This webinar will provide an overview of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Exposure and Ritual Prevention (ERP) therapy as a treatment method. This presentation will give attendees a firm understanding of what OCD is, what OCD is not, and how to assess OCD. Next, we will review treatment principles, how and why ERP works, and how to deliver ERP in a therapeutic setting. The presentation will also cover why client education about OCD and the involvement of a client’s family and/or social circle are so important.
Time at the end of the webinar will be reserved for case discussions. Participants have the option to send in a short (anonymized) case example for possible discussion. Email case examples to ce@ssw.rutgers.edu
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss a clear definition of what OCD is and how to assess an individual for OCD
2. Provide a clear understanding of ERP therapy for OCD including the principles upon which it is founded, the supporting evidence for its effectiveness, and how to deliver ERP therapy in a therapeutic setting
3. State a clear understanding of how to do ERP therapy in a therapeutic setting
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of education about OCD for both a client, a client’s family and/or social circle, and the positive impact that that education has on treatment
2:00 pm Welcome/Introductions
2:05 pm Overview: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What are obsessions and compulsions and how are they related?
- DSM criteria for OCD
- Common OCD Symptoms
2:20 pm Assessing OCD
- Clinical Interview
- Standard Measures
2:35 pm OCD Misconceptions What OCD is not
- Things that do not cause OCD
2:45 pm OCD Treatments
3:10 pm Exposure and Ritual Prevention (RP) Therapy for OCD Explanation
- Principles of RP
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD
- Education for individual and family
- Cognitive Approaches
- Graded Exposure
- ERP for Each Domain of OCD
3:50 pm Conclusion/Q&A