Bio (continued) -- Dr. Tayyab Rashid
Dr. Rashid’s dissertation explored malleability of VIA strengths through a systematic controlled intervention. Dr. Rashid’s expertises include happiness, resilience and positive psychology training, with an emphasis on dealing with adversity, trauma and loss through strength-based approach. VIA strengths feature prominently in Dr. Rashid’s work. He helps clients to identify and article their strengths in a deep and genuine way and coaches them to use strengths in order to solve problems. Dr. Rashid has extensively taught and trained a wide variety of professionals including mental health professional and business executives in VIA based happiness based interventions. He also worked with Asian tsunami survivors and 9/11 families. His research has won several awards and has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has also been featured in Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, and the Globe and Mail.
As a native of Pakistan, and influenced by Sufi, yogic and Buddhist philosophy, Dr. Rashid advocates active and realistic search for the half-full portion of the proverbial glass to survive, thrive and flourish.
Selected Publications
Rashid, T. & Anjum. A (2007). Positive Psychotherapy for children and adolescents. In J. R. Z. Abela & B. L. Hankin (Eds.), Depression in Children and Adolescents: Causes, Treatment and Prevention. New York: Guilford Press.
Seligman, M. E. P., Rashid, T. & Parks, A.C. (2006). Positive Psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 61,774-788.
Rashid, T. & M. E. P. Seligman (in press). Positive Psychotherapy: A treatment Manual. New York: Oxford University Press.
Rashid, T. (2004). Enhancing Strengths through the teaching of positive psychology. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64, 6339.
Rashid, T. (in press). Authentic Happiness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Positive Psychology. London: Blackwell Publishing.
Fazio, R. & Rashid, T. & Hayward, H. (in press). Growth from Trauma, Loss and Adversity. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.) Positive Psychology Perspective Series. London: Blackwell Publishing
Rashid, T. (in press). Positive Psychotherapy. In S.J. Lopez (Ed.) Positive Psychotherapy, Perspective Series. London: Blackwell Publishing.
Rashid, T. (1994). Hindustan (1994) - Urdu translation of Will Durant's Story of Civilization, Vol., Book. Two - India and her neighbours.
Selected Presentations
Rashid, T. (2007, October). Positive Psychotherapy: Concepts and Applications. Workshop conducted at the Gallup’s Global Well-being Forum, Washington, D.C.
Rashid, T. (2006, October). Positive Psychology for Tsunami Survivors. Paper presented at the Fifth International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, D.C.
Maniaci, M., Rashid, T., (2005, October). Strengths in Arranged and Love-married couples. Poster presented at the Fourth International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, D.C.
Rashid, T. (2003, October). Building Strengths among college students through the of Positive Psychology. Poster presented at the Second International Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, D.C.
VIA worked cited in text books
List of Films which depict VIA strengths: In Snyder, C. R., & Lopez, S. J. (2007). Positive psychology: The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths. Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA. pp. 19-22.
340 Ways of using VIA strengths: (Rashid, T & Anjum, A. 2005). In Peterson, C. (2006). A primer to Positive Psychology, Page: 159-162.
Book Chapter on VIA based interventions:
A summary of studies using VIA strengths based clinical and educational interventions can be found in Rashid & Anjum (2007) Positive Psychotherapy for Young Adults and Children (pp.250-287), In J. R. Z. Abela & B. L. Hankin (Eds.), Depression in Children and Adolescents: Causes, Treatment and Prevention. New York: Guilford Press.