Trauma and Self-Forgiveness

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D.

Training Description

When youth experience trauma they may experience high amounts of guilt and shame. They may even blame themselves for what their abuse. This training will focus on an important aspect of one’s healing journey – self-forgiveness. You will learn why self-forgiveness is important (especially for foster youth who have experienced enough trauma to be removed from their homes) and how to support youth with forgiving themselves.

Learning Objectives

·  Participants will be able to define self-forgiveness.

·  Participants will be able to identify at least one strategy to support youth/transitional age youth with self-forgiveness.