Upon completion of CSAT Module 2, candidates will be able to:

1. Identify six categories of impact of compulsive and addictive sexual behaviors on a betrayed partner client using the Inventory for Partner Attachment, Sex and Trauma assessment.

2. Describe the impact of compulsive sexual behavior disorder on partner sexuality through applying and evaluating the Partner Sexuality Survey.

3. Apply the Trauma Model for partners of compulsive sex users and distinguish four reasons it’s preferable to using older models.

4. Integrate five affect regulation strategies practiced through experiential role plays into work with dysregulated clients.

5. Name five differences between Discovery and Disclosure and assess for the damage caused by the staggered disclosure process.

6. List and define the six stages of recovery for the partner and implement into a treatment plan.

7. Identify seven strategies for developing a therapeutic alliance with a partner who is struggling with betrayal trauma.

8. Prepare and carry out a structured format to facilitate disclosures of infidelity secrets by the individual struggling with compulsive sexual behavior to the partner in early recovery to promote honesty and work towards healing in a relationship.

9. Identify and apply specific strategies in the disclosure process to create safety for both parties and protect the partner from further trauma.

10. Assess for contraindications for disclosure in couples struggling with compulsive sexual behavior.

11. Design a plan for navigating challenges when problems arise during the disclosure process.

12. Evaluate research on disclosure to partners and integrate research findings into disclosure plan.

13. Identify the far-reaching psychological impact compulsive sexual behavior can have on children and name four strategies to protect them from trauma.

14. Evaluate research on disclosure to children and apply to clinical scenarios.

15. Determine the structure of addictive family systems in the context of systems theory.

16. Implement instructions and workbook exercises to support addicts and partners in identifying and evaluating boundaries for themselves and also for the coupleship in the treatment process.

17. Identify complex trauma and be able to apply treatment protocols for partners who struggle with both betrayal trauma and complex trauma.

18. Implement the seven strategies of the Support Model and additional clinical exercises in order to support the acting out partner in his/her ability to respond to betrayal trauma in a sensitive manner and provide support for the relationship.

19. Apply the collaborative model for couples therapy with compulsive sexual behavior disorder, and cite five examples illustrating the importance of chronology of treatment in couples therapy with couples struggling with compulsive and addictive sexual behaviors.

20. Identify and implement interventions for healing wounded couples post betrayal, such as the emotional impact letter and the emotional restitution letter.

21. Cite four examples of guidelines for intervening with other extended family members, such as children, adult children, parents, siblings and other close family members.

22. Describe five guidelines and strategies to use when facilitating group therapy with betrayed partners.

23. Identify the 12 step support groups for partners (S-anon, COSA, POSA), their models and when/ if a referral into these group would be helpful.

24. Apply strategies for intervening and confronting clients on inappropriate boundaries.

25. Identify eight goals and eight guidelines of therapeutic separation and determine when therapeutic separation may be beneficial for couple’s healing work.

26. Evaluate the theory of Karpman’s Triangle in the context of addicts and partners and cite the three roles which make up the triangle.

27. Apply knowledge of the Karpman’s Triangle as an experiential intervention to use with distressed couples.

28. Integrate knowledge from working with case examples into creating a treatment plan for the acting out partner and betrayed partner.

29. Determine ethical issues in family and couples therapy, especially around secrets and the therapist’s role (individual vs couples’ therapist) and defining the parameters of confidentiality.

30. Apply model of ethical decision making and implement practice solving ethical dilemma scenarios using this model.

1. Provide mental health professionals with an opportunity for professional growth and to expand their scope of practice.
2. Promote professional knowledge and training regarding multiple addictions, addiction interaction, and the neurobiology of the reward circuit system.
3. Expand participants’ understanding of sexual health and positive sexual reintegration.
4. Educate participants on current research related to how trauma impacts the brain, its correlation with shame, and the function of shame in the cycle of compulsivity and addiction.
5. Encourage communication and collaboration among treatment models and available resources.
6. Expand participants’ ability to provide accurate treatment diagnosis and care plan for clients.
7. Promote insight around self-as-therapist and comprehensive understanding of clinical intervention exercises through participant’s own completion of workbook exercises and processing in groups.
8. Further the development of clinical skills through an interactive training approach, which participants can put directly into practice following the training.

1. Impact of discovery of compulsive and addictive sexual behaviors
   1. Six stage model of recovery: Developing Stage, Crisis/Decision/Information Gathering, Shock Stage, Grief Stage, Repair Stage, Growth Stage
   2. Understanding sexual betrayal from a trauma model framework
   3. Clinical studies identifying common symptoms of attachment trauma
   4. Understanding diagnostic criteria for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other specified trauma/stressor related disorder (309.89) as outlined by the DSM-V and how to classify differential diagnoses
   5. Loss of trust in self and others
2. Treatment Considerations
   1. Prioritizing safety and stability
   2. Emotion regulation tools and managing triggers
   3. Establishing boundaries and support
   4. Complex trauma and the role of early life attachments
   5. Betrayal trauma sensitivity training for client with CSBD and model for responding to partner triggers
   6. Facing Heartbreak workbook exercises provide structured guidance and promote depth of insight for the betrayed partner’s recovery process.
   7. Couple’s crisis support
   8. Common ethical issues
3. Disclosure Process
   1. Benefits of disclosure for the betrayed partner, betraying partner, and couple
   2. Understanding the three-step process of disclosure and when disclosure is contraindicated
   3. Prepping both partners on the format and guidelines, guided by the betrayed partner’s need and desire to know.
   4. Determining appropriate disclosure to children
   5. Trauma work for the betrayed partner following disclosure
4. Assessments
   1. Inventory for Partner Attachment,
   2. Stress, and Trauma (IPAST 2.0)
   3. Other assessments
   4. Attachment history

Mental Health Practitioners, Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Certified Addiction Counselors

Breaks and lunch period do not count for Continuing Education (CE) Credit.
*Breaks are approximate times

The Zoom link will be sent the week of the scheduled event to the email address provided on your registration form.

If you do not receive the link within 24 hours of the event please contact support@iitap.com.

30 Total IITAP CE Hours Including | 2 Ethics CEs

• The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. IITAP maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 Credit Hours.
  
  
• This course has been approved by the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #92253. IITAP is responsible for all aspects of the program. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours. Online Interactive for 30 Credit Hours.
  
  
• The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC) and/or Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC). IITAP maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 30 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0224. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0031.Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0060. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. IITAP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This program qualifies for 30 Live-Online Interactive Clock Hours as approved by NBCC Provider #6251.

Upon completion of CSAT Module 2, candidates will be able to:

1. Identify six categories of impact of compulsive and addictive sexual behaviors on a betrayed partner client using the Inventory for Partner Attachment, Sex and Trauma assessment.

2. Describe the impact of compulsive sexual behavior disorder on partner sexuality through applying and evaluating the Partner Sexuality Survey.

3. Apply the Trauma Model for partners of compulsive sex users and distinguish four reasons it’s preferable to using older models.

4. Integrate five affect regulation strategies practiced through experiential role plays into work with dysregulated clients.

5. Name five differences between Discovery and Disclosure and assess for the damage caused by the staggered disclosure process.

6. List and define the six stages of recovery for the partner and implement into a treatment plan.

7. Identify seven strategies for developing a therapeutic alliance with a partner who is struggling with betrayal trauma.

8. Prepare and carry out a structured format to facilitate disclosures of infidelity secrets by the individual struggling with compulsive sexual behavior to the partner in early recovery to promote honesty and work towards healing in a relationship.

9. Identify and apply specific strategies in the disclosure process to create safety for both parties and protect the partner from further trauma.

10. Assess for contraindications for disclosure in couples struggling with compulsive sexual behavior.

11. Design a plan for navigating challenges when problems arise during the disclosure process.

12. Evaluate research on disclosure to partners and integrate research findings into disclosure plan.

13. Identify the far-reaching psychological impact compulsive sexual behavior can have on children and name four strategies to protect them from trauma.

14. Evaluate research on disclosure to children and apply to clinical scenarios.

15. Determine the structure of addictive family systems in the context of systems theory.

16. Implement instructions and workbook exercises to support addicts and partners in identifying and evaluating boundaries for themselves and also for the coupleship in the treatment process.

17. Identify complex trauma and be able to apply treatment protocols for partners who struggle with both betrayal trauma and complex trauma.

18. Implement the seven strategies of the Support Model and additional clinical exercises in order to support the acting out partner in his/her ability to respond to betrayal trauma in a sensitive manner and provide support for the relationship.

19. Apply the collaborative model for couples therapy with compulsive sexual behavior disorder, and cite five examples illustrating the importance of chronology of treatment in couples therapy with couples struggling with compulsive and addictive sexual behaviors.

20. Identify and implement interventions for healing wounded couples post betrayal, such as the emotional impact letter and the emotional restitution letter.

21. Cite four examples of guidelines for intervening with other extended family members, such as children, adult children, parents, siblings and other close family members.

22. Describe five guidelines and strategies to use when facilitating group therapy with betrayed partners.

23. Identify the 12 step support groups for partners (S-anon, COSA, POSA), their models and when/ if a referral into these group would be helpful.

24. Apply strategies for intervening and confronting clients on inappropriate boundaries.

25. Identify eight goals and eight guidelines of therapeutic separation and determine when therapeutic separation may be beneficial for couple’s healing work.

26. Evaluate the theory of Karpman’s Triangle in the context of addicts and partners and cite the three roles which make up the triangle.

27. Apply knowledge of the Karpman’s Triangle as an experiential intervention to use with distressed couples.

28. Integrate knowledge from working with case examples into creating a treatment plan for the acting out partner and betrayed partner.

29. Determine ethical issues in family and couples therapy, especially around secrets and the therapist’s role (individual vs couples’ therapist) and defining the parameters of confidentiality.

30. Apply model of ethical decision making and implement practice solving ethical dilemma scenarios using this model.

1. Provide mental health professionals with an opportunity for professional growth and to expand their scope of practice.
2. Promote professional knowledge and training regarding multiple addictions, addiction interaction, and the neurobiology of the reward circuit system.
3. Expand participants’ understanding of sexual health and positive sexual reintegration.
4. Educate participants on current research related to how trauma impacts the brain, its correlation with shame, and the function of shame in the cycle of compulsivity and addiction.
5. Encourage communication and collaboration among treatment models and available resources.
6. Expand participants’ ability to provide accurate treatment diagnosis and care plan for clients.
7. Promote insight around self-as-therapist and comprehensive understanding of clinical intervention exercises through participant’s own completion of workbook exercises and processing in groups.
8. Further the development of clinical skills through an interactive training approach, which participants can put directly into practice following the training.

1. Impact of discovery of compulsive and addictive sexual behaviors
   1. Six stage model of recovery: Developing Stage, Crisis/Decision/Information Gathering, Shock Stage, Grief Stage, Repair Stage, Growth Stage
   2. Understanding sexual betrayal from a trauma model framework
   3. Clinical studies identifying common symptoms of attachment trauma
   4. Understanding diagnostic criteria for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other specified trauma/stressor related disorder (309.89) as outlined by the DSM-V and how to classify differential diagnoses
   5. Loss of trust in self and others
2. Treatment Considerations
   1. Prioritizing safety and stability
   2. Emotion regulation tools and managing triggers
   3. Establishing boundaries and support
   4. Complex trauma and the role of early life attachments
   5. Betrayal trauma sensitivity training for client with CSBD and model for responding to partner triggers
   6. Facing Heartbreak workbook exercises provide structured guidance and promote depth of insight for the betrayed partner’s recovery process.
   7. Couple’s crisis support
   8. Common ethical issues
3. Disclosure Process
   1. Benefits of disclosure for the betrayed partner, betraying partner, and couple
   2. Understanding the three-step process of disclosure and when disclosure is contraindicated
   3. Prepping both partners on the format and guidelines, guided by the betrayed partner’s need and desire to know.
   4. Determining appropriate disclosure to children
   5. Trauma work for the betrayed partner following disclosure
4. Assessments
   1. Inventory for Partner Attachment,
   2. Stress, and Trauma (IPAST 2.0)
   3. Other assessments
   4. Attachment history

Mental Health Practitioners, Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Certified Addiction Counselors

Breaks and lunch period do not count for Continuing Education (CE) Credit.
*Breaks are approximate times

The Zoom link will be sent the week of the scheduled event to the email address provided on your registration form.

If you do not receive the link within 24 hours of the event please contact support@iitap.com.

30 Total IITAP CE Hours Including | 2 Ethics CEs

• The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. IITAP maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 Credit Hours.
  
  
• This course has been approved by the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #92253. IITAP is responsible for all aspects of the program. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours. Online Interactive for 30 Credit Hours.
  
  
• The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC) and/or Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC). IITAP maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 30 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0224. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0031.Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0060. Training is Live-Online Interactive for 30 contact hours.
  
  
• International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP, LLC) is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. IITAP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This program qualifies for 30 Live-Online Interactive Clock Hours as approved by NBCC Provider #6251.