II. Moving towards positive BI/SE
Working with adolescents, women, seniors, men, and diverse populations
Using positive psychology as a foundation
Key coaching strategies
Using wellness planning coaching tools
BI/SE skill development (see 11 Body Image Skills)
Practical applications
“You have to do it yourself, and you can’t do it alone”
Intrapersonal (knowledge, attitudes, values, skills, behavior, self-concept)
Understanding the SPECIES model- start with wellness!
(social, physical, emotional, career, intellectual, environmental, spiritual)
Mastery living experiences
Positive psychology exercises
VIA strengths, research related to gratitude, learned optimism
Goal setting/goal accomplishment- “I can do that!!”
Interpersonal- Social Support (social networks, families, and peers)
Group sharing (check-ins, weekly stretch)
Buddy sharing, contracting goals
Social needs that nurture
Mentorship training- each one, teach one
Resources-
Metcalfe, Lauve: Reshaping Your Body, Rethinking Your Mind: a practical guide to
enhancing body image and improving self esteem, Desert Southwest Fitness, Tucson, AZ
VIA strengths inventory: http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/
Barbara Frederickson, Positivity, Crown, 2009
Thomas Cash, Thomas Pruzinsky: Body Image: A handbook of theory, research, and
clinical practice, Guilford Press
Diane Loomas, Full Esteem Ahead, H.J. Kramer publisher
Uniquely Me! The Girl Scout/Dove Self-Esteem Program
Reflections Body Image Program, Delta Delta Delta Fraternity, Dr. Carolyn Becker
Media Awareness Network, http://www.media-awareness.ca