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Advanced Sexual Addiction Counseling
(CPSY 7582)
CPSY 7582 takes an in-depth and advanced look at current
theories and treatment approaches to addressing sexual addiction.
Students will explore the diagnosis, etiology, disease process,
treatment, recovery process, and current research findings
for sexual addictions in males and females.
This course is taught by recognized leaders in the field:
| Dr. Mark Laaser
Dr. Laaser is a recognized leader in the field of sexual
addiction. His book Faithful and True was the
first Christian book to address sexual addiction. He
has since written 6 additional books and produced a
number of other resources and has been highlighted on
Dateline. You can learn more about Dr. Laaser through
the Faithful
and True Ministry website. |
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CPSY 7582 is one of the advanced specialization courses in
the Institute for Sexual Wholeness curriculum. This course
meets requirements for advanced specialization in Sexual Addiction
for ISW sex therapy students. It also meets half of the educational
requirements for certification as a Clinical
Sexual Addiction Specialist through the American Association
of Certified Christian Sexual Addiction Specialists. Students
receive 2 hours of graduate credit for this course through
Psychological Studies Institute.
Basic Outline
I. Definitions of Sexual
Addiction
II. Assessment
III. Etiological Factors
IV. Factors in Sexual Addiction
A. The Sexual Addiction Cycle
B. The Core Beliefs
C. The Ten Categories of Sexual Behaviors
V. Treatment of Sexual Addiction/The Healthy
Sexuality Model
A. Biblical Views of Healthy Sexuality
B. Physical Dimension
C. Behavioral Dimension/Accountability
D. Relational Dimension
E. Personal Dimension/Healing Wounds
F. Spiritual Dimension
G. The Healthy Recovery Cycle
Texts
Laaser, M. R. (2004). Healing the wounds of sexual
addiction : sexual integrity in a fallen world. Grand
Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan.
Carnes, P. (1991). Don't call it love : recovery from
sexual addiction. New York: Bantam Books.
Carnes, P. (1997). The betrayal bond : breaking free
of exploitive relationships. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health
Communications.
Ferree, M. C. (2001). Females and sex addiction: Myths
and diagnostic implications. Sexual Addiction &
Compulsivity, 8(3), 287-300.
Blankenship, R. & Laaser, M.R. (2004) Sexual Addiction
and ADHD: Is There A Connection? Sexual Addiction &
Compulsivity, 11(1), 7-20.
Prerequisite
Students are required to have taken CPSY
6512 before registering for this course.
Schedule
| This course is currently scheduled
to be taught each summer. As with all ISW courses,
it is taught as a weekend intensive (Friday - Sunday)
at the PSI campus in Atlanta. See the course schedule
for currently scheduled dates. |
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