Over recent decades, Emotion-Focused Therapy, aging, and forgiveness have garnered significant attention in the field of psychology. However, there is a lack of studies on Emotion-Focused Therapy and forgiveness specifically tailored for older adults. This article describes a protocol to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Emotion-Focused Therapy for the resolution of emotional injury in individuals over the age of 65 in the context of interpersonal offenses. The study is structured as a two-arm, parallel-group randomized trial with a waiting list control. We propose recruiting a sample of 70 participants, randomly assigned to either an immediate intervention group, which will receive Emotion-Focused Therapy over twelve weekly sessions, or a control group that will receive the same therapy after a twelve-week waiting period. Data will be collected in the beginning, middle, and at the end of therapy, and in two planned follow-ups (three and six months after therapy). Once this protocol is implemented, if the therapy proves to be feasible, acceptable, and shows promising results, the findings will inform a large-scale randomized clinical trial to advance the understanding of psychotherapy.
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Enright Forgiveness Inventory-EFI
Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks
Letting Go (assessed through the Letting Go Measure; Greenberg et al., 2008):
Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks
The Unfinished Business Feelings and Needs Scale (UFB FN-Greenberg et al., 2008;)
Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks