Perspectives on Forgiveness: Clinical Implications

Target audience and instructional level of this voice: intermediate

Clinicians see many clients hurt by interpersonal transgressions. Forgiveness is an approach that some clients will choose to pursue, and evidence indicates forgiveness can contribute to numerous positive outcomes. This course provides an outline of three approaches to forgiveness. In addition, the issue of forgetting is addressed in thought provoking and novel ways for clinicians to consider.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will:

• identify and compare three approaches to forgiveness.
• describe potential clinical implications of a focus on forgiveness.
• summarize new ways to think about forgetting and its potential relationship to forgiveness.

Lisa Cosgrove, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling and School Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Varda Konstam, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Counseling and School Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Boston

Robert Enright, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Wisconsin Department of Educational Psychology

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