Exploring Forgiveness in Counseling

Exploring Forgiveness in Counseling

For this discussion, we consider what it means to forgive. Chapter 29 in King and Ford’s (2024) and Chapter 4 of Neff and McMinn’s (2020) textbooks discuss the meaning and concepts of forgiveness, reconciliation, and atonement. Students should carefully review both chapters to gain an understanding of the differences between forgiveness from a psychological viewpoint and the Christian virtue of forgiveness. These concepts and principles provide counselors with a framework for assisting clients who struggle with forgiving themselves and others.

In your initial discussion post:

1. Provide a three to four-sentence paragraph that explains your understanding of what it means to forgive.
2. When considering the psychology and theology of forgiveness, identify and describe a core belief that you hold to be true about human forgiveness versus divine forgiveness3. Neff and McMinn (Hard copy, 2020, pp. 150 – 155 or E-Book, pp. 182 – 188) described three dominant metaphors for Christ’s saving work.

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Choose one of the three atonement theories that mostly align with your understanding of atonement. Explain how you might use your theory of choice in a counseling setting and why atonement matters for psychotherapists, Christian counselors, and clients. ATTACHED

Exploring Forgiveness in Counseling

Make sure to include appropriate concepts from the class sources, previous courses you may have taken, passages of Scripture that directly relate to the concept, or ethical considerations from the ACA Code of Ethics (2014) and cite correctly, per current APA format.

For this discussion, we consider what it means to forgive. Chapter 29 in King and Ford’s (2024) and Chapter 4 of Neff and McMinn’s (2020) textbooks discuss the meaning and concepts of forgiveness, reconciliation, and atonement. Students should carefully review both chapters to gain an understanding of the differences between forgiveness from a psychological viewpoint and the Christian virtue of forgiveness. These concepts and principles provide counselors with a framework for assisting clients who struggle with forgiving themselves and others.