12 Sessions

Evaluation, Quiz and Certificate will be available after session 12

Starting December 5th, 2024

Classes are all scheduled 8:30 AM EST - 9:30 AM EST.

 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.

Classes are all scheduled 8:30 AM EST - 9:30 AM EST.

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.

• Course Objectives:
• Describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and differential diagnoses associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Identify other disorders that are comorbid with OCD.
• Develop and implement an exposure hierarchy and identify the various levels of distressful stimuli to make the hierarchy more robust.
• Outline the diagnostic criteria associated with scrupulosity and differentiate between different cultural norms and scrupulosity
• Discuss the theory underlying and the empirical support for EX/RP
• Implement psychoeducational treatment components of EX/RP for OCD
• Implement DBT techniques of Emotional regulation, distress tolerance skills in the treatment of OCD
• Describe how validation skills from DBT can be used for the treatment of OCD specifically when working with resistant clients
• Define OCD pure obsessive type and describe the treatments available
• Describe the role of the therapeutic alliance in the treatment of OCD and be able to describe the experience of what having OCD feels like, and share that experience with clients.
• Analyze the difference between OCD and OCPD and describe the different treatments available.
• Describe the psychoeducation about OCD symptom development (classical condition) in order to help clients understand the treatment process.
• Identify and use collaterals in the treatment of adult OCD.
• Implement psychoeducation early in treatment for OCD in youth
• Address family factors including family accommodation of OCD symptoms

Outline

Session 1: December 5

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: December 12

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: December 19

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: January 9

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: January 16

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: January 23

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: January 30

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: February 6

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: February 13

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: February 20

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: February 27

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: March 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.