March 2nd, 2010
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.
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February 23rd, 2010
Los Angeles, CA (February 23, 2010) – Rob Weiss, founder and director of the Sexual Recovery Institute, will be speaking at the Los Angeles chapter of CAMFT’s networking event held at the Beverly Hills Country Club on Saturday, February 27, 2010.
The presentation, titled “Cybersex, Relationship Betrayal, and Addiction: What Therapists Need to Know,” will offer direction on how to identify and differentiate healthy online sexual experimentation from addictive sexual pathology as well as how to recognize and begin to address, cybersex, relationship betrayal, and online porn addiction in the person addicted and/or the affected spouse and family.
“Addiction in its various forms is a hot topic right now in the media and has been for a while,” stated Weiss. “As professionals in the field, it’s our duty to be well informed and help those suffering from addiction. I’m looking forward to the presentation and sharing my knowledge and experience with others at the event.”
The networking event will be open to licensed therapists, interns and students. Reservations can be made online at http://www.lacamft.org. The cost of the event is $30 for non members and $25 for members of CAMFT.
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November 17th, 2009
Our very own Founding Director, Rob Weiss, who is on his way to Japan this week to provide training for military clinicians over there, recently spoke to a group of psychotherapy and addiction treatment professionals regarding sexual addiction and porn problems in the military. The purpose of his presentation was to shed light on why the military is seeing the problem of sex addiction on the rise as more troops return home. One of the papers he presented during the event was “Escaping the Pain: Examining the Use of Sexually Compulsive Behavior to Avoid the Traumatic Memories of Combat” by Michael D. Howard. CLICK HERE for an abstract on the paper or read it below:
Rob Weiss speaking at the event
“Studies suggest that as many as 30% of the U.S. service members are returning from Iraq with stress-related mental health problems. Between 10-15% of troops leaving have been diagnosed with combat related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Plagued by nightmares, flashbacks, and a host of family and work-related problems, these individuals will often turn to mood-altering substances and behaviors as an escape from their memories. This may include sexual addiction and compulsive behaviors relating to sex.”
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