Rob Weiss to Speak on Serial Infidelity at BFI Summit
Rob Weiss has been confirmed to speak at the BFI Summit on “Advanced Clinical Training for Therapists and Counselors” held in Savannah, Georgia from March 4-6, 2010. His Saturday morning keynote will be titled, “Lettermans and Tigers and Sanfords, Oh my: Understanding the Treatment of Serial Infidelity, Sex, Porn and Love Addiction.” The following is a description:
In this age of electronic infidelity, smart phones and webcams it has become increasingly more difficult to agree upon exactly what constitutes a violation of an intimate relationship. How can it be cheating if you are chatting online with someone you’ve never even met? And after all, isn’t online porn just another version of your dad’s Playboy? As the upcoming DSM V (release 2012) purports to offer a diagnosis of Hypersexuality (one we have not had previously) now is a good time for therapists to come together to evaluate the reality of sex and love addiction and its affect on intimate relationships. But how can the professionals identify and eradicate sexual acting out in this era of endlessly available casual sex? How can we support and help intervene on relationships where a spouse claims perceived infidelity and emotional abandonment? These questions will be tackled in this entertaining discussion of sex addiction today, with concrete assessment and treatment information made available for further training and referral.