A Home Study Continuing Education Course for
Psychologists, Marriage and Family
Therapists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors
Handbook
of the Clinical Treatment of Infidelity
F. Piercy, Ph.D., K. Hertlein, Ph.D., and J. Wetchler, Ph.D., Eds. 2005. 213 Pages
7 Hours CE Credits
40 Questions: True/False and Multiple Choice
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This course examines issues, circumstances, and treatment approaches related to infidelity. Issues include definitions of infidelity, impact on relationships (between couples, families, and social support networks), and psychological effects. Marriages and dating relationships are addressed, and well as circumstances including long-term affairs, short term interludes, internet liaisons, gay lifestyles, and extra-dyadic relationships. Treatment models include Emotionally Focused Therapy, use of apology and forgiveness, individual and group therapy, and family therapy. Psychological effects, such as splitting, emotional trauma, guilt, loss of self esteem, and attachment dilemmas are discussed.
Learning Objectives:
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List the key concepts of treatment for infidelity.
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Describe how to utilize treatment strategies from seven clinical models for treating infidelity.
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Discuss how to apply treatment strategies to diverse circumstances and lifestyles.
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Recite the unique destructive aspects of online cheating.
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Identify important stages in resolving relationship injuries.
Course Outline:
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Infidelity: An overview
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Broken Bonds: An Emotionally Focused Approach to Infidelity
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Undercurrents
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Healing the Wounds of Infidelity Through the Healing Power of Apology and Forgiveness
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Split-Self Affairs and Their Treatment
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Marital Infidelity: The Effects of Delayed Traumatic Reaction
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"Accusatory Suffering" in the Offended Spouse
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Helping a Couple Move Through the Painful and Pernicious Effects of Infidelity
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Taking the Good with the Bad: Applying Klein's Work to Further Our Understandings of Cyber-Cheating
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Cyber-Affairs: "What's the Big Deal?" Therapeutic Considerations
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The Relationship, if Any, Between Marriage and Infidelity
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A Family Systems Approach to Working with Sexually Open Gay Male Couples
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Your Cheatin' Heart: Myths and Absurdities About Extradyadic Relationships
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Internet Infidelity: A Multi-Phase Delphi Study