What is it about?
This article is the fourth in a series that celebrates the work of positive psychologists and how their work has the power and potential to influence mental health nursing practice. This article discusses Professor Ryan Niemiec and his work on character strengths to help the reader increase their own awareness of character strengths to develop their use and transferability within their own life.
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Why is it important?
Ryan Niemiec’s prolific body of work continues to fascinate and challenge us. He is able to bring important insights to mental health nurses using an academic, yet user-friendly approach that stimulates interest in learning more and helps us belong to this research community. Character strengths can help us individually and in practice to help live our lives optimally, tailoring them to our own needs and applications.
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This page is a summary of: Positive psychology pioneers: Ryan Niemiec's power and potential to influence mental health nursing, British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, October 2022, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjmh.2022.0032.
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