Self-Forgiveness Interventions in Therapy 1/30/26

CEU Creations presents:
Self-Forgiveness Interventions in Therapy 1/30/26

FEATURING:

• Practical strategies to guide clients through the Four Rs of Self-Forgiveness
• Real-life stories and clinical tools to help clients move beyond guilt and shame toward improved mental health, relationships, and self-acceptance

EVENT INFO:

Friday, January 30, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eastern time
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.

COST:

Registration: $99.99
Unlimited CE Bundle Members: FREE

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 5 Clinical CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 5 Contact hours
Psychologists
APA – 5 CE credits
Counselors
NBCC ACEP – 5 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 5 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals
NAADAC – 5 Contact hours Pending
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 5 Contact hours
Case Managers
CCMC – 5 Contact hours

Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.

Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers

Counseling Skill Group:
3. Treatment Plan
4. Counseling Services

OVERVIEW:

This training explores the process of self-forgiveness, focusing on how individuals can move forward after causing harm to others. Drawing on current research and clinical practice, the program examines the Four Rs of Self-Forgiveness—Responsibility, Remorse, Restoration, and Renewal—as a framework for guiding clients from being stuck in guilt and shame toward emotional healing and self-acceptance. Each component will be illustrated through personal stories and clinical vignettes, with practical interventions provided for promoting and practicing each stage.

Participants will learn strategies to help individuals acknowledge harm without defensiveness, process healthy remorse, take meaningful steps to repair damage, and embrace personal growth and resilience. By breaking down the self-forgiveness process into actionable steps, this training aims to equip professionals with tools that can improve mental health outcomes, strengthen relationships, and foster greater overall well-being.

OBJECTIVES:

By attending this training, you will be able to:

• Define self-forgiveness in a way that helps direct work with people who are seeking to forgive themselves for hurting others.
• Describe each of the Four Rs of Self-Forgiveness: Responsibility, Remorse, Restoration, and Renewal
• Identify at least one intervention to help promote each of the Four Rs.
• Identify three specific ways to integrate self-forgiveness interventions into ongoing psychotherapy or counseling practice with clients.
• Describe three contraindications for doing self-forgiveness work with clients.

AGENDA (all times are Eastern):

11:45 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. Log in and Networking
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Self-Forgiveness Interventions in Therapy | Nathaniel G. Wade, PhD
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Midway Reset
3:40 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Self-Forgiveness Interventions in Therapy | Nathaniel G. Wade, PhD

PRESENTER BIO:

Nathaniel G. Wade, PhD, Iowa State University

Following his undergrad graduation, Dr. Wade worked for 4 years as an addictions counselor in both an abstinence-based agency and a methadone clinic. He then went to graduate school for counseling psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He finished his PhD in 2003 and joined the Iowa State faculty that same year. He is now associate chair and professor of psychology at Iowa State and founding director of Network Community Counseling Services. He is a licensed psychologist in the state of Iowa and a certified group psychotherapist.

Nathaniel’s research interests center on the processes and outcomes of psychotherapy. Specifically, he has worked to develop and test interventions to promote forgiveness, to understand the impact of integrating religion and spirituality into psychotherapy, and to reduce the stigma associated with seeking counseling. His most recent interest is integrating exercise into psychotherapy. He has published three edited books, over 100 scholarly articles and chapters, and has received over 7 million in grant funding. He is an APA fellow of two divisions: Group Psychology and Psychotherapy, and the Society of Counseling Psychology.
When not working, he enjoys spending time with family, hiking in the mountains of New England, listening to podcasts and audiobooks while working outside, and playing soccer each week with the “over-the-hill” crowd.

COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:

To ensure you are ready to participate, please review these tips and tricks to ensure a better webinar experience.

This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.

You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.

To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.

POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.

Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

FINE PRINT

SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 5 Clinical continuing education credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 5 Contact hours.

PSYCHOLOGISTS: 5 CE Credits
CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

COUNSELORS: 5 Contact hours
 CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 5 Contact hours.

ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS:  This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 5 CEs. NAADAC Provider #324725, CEU Creations is responsible for all aspects of its programming. 

NURSES: 5 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.

Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.  

Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.

Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.