
Helping Clients Forgive
An Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope
American Psychological Association (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-1-55798-689-4 (ISBN)
Description
Forgiveness has been found to be a pivotal process in helping clients resolve anger over past betrayals, relieve depression and anxiety, and restore peace of mind. Synthesizing over 20 years of research in forgiveness, pioneers Robert Enright and Richard Fitzgibbons explain the process of forgiveness in psychotherapy in a way that can be applied by clinicians regardless of their theoretical orientation. How to recognize when forgiveness is an appropriate client goal, how to introduce and explain to clients what forgiveness is and isn't, step-wise ways of working forgiveness into therapy with individuals, couples and families are among the many topics covered in this comprehensive volume. The roles that anger and forgiveness play in specific emotional disorders and clinical examples of work with individuals suffering from these disorders make this a highly practical resource as well as a well-documented sourcebook for all mental health practitioners.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1066 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55798-689-4 (9781557986894)
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Content
Why Learn About Forgiveness and Forgiveness Therapy?; Forgiveness in Psychotherapy - an Overview; Deepening the Understanding of Forgiveness; What Forgiveness is Not; The Social Cognitive Development of Forgiveness; The Process Model of Forgiveness Therapy; Empirical Validation of the Process Model of Forgiveness; Forgiveness in Depression Disorders; Forgiveness in Anxiety Disorders; Forgiveness in Substance Abuse Disorders; Forgiveness in Children and Adolescents; Forgiveness in Marital and Family Relationships; Forgiveness in Eating Disorders; Forgiveness in Bipolar and Other Mental Disorders; Forgiveness in Personality Disorders; Moral, Philosophical and Religious Roots of Forgiveness; Skeptical Views of Forgiveness; Empirical Support for the Social-Cognitive Model of Forgiveness; Other Forgiveness Interventions; Measures of Interpersonal Forgiveness; The Future of Forgiveness.