Treating OCD in children and adolescents: A cognitive-behavioral approach

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly debilitating illness; in the pediatric population, OCD often presents vexing problems to even the most experienced clinicians. The program will focus on recent empirical findings in the treatment of OCD in children and adolescents, and clinical application of these empirically supported methods. Particular emphasis will be placed on provision of clinical services for OCD patients who have demonstrated prior partial or non-response to cognitive-behavioral, pharmacological, or combined treatment approaches, and who have comorbid conditions and fa...Read moremily-based clinical complexities that may complicate treatment delivery. At the end of the program, a structured question and answer period will allow ample time for participants to interact with the presenter. Appropriate for intermediate-level practitioners who work with pediatric clients with OCD and related disorders. Less...

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the two core OCD symptoms in youth and present the CBT rationale to families
  • Arrive at clinical decisions about proceeding with OCD treatment when comorbid disorders are also present and recommend at least three ways to move forward depending on clinical circumstances
  • Set up an OCD treatment that takes at least three key developmental factors into consideration
  • Be able to identify and address the three most common barriers to successful intervention
  • Recognize the potential value of family-based interventions to address accommodation

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Friday, February 03, 2023

Four Points by Sheraton
5990 Green Valley Circle, Culver City, CA, 90230

09:15 AM PST - 04:00 PM PST

EARN 5 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker

Martin E. Franklin, PhD

Martin E. Franklin, PhD

Rogers Behavioral Health
Dr. Franklin is an internationally renowned expert on OCD, OC-spectrum disorders, and body-focused repetitive behaviors, as well as the study and treatment of anxiety and related conditions. In addition to serving as the clinical director of Rogers’ Philadelphia location, Dr. Franklin is an associate professor emeritus of clinical psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Agenda

8:30 am Registration

9:10 am Welcome and speaker introduction

9:15 am Theory

      • Phenomenology, psychopathology, and assessment
      • Guiding theory and principles of CBT for OCD
      • Treatment efficacy 

10:30 am  Break

10:45 am   Implementation

      • Implementing CBT with children and adolescents
      • Exposure plus response prevention: Nuts and bolts
      • Adjunctive/augmentative strategies

12 pm   Break (box lunch provided; includes whole fruit, chips, a cookie, and a bottle of Aquafina® water)

1 pm   Stumbling blocks

      • Stumbling blocks: What does the extant literature tell us?
      • Common stumbling block 1:  Psychiatric comorbidity
      • Common stumbling block 2:  Family accommodation
      • Common stumbling block 3:  Motivational readiness

2:15 pm   Break

2:30 pm   Structured Q & A

      • Q & A about OCD presentation in youth
      • Q & A about CBT implementation
      • Q & A about adjunctive/augmentative strategies
      • Q & A about common stumbling blocks and getting unstuck 

3:45 pm   Closure

      • Instructions for completing evaluation and receiving CE certificate

CE Information - Earn 5 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association
Rogers Behavioral Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Rogers Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Rogers Behavioral Health designates this live program for 5 continuing education credits; no partial credits will be awarded.
Association of Social Work Boards
Rogers Behavioral Health, provider number 1101, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory board have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Rogers Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this course. Approval period: October 18, 2020 – October 18, 2023. Social workers completing this course receive 5 clinical continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Rogers Behavioral Health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6192. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Rogers Behavioral Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 5 instructional clock hours will be awarded.
Other Professionals
Rogers Behavioral Health will issue a certificate of attendance for your participation in this activity.

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

Participants must attend for the entire program to be eligible to receive CE credit and must check in/out with the room monitor. Participants who successfully complete the program will receive an email with the link to the evaluation form – this will be sent to the email account used to register. Once the evaluation form is completed, participants will be able to download their certificate. 


A Continuing Education Certificate for this program will be obtained using the website CE Go. After the event, you will receive an email with a link to CE Go. This link will be emailed to the account you used to register for this event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go website, you will be able to:

  • Complete the mandatory evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your CE Certificate in PDF form

Disclosure

The presenter has declared that he does not, nor does his family have, any financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the presentation. The presenter has declared that he does not have any relevant non-financial relationships. Additionally, all planners involved do not have any financial relationships.