Faculty Publications
The Psychology Of Interpersonal Forgiveness And Guidelines For Forgiveness Therapy: What Therapists Need To Know To Help Their Clients Forgive
Document Type
Article
Keywords
Forgiveness, Forgiveness therapy, Misconceptions, Spiritual healing and therapy, Therapists
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
45
Last Page
58
Abstract
In recent years, forgiveness research, education, and therapy have received a great deal of theoretical and empirical attention. Past research illustrates the potential benefits of and interest in forgiveness therapy (Enright & Fitzgibbons, 2000; Legaree, Turner, & Lollis, 2007). Misunderstandings and misconceptions about what it means to forgive are linked to criticism aimed at the use of forgiveness therapy and education. The 3-fold purpose of the current study is to explain the value of forgiveness as a therapeutic approach, address misconceptions of forgiveness and forgiveness therapy, and describe a model of forgiveness that has been used effectively with a variety of populations.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies
Original Publication Date
3-1-2016
DOI of published version
10.1037/scp0000087
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Freedman, Suzanne and Zarifkar, Tiffany, "The Psychology Of Interpersonal Forgiveness And Guidelines For Forgiveness Therapy: What Therapists Need To Know To Help Their Clients Forgive" (2016). Faculty Publications. 1105.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/1105
