... be enhanced by aligning the study of fire and fire use with the contemporary ethos in forensic psychology – the strengths-based approach – which is underpinned by the principles of positive psychology (Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi, 2000) and protective factors (Ward, 2017). Protective factors are thought...

... on ‘fixing’ what appears to be broken. More recent thinking in the positive psychology literature focuses on the importance of enhancing well‐being and happiness in clients and enhancing the client's own strengths and positive experiences. In turn, positive psychology adopts a strengths‐based approach...