A computer-implemented method for strength-based coping training, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. executing a software application operable on a computing device to prompt a user to select at least one of their top character strengths from a preset list of character strengths, said preset list of character strengths being identified in a character strengths database accessible by the software application;
- b. the computing device receiving from the user in response to the prompting by the software application, a selection of at least one of their top character strengths from the preset list of character strengths;
- c. the computing device processing the received selection of the user's top character strengths to identify different coping strategies that the user may wish to consider from a coping strategy database associated with the software application, said identification of the different coping strategies being based on the received selection of the user's top character strengths;
- d. obtaining by the computing device information for at least one of presenting or providing access to the user at least one of the identified different coping strategies that the user may wish to consider;
- e. providing a prompt to the user to select a predetermined number of the identified coping strategies for at least one of the selected user's top character strengths;
- f. the computer device receiving from the user (i) the user's selection of the identified coping strategies for each of the selected user's top character strengths, and (ii) information indicative of personalized goals with regard to use of the selected coping strategies;
- g. the computer device storing in a user database the user's selected coping strategies for each of the selected user's top character strengths and the information indicative of personalized goals with regard to use of the selected user's top character strengths;
- h. the computing device receiving from the user, a request to access at least one of the stored selected coping strategies;
- i. prompting the user to provide information of how the user feels after use of at least one of the coping strategies;
- j. receiving from the user information of how the user feels after use of at least one of the coping strategies;
- k. processing, by the computing device, the received information of how the user feels after use of at least one of the coping strategies, and
- l. prompting the user to try different one of the at least one of the coping strategies, when the received information in step j. is indicative of little or no improvement in the user's feelings.