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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: From Diagnosis to Treatment

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$199.99
Dr. Yosef Posy
  


 

12 Sessions

Evaluation, Quiz and Certificate will be available after session 12

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 This weekly webinar includes a total of 12 CE credits.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

This is a 12 session, 12 hour class.

This 12 session workshop will discuss the Diagnostic criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) including specific sub-types of OCD such as scrupulosity.  Specific techniques such as graded exposure and scripting will be taught.  These techniques will be based on the works of John S. March, MD and Jonathon B. Grayson. Ph.D. who are among the foremost thinkers in the field of OCD.  Participants will learn the philosophy and workings of OCD in order to foster competence in the diagnosis and treatment of OCD.

 

Outline

 

Session 1: 

8:30 – 8:55 Introduction to OCD types of OCD

  1. Contamination
  2. Doubt/Harm
  3. Perfection
  4. Forbidden thoughts.

8:55 - 9:20 Behavioral theory of symptoms development

  1. Pavlov
  2. Core beliefs
  3. Biology and learned behaviors.
  4. Wrap up/ review

9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up/ review

 

Session 2: 

8:30 - 8: 55 Diagnostic criteria for OCD

  1. DSMV definitions
  2. Obsessions
  3. Compulsions.

8:55 – 9:20 Rule out criteria

  1. Psychosis
  2. Substance induced symptoms
  3. GAD
  4. OCPD

9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up/ review

 

Session 3: 

8:30 – 8:55 OCD assessment

  1. Obsessive concerns checklist
  2. Compulsive activities checklist
  3. Yale Brown  

8:55 – 9:20 levels of severity

  1. Example s of severe presentations
  2. Examples of moderate presentation
  3. Discussion of impact on function

9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up review

 

Session 4: 

8:30 – 8:55 starting treatment

  1. Psychoeducation
  2. Explaining exposure with response/ ritual prevention
  3. Motivation assessment

 8:55 – 9:20 exposure

  1. Flooding
  2. Graded exposure

9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up/ review

 

Session 5:

8:30 – 8:55 graded exposure

  1. Developing a hierarchy
  2. A model hierarchy

8:55 – 9:20

  1. Cognitive restructure during exposure
  2. Keeping in mind core belief

9:20-9:30

  1. Wrap up review

 

Session 6: 

8:30 - 8:55 different hierarchies

  1. Doubt/ harm hierarchies
  2. Perfection hierarchies
  3. Bad thoughts/ hierarchies

8:55 - 9:20 exposure without fears

  1. Symmetry exposures
  2. Obsessions about anxiety

9:20 – 9:30

  1. wrap up review

 

Session 7: 

8:30 – 8:55 OCD pure O

  1. Thoughts as a compulsion
  2. Identifying the compulsion

8:55 - 9:20 treating pure O

  1. Difficulties in treatment
  2. The use of scripting

9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up/ review

 

Session 8: 

8:30 – 8:55 Scrupulosity

  1. Identifying the difference between religion and OCD.
  2. Cultural sensitivity.

8:55 – 9:20 treating scrupulosity

  1. Designing an exposure
  2. Scripting
  3. Treatment partners
  4. Difficulties in treatment

9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up/ review

 

Session 9: 

8:30 – 8:55 OCD in children

  1. Symptoms of OCD in children.
  2. Pandas

8:55 – 9:20 treatment of children /John March

  1. The monster / Bully model
  2. Parental involvement

9:20 - 9:30

  1. Wrap up/ review

 

Session 10: 

8:30 – 8:55 Motivation during treatment

  1. Do Rituals help
  2. Motivational interviewing

8:55-9:20 generalizing treatment gains

  1. Applying treatment to global function
  2. Booster sessions

9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up/review

 

Session 11:

8:30 – 8:55 the therapist client relationship in OCD treatment

  1. Validation to change
  2. The clinician s exposure experience

8:55 – 9:20 DBT skills in OCD treatment 

  1. Radical genuineness
  2. Radical acceptance
  3. Distress tolerance skills

 9:20 – 9:30

  1. Wrap up review

 

Session 12:July 6

8:30 – 8:55 Case presentations

  1. Case presentation 1/ case type determined by request

  8:55 - 9:20

  1. Case presentation 2/ case type determined by request

  9:20 – 9:30

  1. wrap up review

 

Dr. Yosef Posy is a doctoral level psychologist who received his doctoral degree from Hofstra University.  Dr Posy has also done advanced training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) through Behavioral Tech, and has worked as a clinician, supervisor and administrator since 2003. Dr Posy has provided training on CBT and DBT to several schools in the Brooklyn area. He has also developed, and run a Doctoral level internship and externship program for Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center.

Number of CEs in this bundle: 12

These workshops offer 12 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits

These workshops offer 12 Continuing Education Credits
All webinars in this series are recorded and will not grant live credits.

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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