THE USE OF A DECISION-BASED FORGIVENESS INTERVENTION WITHIN INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILY-THERAPY

The intervention presented here links intergenerational theory and the rapy 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 eff ective in breaking dysfunctional patterns from the past that have been carried into the new family. Long-term effects of forgiveness are ana lysed through a case study that includes a six-year follow-up of a fam ily-of-origin forgiveness intervention.