Plagues, Politics, and Relationship Vulnerability Course Objectives

Course Syllabus

Plagues, Politics, and Relationship Vulnerability 2CEs Developed by Dr. Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT

Description of Presentation

Relationships are similar to organisms in the sense that they are dynamic and influenced by the socio environmental sphere they inhabit. We live in a world that is in a constant state of flux. Every day, we experience major global events that shape our worldviews and impact our daily lives and social interactions. The impact is often reflected in the quality and quantity of our dyadic interactions with our significant others. The most recent evidence of such an impact was clearly illustrated in how the pandemic and political schism affected relationship vulnerability and increased the potential for infidelity behaviors.

Learning Objectives

This workshop was created to help clinicians understand the impact of global events on the various etiological factors of infidelity. Understanding the relationship between global events and relationship vulnerability will help clinicians broaden the scope of their clinical formulation and assessment of emotional and sexual affairs.

1. Participants will identify three types of global events that can increase relationship vulnerability.
2. Participants will be able to list three etiological factors of infidelity that are impacted by global events.
3. Participants will be able to list two different correlates between global events, occupational stressors, and relationship vulnerability.
4. Participants will identify three different ways that global events impact access to services and quality of care.

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)  2:03:32 Hours.

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

11/21/2021

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.