Course Description

*This complete Online Course includes a PDF of the book, Confronting Dishonesty and Lying, and the Final Exam. If you have access to the book and want to purchase the Final Exam only, click here.

This course offers information about what constitutes dishonesty or lying and why it occurs. Based on the author’s professional experiences as an attorney and a psychologist, he explains reasons why lying is a human frailty and offers guidance on how a person can detect lies, nip them in the bud, and maintain personal defenses against being treated in a harmful manner.

3 CE credits/hours, 28 questions


Target Audience

Psychologists | School Psychologists | Marriage & Family Therapists | Mental Health Counselors | Social Workers

Learning Level

Intermediate

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the root causes of lying and dishonesty.
  • Design strategies for reducing lying and dishonesty.
  • Apply guidelines for recognizing and avoiding those who lie or are dishonest in their relationships.

Sections

  1. 1
    • Statement of Understanding (downloadable/printable)

  2. 2
    • PDF Book (downloadable/printable)

  3. 3
    • Final Exam Questions (downloadable/printable)

    • Final Exam

  4. 4
    • Evaluation Questionnaire

About the Author

Robert Henley Woody, Sr.

Robert Henley Woody, Sr., is an emeritus Professor of Psychology (and former Dean for Graduate Studies and Research) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1975-Present). He is now at attorney in private practice (1981-Present). Before coming to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he held professorships at the State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Maryland, the Ohio University, and the Grand Valley State University. Previously, he was a public school teacher, school psychologist, and director of special education.Dr. Woody received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Michigan State University College of Education, a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Creighton University School of Law. He was a postdoctoral fellow in clinical psychology at the University of London Institute of Psychiatry and earned the two-year Certificate in Group Psychotherapy from the Washington School of Psychiatry. Also, he graduated from the Basic Police Academy at the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Center (Tallahassee).Dr. Woody is a Licensed Psychologist in Michigan, and admitted to the Florida, Michigan, and Nebraska Bars. The American Board of Professional Psychology has named him a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology and a Diplomate in Forensic Psychology, and the American Board of Assessment Psychology has deemed him to be a Diplomate in Assessment Psychology. The American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) have accorded him the status of Fellow, and with the American Association of Sexuality Education, Counseling, and Therapy (AASECT), he is a Certified Sex Therapist Emeritus. Dr. Woody has authored/edited 39 books and several hundred articles for professional sources.