Forgiveness Therapy : An Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope

This second edition updates and expands the pioneering work of Enright and Fitzgibbons, with new case studies, new empirical evaluation, modern philosophical roots of forgiveness therapy, and new measurement techniques. Benefitting from over 13 years of new research, Forgiveness Therapy features: new case studies; new empirical evaluations; new measurement techniques; and new chapters on the lasting legacy of those who enter forgiveness therapy and on forgiveness education for children and adolescents. The significant development of Forgiveness Therapy and greater understanding of the role of excessive anger in mental health disorders make this book a vital tool for clinicians. Contents Preface Introduction: Why Learn About Forgiveness and Forgiveness Therapy? Part I Forgiveness as a Key to Healing in Psychotherapy Chapter 1 Forgiveness Therapy: An Overview Chapter 2 Deepening the Understanding of Forgiveness Chapter 3 What Forgiveness Is Not Chapter 4 The Process Model of Forgiveness Therapy Chapter 5 Empirical Validation of the Process Model of Forgiveness Part II Forgiveness Therapy Within Specific Disorders and Populations Chapter 6 Forgiveness Therapy in Depressive Disorders Chapter 7 Forgiveness Therapy in Bipolar Disorders Chapter 8 Forgiveness Therapy in Anxiety Disorders Chapter 9 Forgiveness Therapy in Addictive Disorders Chapter 10 Forgiveness Therapy in Child and Adolescent Disorders Chapter 11 Forgiveness Therapy in Marital and Family Relationships Part III Education, Measurement, and Going Deeper Within Forgiveness Therapy Chapter 12 Forgiveness Education Chapter 13 Measures of Interpersonal Forgiveness Chapter 14 Skeptical Views of Forgiveness Chapter 15 Moral, Philosophical, and Religious Roots of Forgiveness Chapter 16 The Client’s and Therapist’s Legacy Appendix: International Forgiveness Institute References Index About the Authors "In its second edition, Helping Clients Forgive, now retitled Forgiveness Therapy, benefits from more than a decade of new research into the innovative and growing field of forgiveness therapy. Forgiveness has been found to be a pivotal process in helping clients resolve anger over betrayals, relieve depression and anxiety, and restore peace of mind. For 30 years, the authors have pioneered these techniques, and here explain the process of forgiveness in psychotherapy in a way that can be applied by clinicians regardless of their theoretical orientation. With brand new chapters, studies, and models, clinicians will learn how to recognize when forgiveness is an appropriate client goal, how to introduce and explain to clients what forgiveness is and is not, and provide concrete methods to work forgiveness into therapy with individuals, couples and families. This comprehensive volume provides all of the latest research in the roles that anger and forgiveness play in specific emotional disorders and features clinical examples of work with individuals"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved)