Military-Connected Couples: Evidence-based Approaches to Treatment and An Intervention Model for Treating Infidelity

This training is a combination of two modules from our Couples Webinar Series. The first half of the training provides active duty and civilian mental health providers with information about evidenced-based interventions that can be used with military and veteran couples. It begins with a review of the basic demographics of military couples and a discussion of normative stressors associated with military marriages as well as the impact of deployment on couples.  Then three evidence-based couples interventions derived from Dr. John Gottman, Dr. Sue Johnson and other experts are presented with explanation of ways they can be used with military and veteran couples.  This module concludes with an exploration of relationship strengths and resilience factors, with an emphasis on promoting resilience in military couples. The second half of the training provides active duty and civilian mental health providers with an overview of Dr. Douglas Snyders' three-stage model for treating infidelity.  This module begins by defining behaviors that constitute an affair and then explores issues which may be specific to military couples.  Next, the three-stage model is introduced along with tasks to be accomplished during therapy and treatment goals for each stage. 
 

Target Audience: For behavioral health providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Instructional Level: Introductory

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will be able to:

• Compare three evidence-based interventions clinicians can use when working with military-connected couples
• Explain three ways to promote strength and resilience in military-connected couples
• Distinguish the three stages of Dr. Douglas Snyder’s model for treating infidelity
• Evaluate two interventions that behavioral health providers can use with military couples to contain emotional turmoil following discovery or disclosure of an affair

CE Information:

Total CE Credits: 4

Course Completion Requirements: Participants are required to attend the entire training. Partial credits cannot be issued. Attendance is taken through the use of electronic logs, and a post-training evaluation form must be completed in order to receive social work CE credits. For psychology CE credits, completion of the evaluation is strongly encouraged, but if you are seeking New York State Education Department psychology credit hours then you are required to complete an evaluation. If you do not wish to complete the evaluation but desire to receive non- New York State Education Department psychology CEs, please contact the POC after the training event. 

There is a 30-day time limit post-training to complete all CE requirements. CE Credit Certificates will be made available via CE21 within 30 days after all course requirements have been completed.

American Psychological Association Sponsor Approval:

The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education Provider Approval:

The Center for Deployment Psychology, #1761, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.  Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers.  State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.  The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: May 19, 2022 – May 19, 2025.  Social workers completing this course receive 4 Live, Interactive Webinar continuing education credits.

New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology Provider Approval:

The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0178).

Inquiries regarding CE credits may be directed via email to Jeremy Karp at jeremy.karp.ctr@usuhs.edu.