Cyberspace: The New Frontier of Infidelity Course Objectives

Course Syllabus

Cyberspace: The New Frontier of Infidelity–3 CE’s Developed by Dr. Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT

Description of Presentation

The advances in technology and the evolution of new mediums for social interactions has been a powerful external force with great influence on couples’ interactions in committed relationships. These technological advances have positive and negative effects on dyads and the quality of their relationships. The significant impact of such advances on dyadic interactions warrants a further exploration of its link to infidelity.

This course explores the unique treatment challenges of cyber infidelity as well as the different signs and outlets for unfaithful, online behavior. This is a must-have course for counselors who are interested in keeping up with the recent technological advancements and their impacts on their clients’ relationships.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to identify four ways in which technological advances increase access to and opportunity for infidelity behavior.
2. Participants will be able to list two factors contributing to the lack of agreed upon boundaries for online behavior.
3. Participants will be able to identify three targeted mediums for infidelity.
4. Participants will be able to list three non-targeted mediums for infidelity.
5. Participants will be able to list four signs of online infidelity behavior.
6. Participants will be able to identify four unique therapeutic challenges related to online infidelity.

Course Outline

• Background Information
• Defining infidelity
• Relationship between advances in technology and infidelity behavior
• Outlet for cyber infidelity
• Unique treatment challenges to cyber infidelity

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 180 minutes.

Topic Area

Clinical Practice

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

07/27/2020

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.