SHARP-PWP Treatment
A total of four consecutive SHARP-PWP groups met weekly for six, two-hour sessions. The groups were made up of five to eight participants with two group facilitators. One of the facilitators was a registered psychologist with extensive background and expertise in the application of hope in counselling contexts. The other therapist was a senior doctoral student in counselling psychology with background and experience in hope theory and practice. Each week, the group would engage in activities intended to bring explicit attention to hope, resources and strengths of all participants. A detailed description of the program plan and the specific activities can be found in other contributions (See Edey et al., under review; Edey et al., 2016) in addition to in-depth investigations of specific interventions (i.e., hope collage; strength cards; Larsen et al., 2015; Larsen et al., 2018).