Children: The Invisible Victims of Affairs Course Objectives

Course Syllabus

Children: The Invisible Victims of Affairs–2 CEs Developed by Dr. Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT

Description of Presentation

The offspring of couples dealing with infidelity are often forgotten in the treatment planning process of infidelity. This course explores the short-term and long-term impact caused by the discovery of parental infidelity and the needed strategies for providing effective treatment for the family unit. This course is recommended for counselors of all levels. Completing this course will broaden the participants’ understanding of the impact of parental infidelity on offspring and the family unit.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to list three short-term impacts of infidelity on offspring.
2. Participants will be able to identify two long-term impacts of infidelity on offspring.
3. Participants will be able o list three roles the counselor plays with clients that have been exposed to parental infidelity.

Course Outline

• Background Information
• Causes of Infidelity
• Short-term and Long-term Impact of Infidelity on Offspring
• Signs of the Short-term and Long-term Impact of Infidelity on the Offspring
• The Counselor’s Role

Level of Learning

Introductory: New to topic

Instructor–Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT

Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist (#49918) recognized as a leading expert in the field of infidelity counseling. He is the author of Infidelity: The Best Worst Thing that Could Happen to Your Marriage and Unfaithful & Unrepentant: Affairs Beyond the Hope of Repair, and the founder of the Infidelity Counseling Center. His research interests and clinical work are focused on identifying the causes of infidelity and providing the best treatment for recovery from its impact. He developed Systematic Affair Recovery Therapy (SART)™, a method of infidelity counseling that has helped hundreds of couples navigate the challenges of the healing journey from affairs. Dr. Alsaleem is an international lecturer and speaker. His engaging talks have helped many counselors broaden their understanding of infidelity and gain the necessary clinical tools to help their clients recover from affairs.

Additional Information

Format and Length

Recorded video format (non-interactive). Total running time 127 minutes.

Topic Area

Clinical Practice, Family Counseling

Completion Requirements

To obtain your CE Certificate, you must complete all course segments, satisfaction survey, and pass with a score of 70% or higher on the course completion quiz.

Who Should Attend

Marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, educational psychologists, and professional clinical counselors. Licensing status or degree completion is not required.

Enrollment Period

Open ended.

Publication and Review Dates

April 15, 2020

Conflict of Interest Statement

There is no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support for this course. This course was developed and funded solely by Dr. Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT.