How To Forgive
How To Forgive is an information handout designed to help clients understand and consider the process of forgiveness.
How To Forgive
This How To Forgive tool explains what forgiveness means and what it involves. It offers practical suggestions for moving on from past hurts and can help you decide whether forgiveness is the right choice for you.
Overview
Everyone experiences interpersonal hurts, including acts of omission (e.g., being neglected) and acts of commission (e.g., intentional or unintentional harm). People respond to these transgressions in different ways, such as seeking justice, “letting go” of the offence, or choosing to forgive the wrongdoer. Research indicates that forgiveness is a helpful way to cope with offences, and it can be supported using forgiveness interventions. Based on Wade and Worthington’s (2005) ‘common ingredients’ of forgiveness therapies, this information handout describes what forgiveness is and what it entails. It is designed to help clients understand the process of forgiveness, so they can decide whether it is the approach they wish to take.
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