You will be equipped with the following tools:
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A Timeless Sense of Self
Help clients affirm their timeless self by identifying enduring traits, strengths, values, and passions, fostering resilience, self-worth, and purpose.
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Appreciating Abundance
Help clients develop a mindful, positive relationship with money through reflection, reframing, and gratitude.
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Appreciation Timeline
Guide clients to appreciate their life journey by reflecting on milestones, recognizing resilience, and valuing personal growth.
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Challenging Unhelpful Beliefs about Aging
Encourage individuals to challenge negative beliefs about aging, fostering acceptance and a more positive outlook.
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From Doing to Being — The Tree Metaphor
Guide clients to reconnect with their values and purpose, shifting from a productivity-driven mindset to intentional being.
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Future Self-Continuity
Help clients connect with their future self by visualizing their aspirations and taking meaningful steps toward positive aging.
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Legacy Project
Help clients recognize their impact, reflect on past contributions, and shape their legacy with gratitude and purpose.
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Lifelong Skills Development
Guide clients to recognize and appreciate the skills they have developed, boosting confidence and embracing lifelong learning.
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New Identity Exploration
Help individuals navigate life transitions by exploring new roles that align with their values, fostering empowerment and adaptability.
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Overcoming Ageism
Help clients identify and challenge ageist beliefs, fostering an empowered mindset and equitable interactions.
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Positive Aging Role Model
Help clients redefine aging by challenging unhelpful narratives and identifying a positive role model for inspiration.
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Rediscovering Playfulness
Help clients embrace playfulness by identifying their play personality and integrating joyful activities into daily life.
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Staying Curious to Build Resilience
Help clients build resilience and adaptability by fostering curiosity for cognitive and emotional wellbeing.
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The Elder Doula Approach to Aging
Support the client through late-life transitions with dignity by using the elder doula framework to address emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.
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The Positive Aging Plan
Help clients design a personalized positive aging plan, allowing them to plan for and embrace aging with confidence and optimism.
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The Vitality Wheel
Help individuals assess, visualize, and optimize their sources of vitality, enabling intentional actions to enhance energy, engagement, and quality of life.
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Wisdom Interview
Support clients in embracing their life experiences by reflecting on and sharing their wisdom to promote meaningful aging.
Jodi Mulholland –
The 17 Positive Aging Exercises are perfectly aligned to best practices in positive psychology interventions, yet tailored to individuals that are either preparing to enter what’s considered “later life” or in that category already. This product also provided a clear description of positive aging, as well as a brief introduction to the exercises and format, which I found very helpful!
Colleen Wickstrom –
I was truly impressed by the Positive Aging product. The depth and clarity of the resources and exercises make them incredibly valuable. Each is thoughtfully designed and structured, and guide you through the exercises with a perfect amount of detail. I cannot wait to incorporate more of these exercies into my work, and highly recommend the series!
Susan Johnston –
These tools are simply great! The questions, reflections, and prompts were thought-provoking and each activity can help individuals who are dealing with retirement, empty-nesting, life after the loss of a significant other, and just general worries about their “golden years.”
Dionne Miller –
This is a great collection of tools to use with older clients. My clients have found these exercises thought-provoking and helpful!
Maike Graf –
The Positive Aging Toolkit offers well-prepared tools specifically focusing on late life which is long overdue. It enables an active engagement with a topic that affects many and will affect even more people in the future. Moreover, many of the tools are equally applicable to other age groups or phases of transition and can create a positive image of ageing at an earlier stage in life. I would highly recommend applying the Positive Ageing Toolkit with clients to foster a proactive and growth-oriented approach to aging!
Frédéric Trama –
I have never before seen such a rich, comprehensive, and thoroughly exhaustive work on the subject of Positive Aging. Truly, an outstanding achievement—congratulations!