Character Strengths and Abilities Within Disabilities: Advances in Science and Practice

The book examines character strengths as positive personality qualities that create positive outcomes for building well-being and managing adversities, and contributes to the collective good. It explores research on the assessment, correlations, concepts, populations, and applications of character strengths across disabilities, and disseminates disparate research and best practices. Key topics of coverage include ADHD and character strengths, intellectual and physical disabilities, medical illness and character strengths, mental and emotional disorders, and character strengths and disability across special issues.

Format: Hardback
Length: 203 pages
Publication date: 23 August 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This book delves into the science and practice of character strengths as a foundation for comprehending, studying, and implementing positive interventions across a diverse range of disabilities. It highlights character strengths as positive personality traits that are central to an individual's identity and lead to positive outcomes for building well-being and managing adversities, while also contributing to the collective good. Recognizing disability as a part of the human experience that can affect anyone, the book explores the need for examining and applying strengths-based approaches. It examines what is known about character strengths and various disabilities from a scientific and practical perspective, reviewing research on the assessment, correlations, concepts, populations, and applications of character strengths across disabilities. Additionally, it disseminates disparate research and little-known best practices and hypothetical practices, along with multiple case examples, in an effort to advance the science and practice, bring a balanced approach to the field, and contribute to human flourishing. Key topics of coverage include: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and character strengths. Intellectual and physical disabilities, medical illness, and character strengths. Mental and emotional disorders (e.g., trauma) and character strengths. Character strengths and disability across special issues including justice, inclusion, dual-diagnosis, and spirituality. Understanding character strengths as internal capacities and abilities across disabilities, problems, and suffering. Character Strengths - the Abilities Within Disabilities is an essential and valuable resource for researchers, professors, clinicians, practitioners, and therapists alike.

Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031362934
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023