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The use of a decision‐based forgiveness intervention within intergenerational family therapy
Author(s) -
DiBlasio Frederick A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6427.00069
Subject(s) - forgiveness , dysfunctional family , intervention (counseling) , psychology , psychotherapist , family therapy , perspective (graphical) , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , computer science , artificial intelligence
The intervention presented here links intergenerational theory and therapy with a step‐by‐step forgiveness strategy. Forgiveness is defined from a cognitive perspective so that it can be applied within a family‐of‐origin session. In practice, the forgiveness strategy has been effective in breaking dysfunctional patterns from the past that have been carried into the new family. Long‐term effects of forgiveness are analysed through a case study that includes a six‐year follow‐up of a family‐of‐origin forgiveness intervention.