SART™ Level 1 Training: Foundation & Principles Course Objectives

Learning Objectives

Part 1: Infidelity as a Construct & Limitations of Other Treatment Models

• Participants will be able to identify three limitations of the current treatment models available.
• Participants will be able to list three terms researchers have used to discuss the construct of infidelity.
• Participants will be able to identify three contributing factors to the fact that the operational definitions of infidelity in the current literature are based on heterosexual normatives.
• Participants will be able to list two reasons why it is important to have an agreed upon definition of infidelity when working with infidelity clients.

Part 2: Infidelity Types, Causes, and Group Factors

• Participants will be able to identify three types of infidelity.
• Participants will be able to list two reasons emotional infidelity can be more difficult to operationally define than sexual infidelity.
• Participants will be able to identify four unique treatment challenges to virtual affairs.
• Participants will be able to list three explanations for infidelity behavior from the Evolutionary Biology perspective
• Participants will be able to identify three ways in which Evolutionary Biologists support their argument for infidelity behavior.
• Participants will be able to identify three dyadic factors contributing to infidelity from the psychological perspective.
• Participants will be able to list three individual factors contributing to infidelity from the psychological perspective.
• Participants will be able to identify three sociological protective factors against infidelity behavior.

Part 3: Assessment & Informed Consent

• Participants will be able to identify five risky behaviors that are caused by the intense emotions that the discovery of infidelity evoke.
• Participants will be able to list three areas of risk assessment.
• Participants will be able to identify three components essential to informed consent.
• Participants will be able to list three areas of emphasis that must be discussed in regard to the treatment structure during the informed consent.
• Participants will be able to list three important potential risks that must be highlighted to clients during the informed consent.
• Participants will be able to identify eight areas of needed data for clinical formulation.

Part 4: The First Milestone: Setting the Stage for Healing

• Participants will be able to identify three common mistakes that take place when clients fail to process infidelity after discovery.
• Participants will be able to list three steps for achieving the clinical objective of creating the optimal environment for recovery.
• Participants will be able to identify three main logistics on which therapists need to help clients agree on to create an optimal environment for recovery.
• Participants will be able to list three important reasons it is recommended clients should live together while engaged in the therapy process post the discovery of the affair.
• Participants will be able to list four common reasons that compel clients to tell others about the discovery of the affair.
• Participants will be able to identify three motivators for the betrayed to reach out to the third party.
• Participants will be able to list three motivators for the unfaithful to reach out to the third party.
• Participants will be able to identify three challenges a therapist must help their clients to anticipate and prepare for during the setting the stage for healing milestone.

Part 5: The Second Milestone: Getting the Story (Proactive Transparency & Suspension of Disbelief)

• Participants will be able to identify the three main elements of the Trifecta of Truth needed to get the true narrative of the affair.
• Participants will be able to list two barriers to proactive transparency.
• Participants will be able to identify three agreements clients must adhere to in order to get the true narrative of the affair and to recover.
• Participants will be able to list three ways the therapist can help their clients to suspend their disbelief while getting the true narrative of the affair.

Part 6: The Second Milestone: Getting the Story (Content Control)

• Participants will be able to identify two interventions the therapist can use to control the content of the narrative being told.
• Participants will be able to list five factors used to understand the parameter of what is considered appropriate questions for the betrayed to ask the unfaithful about the affair narrative.
• Participants will be able to identify the two goals clients must achieve in order to end the cycle of interrogation and questioning the story.
• Participants will be able to list four important messages to convey to the clients during the “getting the story” milestone.

Part 7: The Third Milestone: Acknowledging the Impact

• Participants will be able to identify three benefits of acknowledging the impact of infidelity.
• Participants will be able to list three physical, tangible impacts of infidelity.
• Participants will be able to identify three impacts of anger from the betrayed’s perspective.
• Participants will be able to list three impacts of anger from the unfaithful’s perspective.
• Participants will be able to list three main elements needed to acknowledge the impact of infidelity successfully.
• Participants will be able to identify three clinical challenges encountered during acknowledging the impact milestone.

Part 8: The Fourth Milestone: Choosing a Path

• Participants will be able to identify five reasons couples get stuck when choosing a path for recovery from infidelity.
• Participants will be able to list four areas of assessment that can help clients choose a path for recovery.
• Participants will be able to identify two ingredients needed for success if clients choose to heal together rather than separately.

Part 9: The Fifth Milestone: Creating a Plan of Action

• Participants will be able to identify three prerequisites for the plan of action.
• Participants will be able to list three qualities of a successful plan of action.
• Participants will be able to identify four main elements needed for a successful plan of action for separation.
• Participants will be able to list three main elements needed for a successful plan of action for rebuilding the relationship.
• Participants will be able to list two short-term goals for a plan of rebuilding.

Part 10: The Sixth Milestone: Implementation and Healing Pains & The Seventh Milestone: Sustainability

• Participants will be able to identify four rules for the successful implementation of a plan of rebuilding and recovery.
• Participants will be able to list three benefits to the rule: reevaluate and make adjustments.
• Participants will be able to identify two important aspects that clients must consider prior to making any changes to the plan of rebuilding.
• Participants will be able to list four signs of the healing pain of Post Affair Stress Disorder (PASD).
• Participants will be able to list three emotional barriers for resuming sexual intimacy.
• Participants will be able to identify four healing pains to recovery.
• Participants will be able to list three aspects important to utilize in the prevention and intervention measurements in the sustainability plan.
• Participants will be able to identify three tools for preventative measures of sustainability.

Part 11: Clinical Challenges & Unique Cases

• Participants will be able to identify three examples of challenges related to having multiple treatment units.
• Participants will be able to list three examples of pre-infidelity issues.
• Participants will be able to identify three examples of post-infidelity issues.
• Participants will be able to list four adjunct services professionals that can aid in providing comprehensive care.
• Participants will be able to list four therapist factors one must deal with while working with infidelity.
• Participants will be able to identify three unique clinical challenges therapists may encounter while working with clients dealing with personality disorders.
• Participants will be able to identify three unique clinical challenges therapists may encounter while working with clients dealing with addiction.
• Participants will be able to identify three unique clinical challenges therapists may encounter while working with clients dealing with emotionally fragile clients.
• Participants will be able to list five unique clinical challenges therapists may encounter when working with with clients dealing with love triangles.