I am a hospice worker and I am considering doing forgiveness education work with some of the patients who have family injustices, some of which happened years ago. Have you ever done work like this in a hospice context? What is your opinion of my starting such a program?
Yes, Dr. Mary Hansen and colleagues published a journal article in 2009 in which hospice patients forgave family members. The results showed that they increased in their hope for the future as some of them drew family members to their bedside and reconciled prior to their passing. Here is a link to that article:
Hansen, M.J., Enright. R.D., Baskin, T.W., & Klatt, J. (2009). A palliative care intervention in forgiveness therapy for elderly terminally-ill cancer patients. Journal of Palliative Care, 25, 51-60.
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