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SIPPA (Students of IPPA)

SIPPA (Students of IPPA)

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SIPPA (Students of IPPA)

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:

  1. Promoting and developing programs to help students around the world to further their studies, enhance their knowledge base, and learn new things that will help advance their education and careers.
  2. Providing a supportive atmosphere for connecting students to other students, practitioners, academics, and researchers working to advance research and evidence-based applications in the field of positive psychology.

SIPPA offers many benefits to students, including:

  1. All of the same Professional member benefits, including:
    • Invitations to register for various webinars to learn directly from experts in the field.
    • Access to the IPPA Learning Library on Engage, featuring archived presentations on various research and application topics in positive psychology
    • Networking and discussion in an online member community.
  2. Additional benefits exclusive for students, including:
    • Opportunities to consult on research, clinical work, and other professional activities through our international community (with fellow members from more than 70 countries around the world).
    • Mentorship programming pairing students with professionals to offer advice and support.
    • Scholarship and awards opportunities exclusive for student members.

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.