Towards the incorporation of forgiveness therapy in healing the complex trauma of parental incarceration
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2012
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Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Abstract
This paper explores the potential contribution of forgiveness therapy to
the treatment of minor children who have experienced the adversities associated
with parental incarceration. Theoretical perspectives on the imprisonment of parents
and on forgiveness, and a survey of existing forgiveness therapy (FT) models points
to the utility of this therapeutic modality. DiBlasio’s family based conjoint model of
forgiveness therapy is delineated and case illustrations of its application with
children of incarcerated parents are presented. The possibility of forgiveness therapy
facilitating successful family reentry is discussed, along with important limitations
and contraindications of FT with youngsters whose parents are involved in the
criminal justice system. Implications of forgiveness therapy for the field of practice
of child and adolescent social work are considered.
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complex trauma, forgiveness therapy, treatment
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Lander, I. (2012). Towards the incorporation of forgiveness therapy in healing the complex trauma of parental incarceration. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 29(1), 1-19.