Discovery to Recovery: Effective Treatment Planning for Betrayal Trauma and Sexual Addiction for Couples

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Description: 
Working with couples after "discovery day," when infidelity is first revealed, is challenging for the most seasoned professional.  Through experience grounded in the current literature on betrayal trauma and sexual addiction, a treatment plan honoring the healing of the marital bond has been developed. Pulling from addiction and trauma recovery models, a step-by-step treatment plan is mapped out for careful and intentional healing of both the individuals and the couple.

Category of Education: D1.1 Assessment/ Evaluation, Intervention

Intended Audience: 

• Students
• Psychologists
• Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors
• Clergy/Religious
• Medical professionals, M.D., P.A., Nurses

Content Learning Level: Intermediate

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate the impact of betrayal trauma, including aspects about one’s safety, self-concept, significant other, family, community, and spirituality.
• Describe the importance of therapeutic formal disclosure as an important step in recovery for the partner, addict, and couple to promote honesty and work towards healing in a relationship.
• List the important elements in the couple's recovery treatment plan.