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| Mindfulness-based forgiveness groups for older adults | | Author(s) | Mariko A Foulk, Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, James Fitzgerald |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 60, no 8, November 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, November 2017 |
| Pages | pp 661-675 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Self esteem ; Adjustment ; Attitude ; Group work ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Interventions that enable individuals to be more forgiving toward themselves and others are important for older adults. This article describes a group intervention for adults aged 60 or older that integrates forgiveness-related skills with a mindfulness approach. The Mindfulness-based Forgiveness Group was designed to meet for eight sessions. The skills taught included: recognising one's own expectations and unenforceable rules; broadening one's perspectives about the context of the transgression; and discovering positive intentions through exercises as well as a variety of meditations to cultivate mindfulness, self-compassion and forgiveness. Data from five Mindfulness-Based Forgiveness Groups were collected. Based on pre- and post-test measures, analyses indicate that participants improved significantly in relation to forgiveness, mindfulness or self-compassion, and mental health. Using qualitative post-test data from participants, the authors identify elements of the intervention that appear to be helpful. Suggestions are provided for social workers seeking to replicate and build upon this promising intervention. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180105217 A |
| Classmark | DPA: DR: DP: IGG: 4UC: 7T |
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