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Internet Pornography Addiction: A Case Study

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Executive summary The purposes of the study were to examine counselors’ views, attitudes and perceived competencies regarding the treatment of Internet pornography addiction, and explore the current status and best practices as perceived by experts in the field of sexual and Internet pornography addiction training in counsellor education programs. This study is believed to be the first to ascertain counselors’ comfort with, attitudes toward, and perceived sense of competence in working with clients who have a selfassessed Internet pornography addiction. The purpose of obtaining expert opinions was to determine if there was a discrepancy between what is occurring and what should be occurring according to those most able to make the assessment by their education, experience, and …show more content…

ii) What are the relationships between counselor demographic variables and counselor attitude toward pornography? iii) What are the relationships between counselor demographic variables and counselor comfort discussing sexual issues with clients? Male counselors appeared more likely to report as feeling somewhat or very competent with their ability to counsel individuals with an addiction. Counselors whose identified religiosity is very important to their counseling work have a lower attitude toward pornography than do the other groups. Men are more comfortable discussing client sexual concerns including Internet pornography use than are female counselors. Ayers and Haddock (2009) found that therapists’ personal attitudes about pornography have an effect on the treatment approach they use with clients. The authors called for more continuing education opportunities to be available to clinicians in order to help change preconceived thoughts about pornography addictions. 3) What do counselor educators with expertise in process addictions related to sexuality view as

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