CME Sponsor:
National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

Course Instructors/Directors:
Donald H. Baucom, PhD; Douglas K. Snyder, PhD; and Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD

Number of Credits:
8 hours CE

Cost:
Book and Online Test $89
Online Test Only $80

Detailed Description:
The authors discuss a 3-stage model of therapeutic treatment for couples that are impacted by an affair. During the first stage of recovery, the impact stage, the couple attempts to understand what has happened. The second stage of recovery is called the meaning stage. During this stage, the couple explores in more depth why the affair occurred. During the third stage of recovery, the moving-on stage, the couple learns to move past the event and not let it control their lives. The authors detail each of the three stages and give therapists techniques and methods for conducting an initial assessment, increasing the collaborative relationship, and helping the couples feel safe to communicate openly during the sessions.

Learning Objectives:
  1. The three-stage model of therapeutic treatment of couples impacted by an affair
  2. Special considerations when working with a couple where a long-term affair was conducted by the partner
  3. How to conduct an initial assessment with a couple who is struggling with an affair
  4. How to establish boundaries and a “safe” environment during therapy sessions with couples
  5. Potential factors that can contribute to a partner beginning and/or maintaining an affair
  6. Potential ways that the injured partner contributes to the potential of an affair
  7. How to create a formulation of how the affair occurred, and how to share that information with the couple
  8. Factors couples should consider when deciding whether to continue or end the relationship
Intended Audience:
This course is accredited for psychologists, school psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and addiction professionals.

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