Content of this course
This course is structured in topics, each covering different themes:
| Topics | Content |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Presents the course structure and learning outcomes and considers personal and professional hopes and expectations for the course. |
| Topic 1 Reflecting on the meanings of affairs | Infidelity is a value-laden word culturally and (potentially) personally. In this section you will consider what this could mean for learning about and working with infidelity. You will also learn what research says about how common infidelity is. |
| Topic 2 Defining infidelity | This section focuses on the varied ways that researchers have defined infidelity. You will also consider what research says about how people in general, people with personal experience of infidelity, and counsellors and psychotherapists define the issue. You will also be supported to further consider how you yourself understand infidelity and what these understandings imply for how you might work with clients. |
| Topic 3 Understanding infidelity | In this section you will discover what a broad swathe of academic theory and research says about infidelity and monogamy. You will also consider research on how practitioners think about infidelity, what factors predict infidelity and what the unique characteristics of online affairs are. |
| Topic 4 Working with infidelity | This section focuses on unpacking the steps in working effectively and confidently with infidelity in therapy practice, covering topics such as assessment of infidelity, how to create a safe space, unpacking meanings of affairs and what working with the aftermath of affair means. |
| Topic 5 Conclusion | The final section draws together the learning of the course through a focus on best practice recommendations for working with infidelity. |
| Additional material | The course material concludes with:
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