Forgiveness as a Therapeutic Process

A Workshop for LPCs, ALCs, Social Workers, Psychologists, Addiction Counselors and other Mental Health Clinicians

​Presented by Andrea Mathews, MA, LPC

Friday, May 24, 2019
9 am - 1:30 pm
4 NBCC contact hours  |  4 ABSWE contact hours

Homewood Public Library
1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209
Register Online  $50 before 5/22/19
Register Online  $65 after 5/22/19
Register at the Door  $75  
​  (Cash or Check ONLY at the door!)
Registration begins at 8:30 am. 
Before 5/22/19
After 5/22/19
To the patient it is nothing less than a revelation when, from the hidden depths of the psyche, something​ arises to confront him-- something strange that  is not the “I” and is therefore beyond the reach of personal caprice. He has gained access to the sources of psychic life, and this marks the beginning of the cure. —Carl Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
Discussions about forgiveness are generally held only in religious or spiritual settings. In most religions, forgiveness is commonly seen as an important component of communion with the divine.  Is it possible that forgiveness may also be an important component of the therapeutic endeavor? If so, how can we, as clinicians facilitate a healthy forgiveness process, while remaining within the parameters of ethics and the core competencies for addressing religious and spiritual issues?

​OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
  • Participants will learn about forgiveness as seen from the perspective of several of the world’s religions.
  • Participants will learn several psychological theories on forgiveness.
  • Participants will demonstrate an understanding of forgiveness as a transpersonal transformative process.
  • Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the stages of forgiveness.
  • Participants will demonstrate an understanding of how a therapist may facilitate forgiveness.
Andrea Mathews, LPC, LLC, has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6031. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Andrea Mathews, LPC, LLC, is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Refund Policy:  Notifications requiring refunds which arrive before 10 days prior to the workshop or event will be honored.

Past Workshops

Trauma, Spirituality & Therapy  / February 8, 2019
Transpersonal Counseling  / December 4, 2018
Counseling the Victim Mentality / August 3, 2018
Counseling the Black Sheep / May 18, 2018
Assessment for Spiritual Problems / March 6, 2018
​Spiritual Abuse / December 15, 2017
​Forgiveness As a Therapeutic Process / August 18, 2017
Counseling the Victim Identity / May 19, 2017 
Ethics and the Treatment of Spiritual Problems / February 24, 2017 
Transpersonal Therapy / January 13, 2017 
Counseling the 'Black Sheep / December 9, 2016
Spiritual Abuse / October 7, 2016
Therapeutic Tools for Treating Spiritual Problems / August 5, 2016
Ethics and the Treatment of the LGBTQ Population / July 15, 2016
Assessment for Spiritual Problems / June 10, 2016
Ethics and the Treatment of Spiritual Problems / March 11, 2016
​Forgiveness As a Therapeutic Process / January 8, 2016
The Soul of Therapy / August 14, 2015
Ethics and the Treatment of Spiritual Problems / May 15, 2015
​Therapeutic Tools: Identity and Spiritual Problems / February 27, 2015
Therapeutic Tools for Spiritual Problems / December 5, 2014
Spiritual Assessment & Treatment Tools / September 19, 2014