The Science Behind PlayWellMinds
While the PlayWellMinds program is new and unique, the science behind us is not.
Created with Johan Fallby (Author and Sports Psychologist) and Lisa Clefberg (Psychologist), we leverage established methodologies they use in their own practice:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – CBT
CBT helps you become aware of thinking patterns that may be creating issues in your life. By looking at the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, you are able to view challenging situations more clearly.
By considering what better behavior might look like, you increase your ability to handle it more effectively next time. CBT isn’t only for those with a mental health condition; it is for anyone who wants to learn how to manage stressful life events better. In the program, the teens actively practice new skills in relation to their own real-life situations. It includes acceptance and mindfulness, among others.
Researchers and early representatives in the field that we rely on are, for example, Aaron Beck, David A. Clarke, and Steven C. Hayes.
Sports Psychology
Sports psychology helps you to manage the psychological factors that influence well-being and performance. For example, coping, communication, leadership, social support, team coherence, mental skills training, the performance environment, and other related factors.
CBT is also part of everyday training within sport psychology today. In the program, we work with various topics, including behavioral goal setting, behavioral training and change, emotion regulation, and being mindful and present in adversity, to name a few.
Researchers and early representatives in the field that we rely on are, for example, Nathalie Durand-Bush, Jean Côté, and Daniel Gould.
Positive Psychology
Positive psychology is our way of introducing the program PlayWell7, which helps users to get a new understanding of psychology in terms of shifting focus from (only) negative and problem-based discussions to positive ones.
We actively want to consider one's own strengths and key contributors to positive states, including experiences, strengths, and virtues that we all have within reach every day. In the program, the teens actively work with concepts such as acknowledging the good things in everyday life and evaluating what they did well before considering what needs improving.
Researchers and early representatives in the field that we rely on are, for example, Martin Seligman and Carol Dweck.
