CME Sponsor: 

National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)


Course Directors/Instructors:
Steven R. H. Beach, Ph.D. (Ed)
Cost:
Material Includes Test Only $69

Number of Credits: 
8 hours CE

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Detailed Description:

A synthesis of the data describing present research on the course of marital distress and depression. Discusses the bidirectional nature of depression and marital dissatisfaction, lists the risks for psychopathology in children of depressed parents, and describes a protocol for behavioral marital therapy for depression.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the association of depressiona and marital dissatisfaction
  • Identify the effects of parental depression on family functioning
  • Describe self-verification theory
  • Identify appropriate, effective treatments for marital dissatisfaction
  • Identify the relationship between marital dissatisfaction and partner abuse