OUR IMPACT

Positive Psychology Lab at AUS

Current and Open Projects

Social Media, Technology, and Mental Health (Open, Development Phase, New Students Welcome)

Gratitude, Resilience, and Social Privilege [Closed, Data Collection in Progress]

Strength-Based Clinical Supervision and COVID-19: Insights from a National Sample of Supervisors and Trainees [Closed, Data Collected, Manuscript in Progress]

 

Completed Projects

Doctoral Dissertations

Aiguier, C. (2023). Relationships among trait mindfulness, self-compassion, and compassion fatigue in mental health professionals working with clients with terminal illness. PsyD Dissertation, Antioch University Seattle.

Struthers, G. L. (2022). The lived experiences of sports retirement among elite, action sports athletes. PsyD Doctoral Dissertation, Antioch University Seattle.

Zinn, B. (2022). The flourishing trainee: Operationalizing self-care education in clinical psychology training. Antioch University Seattle, Doctoral Dissertation. https://aura.antioch.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1877&context=etds

Taylor, M. (2021). Flourishing with chronic pain. Antioch University Seattle, PsyD Dissertation. https://aura.antioch.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1676&context=etds

Gross, J. (2020). Examining optimism and caregiver strain in parents with youth and young adults diagnosed with anxiety and unipolar mood disorders. Antioch University Seattle, PsyD Dissertation. https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/610/

Woehler, L. (2020). Internet addiction and the relationship to self and interpersonal functioning within the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD): Implications for psychosocial development. Antioch University Seattle, Doctoral Dissertation.

 

Publications / Books

Heffner, C. L. & Cowan, J. A. (2023). The strength-based clinical supervision workbook: A complete guide for mental health trainees and supervisors. Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003006558

Heffner, C. L. (2022). The positive self-care starter: Five activities to build resilience and counter stress. AllPsych Publications. 

Presentations and Trainings

Harrison, H. G., Newberry, K. E., Barajas, D. D., Cowan, J. A, & Heffner, C. L. (2022). The many hats of supervisors: Comparing time spent in supervisor roles from past to present [Poster Presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Heffner, C. L., Cowan, J. A., Harrison, H. G., Newberry, K. E., & Barajas, D. D. (2022). Utilization of Strength-Based Supervision: Exploring the Perspective of Trainees and Supervisors [Poster Presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Cowan, J., Heffner, C. L., Turner, A., Xu, S., & Harrison, H. (2021). Clinical supervision and COVID-19: Insights from a national sample of supervisors and trainees. Poster Presentation, American Psychological Association Convention.

Heffner, C. L. & Struthers, G. (2021). A strength-based lens on the ethics of self-care in health-service psychology training. Poster Presentation, American Psychological Association Convention.

Zinn, B., Heffner, C. L., Struthers, G., Monahan DeMella, J., Agassiz, K. (2021). Amplifying well-being through self-care in the age of COVID-19: An eight-week online self-care mentoring group for doctoral students in clinical psychology. Poster Presentation, American Psychological Association Convention.

Heffner, C. L. & Cowan, J. (2019). Foundations of effective strengths-based clinical supervision. Program developed for and presented to Swedish Hospitals, Behavioral Health Division. Seattle, WA.

Heffner, C. L. & Cowan, J. (2019). The deliberate practice of effective clinical supervision. Program developed for and presented to supervising psychologists through the National Psychology Training Consortium [APA CE approved], Renton, WA.

Heffner, C. L. & Cowan, J. (2018). Competency-based clinical supervision: Developing a competency-based approach to clinical supervision in primary care health-service psychology. Program developed for and presented to supervising psychologists through the National Psychology Training Consortium [APA CE approved], Renton, WA.