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 seven (7) Divisions with active participation by over 90% of the global IPPA membership base. Discover more about the IPPA Divisions below. To join one (or more) Divisions, please update your profile with IPPA by going to this link, logging in, clicking Custom, and choosing “Yes” for any Divisions you would like to join, making sure to click Update when done. It takes 24 hours for the system to update, and you will then be a member of that Division! Please note: SIPPA is for student members.
SIPPA Students
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.
Work and Organizations
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.
Positive Health and Wellbeing
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.
Positive Clinical Psychology
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.
Positive Education
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.
Spirituality and Meaning
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.
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.