In trauma work, forgiveness often comes up with clients. They’ve heard things like “you need to forgive to heal.”
If you’re like most therapists you’re not sure there’s even a clear definition of forgiveness – or what role if any it should play in treatment.
Here’s the thing. If you get forgiveness in therapy wrong you can do a lot of damage … especially if clients think you’re asking them to “let it go”, make peace with an abuser, or that forgiveness is some kind of “required step” on the journey to trauma recovery.
But when explored gently and on the client’s terms – forgiveness can become a powerful tool. The key is knowing if, when, and how to bring it into the work.
Now with this one-day training Amanda Ann Gregory, author of You Don’t Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms will help make it all clear with the clinical insights and practical strategies you need to navigate forgiveness in a way that supports, rather than derails, your clients’ healing.
When you register, you’ll get
Forgiveness will come up in therapy, and you can’t afford to get it wrong.
Register now and get what you need to navigate it with confidence and skill!
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NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 6.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 6.0 credit hours.
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Course Level: Intermediate Format: Synchronous Distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
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PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 6.0 continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement
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This live remote program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886759332-1937 ) for 6.0 continuing education contact hours in Clinical Social Work.
This course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
This course offers 6.0 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.
PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses in full attendance will earn 6.25 contact hours. Partial contact hours will be awarded for partial attendance.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Forgiveness in Trauma Therapy (1.7 MB) | 73 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Extra Handout - Journal (405.1 KB) | 13 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Extra Handout - Discussion Guide (338.2 KB) | 4 Pages | Available after Purchase |
For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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