Understanding Forgiveness and Addiction

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Dr. Jon Webb is the world's leading authority on the importance of forgiveness and spirituality in addiction and mental health. In Understanding Forgiveness and Addiction: Theory, Research, and Clinical Application, Dr. Webb is able to lean on his decades of research and counseling practice to offer science-tested and clinic-validated advice on how to beat addiction by embracing personal spirituality and finding forgiveness for oneself and others. Dr. Webb's work is grounded in widely used and accepted models of addiction care and treatment including 12-step, cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, and acceptance and commitment approaches to practice. Dr. Webb brings brilliant research, compassionate clinical skills, personal passion, and decades of experience to the pages of this book, making it a one-of-a-kind read. Written in a conversational tone with little jargon and technical language, but remaining grounded in sound scientific and clinical practice, the book is a good choice for beginners and those with casual interest in self-help, as well as, more advanced readers looking for a comprehensive summary of the literature and potentially considering a new science/practice direction. This is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, and there is something potentially life-changing to be learned here for just about everyone.

Loren L. Toussaint, PhD, professor of Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

In Understanding Forgiveness and Addiction: Theory, Research, and Clinical Application, Jon Webb is masterful at taking a massive hodge-podge of research and molding it into both a researcher's and clinician's dream. There's enough detail to fuel theory and new research ideas for years. Yet the writing is clear enough that clinicians can find evidence-based interventions that they might not have been familiar with. And apply them with clients. The title aptly captures the book's contents. Authoritative and usable. This book will be read and cited for years.

Everett L. Worthington, Jr., PhD, Commonwealth professor emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Forgiveness is an area that holds great potential in addiction recovery. This volume does an excellent job of bringing together the theory, research, and clinical relevance/application into one place. Whether a student, academic, researcher, clinician, or person struggling with addictive and/or suicidal behavior, this book serves as the comprehensive repository of authoritative information on all things related to the role of forgiveness in healing from problems with addiction including in the context of substance use, compulsive behaviors, and suicidal behavior.

Harold G. Koenig, MD, professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, associate professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Forgiveness, a principle shared by positive psychology and spirituality, is a powerful and essential tool to address the relational and inner issues commonly experienced in the struggle for addiction recovery. In this book, Dr. Webb compellingly provides researchers, clinicians, and people struggling with addictions and related compulsive behaviors and suicidality with theory integration, scientific evidence, and clinical application to prioritize the inclusion of forgiveness in treatment.

Lisa J. Miller, PhD, professor and founder, Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York. Dr. Jon Webb is the world's leading authority on the importance of forgiveness and spirituality in addiction and mental health. In Understanding Forgiveness and Addiction: Theory, Research, and Clinical Application, Dr. Webb is able to lean on his decades of research and counseling practice to offer science-tested and clinic-validated advice on how to beat addiction by embracing personal spirituality and finding forgiveness for oneself and others. Dr. Webb's work is grounded in widely used and accepted models of addiction care and treatment including 12-step, cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, and acceptance and commitment approaches to practice. Dr. Webb brings brilliant research, compassionate clinical skills, personal passion, and decades of experience to the pages of this book, making it a one-of-a-kind read. Written in a conversational tone with little jargon and technical language, but remaining grounded in sound scientific and clinical practice, the book is a good choice for beginners and those with casual interest in self-help, as well as, more advanced readers looking for a comprehensive summary of the literature and potentially considering a new science/practice direction. This is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, and there is something potentially life-changing to be learned here for just about everyone.

Loren L. Toussaint, PhD, professor of Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

In Understanding Forgiveness and Addiction: Theory, Research, and Clinical Application, Jon Webb is masterful at taking a massive hodge-podge of research and molding it into both a researcher's and clinician's dream. There's enough detail to fuel theory and new research ideas for years. Yet the writing is clear enough that clinicians can find evidence-based interventions that they might not have been familiar with. And apply them with clients. The title aptly captures the book's contents. Authoritative and usable. This book will be read and cited for years.

Everett L. Worthington, Jr., PhD, Commonwealth professor emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Forgiveness is an area that holds great potential in addiction recovery. This volume does an excellent job of bringing together the theory, research, and clinical relevance/application into one place. Whether a student, academic, researcher, clinician, or person struggling with addictive and/or suicidal behavior, this book serves as the comprehensive repository of authoritative information on all things related to the role of forgiveness in healing from problems with addiction including in the context of substance use, compulsive behaviors, and suicidal behavior.

Harold G. Koenig, MD, professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, associate professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Forgiveness, a principle shared by positive psychology and spirituality, is a powerful and essential tool to address the relational and inner issues commonly experienced in the struggle for addiction recovery. In this book, Dr. Webb compellingly provides researchers, clinicians, and people struggling with addictions and related compulsive behaviors and suicidality with theory integration, scientific evidence, and clinical application to prioritize the inclusion of forgiveness in treatment.

Lisa J. Miller, PhD, professor and founder, Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York.