The International Positive Psychology Association Education Division (IPPAEd) is committed to bridging research and practice, convening diverse cultural and multidisciplinary perspectives, and providing a platform for members to connect and collaborate on efforts that advance our mission.
To ask a question, learn more about the Division, or volunteer for a leadership role, please email: edudiv@ippanetwork.org.
The Positive Health and Wellness Division seeks to advance the science and practice concerning optimal human health and the positive and protective biopsychosocial factors linked to it. We seek to 1) increase the dissemination of positive health research findings, 2) improve the communication and collaboration among key stakeholders (such as researchers, clinicians, healthcare policy makers, and consumers), and 3) foster the mentoring and development of future positive health researchers, clinicians, and policy makers; all on a global basis.
The International Positive Psychology Association Education Division (IPPAEd) is committed to bridging research and practice, convening diverse cultural and multidisciplinary perspectives, and providing a platform for members to connect and collaborate on efforts that advance our mission.
To ask a question, learn more about the Division, or volunteer for a leadership role, please email: edudiv@ippanetwork.org.
The IPPA Positive Clinical Psychology Division provides an organized and collegial, member-driven, collaborative platform for clinicians, academics, researchers, and students to provide a shared context in advancing the research and practice in positive psychology for clinicians across fields. Our aim is to provide a shared context for clinicians to exchange knowledge, resources, and ideas for evidence-based practices.
Unique benefits of the IPPA Positive Clinical Psychology Division:
The Division is ideal for members who are clinicians across fields, such as clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, social work, neuropsychology, school counseling, marriage and family therapy, and more.
The Need:
Since COVID, communities are focused on responding to emerging, long-term physical, emotional,
and mental health challenges. Health inequity is a significant issue globally. Practitioners like those
who are members of IPPA are facing burnout and mental health fissures, impacting their lives and
the lives of the patients and clients they serve.
According to the Mayo Clinic State of Well-Being 2022-2023 Report:
In addition, according to the Gartner Future of Work research, 2022:
This is a vital time for the IPPA Positive Health & Wellbeing division to take an active leadership
role to bring together health care professionals, researchers, health educators, academics, and
students to share, create, and lead positive innovations that help people to lead lives with greater
wellbeing.
Our Mission
Our Division is devoted to promoting, sharing, and celebrating Positive Psychology applications
that are making a significant impact on health and wellbeing. Working collaboratively, our Division
will leverage APPLIED Positive Psychology initiatives, interventions, and research to benefit
individuals, organizations, and systems.
Positive Psychology applications, research, and best practices are amplified when shared among
individuals in an open, diverse, and thriving community filled with numerous diverse individuals.
Recognizing this, we will activate and energize our division with the goal of recruiting and
welcoming 200 new members in the next 12 months.
Once our Division has hundreds of energized, motivated, inquisitive members motivated to hear
about the latest applications from experts in the field of Positive Psychology and share their own
insights with one another, then we will have achieved an expansive, energized, and robust
community that fosters camaraderie and collaboration.
SIPPA (otherwise referred to as the Students of IPPA Division) is the student-focused Division of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). This group was formed when IPPA founders and Board members recognized a need to build community with the emerging voices of students and the next generation of leaders and innovators in the positive psychology field.
This Division aims to create a community for likeminded students passionate about positive psychology from around the world by facilitating networking, collaboration, mentorship, and delivery of educational opportunities and professional development programs.
SIPPA focuses on meeting these priorities by:
SIPPA offers many benefits to students, including:
As a member of SIPPA (students who are enrolled full-time and in good standing within an accredited, University-sponsored, degree-granted program), you are a voice for the future of positive psychology.
The IPPA Divisions are similar to special interest groups (SIGs) that bridge research and practice and provide a platform for members to connect with colleagues, learn about the research and applications in their area of focus, and collaborate on mission-driven projects.
IPPA Divisions are the lifeblood of the organization. Today, there are six (6) Divisions with active participation by over 90% of the global IPPA membership base, and a seventh, the Positive Arts & Culture Division, launching soon. Discover more about the IPPA Divisions below.
The Students of IPPA, or SIPPA, is the exclusive student division of IPPA that connects graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in positive psychology or related fields to one other and provides learning and mentorship opportunities. This Division aims to create a community for likeminded students of positive psychology around the world by facilitating networking, collaboration, and mentorship, and through delivery of created or curated educational opportunities and professional development programs. Visit the SIPPA page to learn more.
The IPPA Work and Organizations Division, or the Work & Org Division, is a special interest group for practitioners, researchers, and leaders in organizations who want to collaborate on efforts to introduce or advance positive psychology research and applications in the workplace and within an organizational and institutional context. Visit the Work & Org page to learn more.
The IPPA Positive Health and Wellbeing Division is geared for physicians and clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and others working to advance the science and practice of positive psychology concerning optimal human health and the positive and protective bio-psychosocial factors linked to it. Visit the Positive Health & Wellbeing page to learn more.
The Positive Clinical Psychology Division, or Positive Clinical Division, is a place for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other clinicians, academics, and researchers to support the professional, ethical, effective, evidence-based and culturally responsive practice of positive psychology principles in clinical settings. Visit the Positive Clinical page to learn more.
The Positive Education Division is geared toward educators, academics, researchers, and practitioners to help bridge the practice related research to application of positive psychology in formal and informal educational settings. The division supports activities related to curriculum, pedagogy, administration, support services, and education systems, with the goal of supporting the well-being, character, and resilience of students, staff, and educational communities as a whole. Visit the Positive Education page to learn more.
Spirituality and Meaning (SMD)
The Spirituality and Meaning Division, or SMD, aims to advance the science and practice of spirituality and meaning. The division is geared to anyone interested in catalyzing, aggregating, and communicating on the science of spirituality and meaning, and to share and explore evidence based practices for the benefit of individuals, groups, and society. Visit the Spirituality and Meaning Division (SMD) page to learn more.
Positive Arts & Culture (Coming Soon!)
Have you been looking for a place to explore research and best practices on the well-being benefits of music, art, dance, theater, film, history, philosophy, religion, literature, and other forms of arts and culture? Well, you’ve found it! In the Positive Arts & Culture (PAC) Division, founded by James O. Pawelski, we will connect with each other to share ideas, resources, and experiences related to these topics.
