Buksbaum 1
  1. CEO & Founder, Soaringwords, Soaringwords, New York, United States

Lisa Buksbaum will present her SOARING into Strength model based on empirical research on the effect of positive psychology interventions to significantly enhance the well-being of pediatric patients. The power of Soaringwords’ interventions comes from impacting both emotional, psychological and physical systems in a measurable way as ill children experience several positive constructs: Shifting/Intrinsic Motivation, Optimism, Altruism, Resiliency/Grit, Imagery, Narrative, and Gratitude) which motivates them to take active roles in self-healing.