Sexual Intimacy in the Digital Age: 2 CE/2 NBCC approved clock hours
Course Description
The concept of sexual addiction encompasses a wide range of behaviors, many of them with self-destructive and even life threatening consequences. Sexual addiction can destroy relationships, lead to job losses, and have a significant financial impact on the lives of those who struggle with sexual compulsions. Clients may feel that their behavior is outside of their control, or that they are spending too many hours in a day seeking sexual elusive satisfaction. The Internet has made sex widely available to millions of people, giving them constant access to their addictions. This course will discuss the intersection of sexual addiction and sexually compulsive behaviors with the addictive temptations freely available online.
Objectives include:
- Understanding sexual addiction
- Learning to spot addictive sexual thoughts and behaviors in clients
- Identifying the differences between Internet addiction and sexual addiction
- Identifying common comorbid disorders that frequently occur with hypersexuality and sexual addiction
- Learning about available treatments
- Understanding the negative consequences of online sexual addiction
This Course is approved by the:
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. CE Provider # 50-8004 Exp. 3/31/19
National Board for Certified Counselors ACEP 6663 Exp. 4/31/19
Florida Certification Board 5229-A Exp. 12/31/19
Many State Boards accept courses approved through other State Boards or by National Boards such as NBCC. Please check with your state board if it is not listed here.
Contributor:
Kathleen McCarthy, N.C.C., MS. JD., Esq.
Ms. McCarthy is an attorney licenced by the Florida Bar and admitted into the United District Court in the Southern District of Florida. She is also a Nationally Certified Counselor with previous experience in the community mental health field, substance abuse and criminal mental health population. She currently practices civil defense and mental health law, and has experience including, but not limited to Chapter 39 Dependency and Termination of Parental Right proceedings, Chapter 415 Adult Protective Services proceedings, Chapter 397 Marchman Act proceedings, Chapter 744 Guardianship proceedings, Criminal Mental Health Court, Adoptions, and Institutional Review Boards. She has done extensive legal training for attorneys and mental health professionals .
