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tions designed to strengthen protective factors and develop strategies for clinicians, educators, and families to effectively identify and respond to acute risk factors. 605. Interrupting the Cycle of Addiction: Building Emotion Regulation Strategies for Compulsive Sexual Behaviors 1.25 credit hours Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this workshop: APA, ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling Level: Intermediate Melissa Haas, MFT HopeQuest Ministry Group

ties in emotional regulation are strongly correlated with both the development and severity of these behaviors (Wizla & Lewcsuk, 2024; Lew-Starowicz et al., 2020). As a result, thera peutic interventions that increase emotional awareness and develop emotional regulation skills are crucial in helping clients interrupt reactive cycles and extinguish compulsive behaviors. Psychologists and licensed mental health profes sionals who treat clients with compulsive and problematic behaviors often face the challenge of helping clients inter rupt automatic reactions to distressing emotional states. In this workshop, participants will discuss the correlation be tween emotional regulation deficits and problematic sexual behavior and examine and compare therapeutic interven tions that target emotional awareness. In addition, partici pants will evaluate a demonstration of an emotionally fo cused intervention and discuss meaningful insights that can be applied to clinical practice. These approaches enable cli ents to gain greater control over their emotional responses, improving emotional well-being and reducing compulsive behaviors. Learning Objectives 1. Discuss the correlation between emotional regulation deficits and problematic sexual behaviors such as compul sive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic porn use (PPU).

Troy Haas, M.Div., CSAT HopeQuest Ministry Group

Summary Recent research on compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic porn use (PPU) shows that difficul

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