Lea Waters AM, PhD
Courses, downloads and e-programs to support wellbeing
All products
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Teacher Certificate in Visible Wellbeing
$1,900 AUD
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The Strength Switch - Online Positive Family Program
$99 AUD
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Family Fun Pack
$40 AUD
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Visible Wellbeing e-Program
$150 AUD
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Strength Stars Framework - Australian residents only
$150 AUD
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An Introduction to Positive Sports Coaching
$29.95 AUD
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Cards: Virtual Strength Stars Cards
$25 AUD
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Strength Stars Posters - Download
$20 AUD
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Cards: Virtual Strengths for Kids and Teens Cards
$25 AUD
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Strengths for Kids and Teens Posters - Download
$20 AUD
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SEARCH Family Wellbeing Activities
Free
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Visible Wellbeing Family Assessment
Free
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Visible Wellbeing Free e-Program Downloads
Free
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Strength Stars Framework - for enrolments outside of Australia
$170 AUD
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The Strength Switch - Online Positive Family Program (Japanese)
$99 AUD
About Dr Lea Waters AM, PhD
Professor Lea Waters AM, PhD, is an Australian academic, psychologist, author and speaker who holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology and is a world expert in School Psychology and Parenting. She is the Director of the teacher training program Visible Wellbeing and has developed student e-wellbeing resources for teachers to deliver to students via online and virtual classrooms.
Lea’s online positive family program the Strength Switch is based upon her acclaimed parenting book 'The Strength Switch' which was the top release on Amazon in the parenting category, listed in Top Reads by Berkeley University’s Greater Good Science Centre and listed in the top 5 books for parents and children on the UK’s Top 5 site. It has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Hungarian, Arabic, Spanish, French and Russian.
Lea's work is featured in the Wall Street Journal, TIME.com Magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, the Toronto Globe, the Guardian (UK and Australia) and more. Her TEDx Talk, Warning: Being positive is not for the faint hearted!, explores how we can use social media to have a positive impact on others’ wellbeing and has been viewed more than 130,000 times.
In 2020, Lea was honoured by the Governor-General of Australia and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) which is one of the highest civilian honours in Australia. She was made a member based on her leadership to psychology, education and the mental health sector in Australia. In 2015, Professor Waters was listed as one of Australia’s Top 100 Women of Influence by the Financial Review.
Professor Waters is the Founding Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne, where she has held an academic position for 24 years. She also holds a position on the Science Board of The University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.
Lea has published over 110 scientific publications and has been awarded academic prizes for research excellence by the American Academy of Management and the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
Lea is the recent Past President of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) (2017-2019) and is currently a Board member of IPPA as well as being the Patron for Flourishing Education Japan and the Ambassador for Positive Education Schools Association.
Lea’s online positive family program the Strength Switch is based upon her acclaimed parenting book 'The Strength Switch' which was the top release on Amazon in the parenting category, listed in Top Reads by Berkeley University’s Greater Good Science Centre and listed in the top 5 books for parents and children on the UK’s Top 5 site. It has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Hungarian, Arabic, Spanish, French and Russian.
Lea's work is featured in the Wall Street Journal, TIME.com Magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, the Toronto Globe, the Guardian (UK and Australia) and more. Her TEDx Talk, Warning: Being positive is not for the faint hearted!, explores how we can use social media to have a positive impact on others’ wellbeing and has been viewed more than 130,000 times.
In 2020, Lea was honoured by the Governor-General of Australia and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) which is one of the highest civilian honours in Australia. She was made a member based on her leadership to psychology, education and the mental health sector in Australia. In 2015, Professor Waters was listed as one of Australia’s Top 100 Women of Influence by the Financial Review.
Professor Waters is the Founding Director of the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne, where she has held an academic position for 24 years. She also holds a position on the Science Board of The University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.
Lea has published over 110 scientific publications and has been awarded academic prizes for research excellence by the American Academy of Management and the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
Lea is the recent Past President of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) (2017-2019) and is currently a Board member of IPPA as well as being the Patron for Flourishing Education Japan and the Ambassador for Positive Education Schools Association.
