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The Importance of Understanding Loneliness

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by Richard Booth, Ph.D.

CE Credits: 3 hours

Online Course: $35

This course illuminates the silent condition of loneliness, too often overlooked by practitioners. The vital need for mental health professionals to understand loneliness is explored in three online articles written by Richard Booth. The author addresses the core question: What is the difference between existential loneliness and pathological loneliness? When does loneliness become pathological? Richard Booth describes pathological loneliness as a multidimensional problem, including relational deficiency, social skills, cognitive, and affective dimensions. A compelling case is made for the importance of differentiating between the pain of loneliness and depression. A brief list of possible treatment strategies is included. You will be thinking about this material long after you have completed the course.

All materials are online, with links provided to articles:

Part I. Introduction
Part II. Loneliness as a Component of Psychiatric Disorders
Part III. Importance of Understanding Loneliness
Part IV. Existential Loneliness: The Other Side of the Void

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Richard Booth, PhD, is a recently retired Professor of Psychology at Black Hawk College, Quad-Cities Campus, Moline, IL, and Adjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD. He is also a licensed psychotherapist with a part-time practice. Dr. Booth has published numerous articles in professional journals and is on the editorial staffs of three psychological journals.

Contents Include:

The Problem of Definition
Loneliness: A Multidimensional Problem
Phenomenological Observations
Significant Emotional Characteristics of Lonely People
Loneliness and Social Skills
How People Function Cognitively
The Relationship between Loneliness and Depression
Possible Treatment Strategies for Loneliness
Existential Loneliness
Resolution of the Existential Dilemma: Is Resolution Possible?

Number of Test Questions:

25 objective questions

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

describe the emotional characteristics, cognitive functioning and social skills of lonely people.
differentiate between pathological loneliness and depression.
identify possible treatment strategies to use with lonely clients.
recognize the relationship between existential loneliness and pathological loneliness.

Level:

This course is appropriate for all levels of experience, including beginning, intermediate and advanced practitioners.

Target Audience:

Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists who are interested in understanding loneliness.