What Brings Forgiveness: Reflections on Three Cases
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Forgiveness is a religious coping method that primarily benefits the injured person through transformation of emotions, cognitions, and behaviors toward the offender. The offense can be caused by self, others, God, or situation. Forgiveness is a process that leads to lessening the feelings of unforgiveness and the increase of positive regard for the offender. My clinical experiences along with research findings suggest some elements that facilitate forgiveness in therapy. As for therapists, forgiveness issues tend to be effectively dealt with by a therapist who is open to assess and work with a client’s religious belief systems. Also, when clients have built trusting relationships with their therapists through enough number of sessions and exclusively talk about forgiveness in therapy, forgiveness issues are effectively dealt with in therapy. Using effective forgiveness interventions in therapy is also important to bring forgiveness, which in turn yields improved clinical outcomes. Core elements in effective forgiveness interventions include defining the forgiveness, recalling the hurt, building empathy, acknowledging own offenses, committing forgiveness, and overcoming unforgiveness. When a therapist employs effective interventions with sensitivity to each client’s situation, forgiveness therapy can help clients improve their clinical symptoms as well as grow and mature in the midst of their sufferings.
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Forgiveness is a religious coping method that primarily benefits the injured person through transformation of emotions, cognitions, and behaviors toward the offender. The offense can be caused by self, others, God, or situation. Forgiveness is a process that leads to lessening the feelings of unforgiveness and the increase of positive regard for the offender. My clinical experiences along with research findings suggest some elements that facilitate forgiveness in therapy. As for therapists, forgiveness issues tend to be effectively dealt with by a therapist who is open to assess and work with a client’s religious belief systems. Also, when clients have built trusting relationships with their therapists through enough number of sessions and exclusively talk about forgiveness in therapy, forgiveness issues are effectively dealt with in therapy. Using effective forgiveness interventions in therapy is also important to bring forgiveness, which in turn yields improved clinical outcomes. Core elements in effective forgiveness interventions include defining the forgiveness, recalling the hurt, building empathy, acknowledging own offenses, committing forgiveness, and overcoming unforgiveness. When a therapist employs effective interventions with sensitivity to each client’s situation, forgiveness therapy can help clients improve their clinical symptoms as well as grow and mature in the midst of their sufferings.
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