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Improving OCD Treatment: Basics and Beyond

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Presented By Kyle P. Jones, PhD | Magdalene Holtam, PhD
Kyle P. Jones, PhD Magdalene Holtam, PhD

4 Hours | 4 CEs

This on-demand professional training program on Improving OCD Treatment: Basics and Beyond is presented by Kyle P. Jones, PhD, and Magdalene Holtam, PhD.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the 4th most common mental illness. Patients who struggle with OCD can experience high functional impairment and poor quality of life. A specific form of CBT, called Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, has been found to be an effective treatment for OCD. ERP methods coupled with powerful motivational tools can help OCD sufferers live a happier and more fulfilling life. You learn: how to assess OCD, how to explain OCD to your patients, tools to enhance motivation in your patients, and effective exposure methods for OCD. During this course, you have opportunities for practice via live role-plays.

This program is intended for Mental Health professionals at any stage of their career working in a clinical setting where they provide psychotherapy. Clinicians could be in solo or group private practice, working with an agency, or delivering psychotherapy as a part of a larger health system.

Program Outline

  1. What is OCD?
  2. OCD Assessment
  3. Providing Psychoeducation to Your Patients
  4. Involving Family in Treatment
  5. Setting the Agenda and Addressing Motivation
  6. Methods (Exposure and Response Prevention)
  7. Relapse Prevention
  8. Final Q & A

Intended Audience

This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals

Experience Level

This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

CE / CPD Credit

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

Describe the main features of OCD

Describe two common obsessional themes in OCD

Describe assessment and testing procedures for OCD

Describe the use of a cost-benefit analysis to enhance motivation to work on OCD

Describe an exposure hierarchy for a patient with OCD

Describe the use of imaginal and in vivo exposure for the treatment of OCD

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Presented By

Kyle P. Jones, PhD

Kyle P. Jones, PhD is a California native and first-generation college student who transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara after attending Orange Coast Community College. He earned his BA in Psychology with a minor in French Language from UCSB in 2011. He went on to attend Palo Al...

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Presented By

Magdalene Holtam, PhD

Magdalene Holtam, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist in California that specializes in providing evidence based treatments, such as ERP and CBT, to individuals with OCD, anxiety, trauma, and other mood disorders. She has a special interest in working with women, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ clients. Addi...

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Curriculum

1. Program Introduction

2. Understanding and Assessing OCD

3. Foundations of OCD Treatment: Exposure and Psychoeducation

4. Providing Psychoeducation to Your Patient Activity

5. Structured OCD Treatment: ERP and Relapse Prevention

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CE Credit

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Convenience & Flexibility

Learn at your own pace, from wherever you might be!