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Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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This chapter examines the application of character strengths assessment and interventions to the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with a focus on the VIA Classification of Strengths. Assessments, including the VIA Inventory of Strengths and the VIA-Youth are described, as are interventions using character strengths, such as strengths-spotting, promoting signature strengths, the Apply-Explore-Aware Model, and interactive behavioral therapy.

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  1. University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave., Rm 3136, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA

    Karrie A. Shogren & Sheida Khamsi

  2. VIA Institute on Character, 312 Walnut St., Suite 3600, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, USA

    Ryan M. Niemiec

  3. Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Columbia University, Teachers College, 525 West 120th St., New York, NY, 10027, USA

    Dan Tomasulo

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    Karrie A. Shogren

  2. Department of Special Education, Beach Center on Disability, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

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  3. Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA

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Shogren, K.A., Niemiec, R.M., Tomasulo, D., Khamsi, S. (2017). Character Strengths. In: Shogren, K., Wehmeyer, M., Singh, N. (eds) Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Springer Series on Child and Family Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59066-0_13

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