Assessment and Treatment of OCD Across the Developmental Spectrum

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with substantial impairment and comorbidity, and often presents vexing problems to even the most experienced clinicians. This full-day seminar will address the rationale and implementation of the empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatments for OCD in adults, adolescents, and children. Evidence for the conceptual model and the treatments will be presented, with strong emphasis placed throughout on the “How-to” of CBT implementation. Detailed examples will be provided of the verbal interplay that often arises in the implem...Read moreentation of CBT with patients who have OCD and related conditions. Ample opportunity will be afforded for discussion of audience members’ clinical and conceptual questions. Less...

Learning Objectives

• Identify OCD and comorbid symptoms, and discern whether OCD symptoms are primary in a given patient’s case.
• Summarize the conceptual model of OCD, integrating findings from CBT outcome literature to explain the rationale to patients considering treatment.
• Outline the steps to develop an OCD treatment hierarchy, including how to incorporate multiple hierarchies and determine which symptoms to target first.
• Implement in vivo and imaginal exposures, and describe how to integrate cognitive procedures into CBT.
• Promote maintenance of gains by providing exposure opportunities across multiple contexts, especially with the most challenging thoughts/stimuli.
• Describe strategies to assist patients overcome initial challenges to successful completion of CBT

Learning Levels

• Psychologists, masters-level social workers and professional counselors, and other healthcare professionals who would like to enhance their knowledge about best practices and improve their ability to work with individuals who have OCD and related conditions. Appropriate for intermediate level practitioners.

Friday, November 06, 2020

09:00 AM EST - 04:00 PM EST