Treating OCD in children and adolescents: A cognitive-behavioral approach
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 to influence clinical practice. Particular emphasis will be placed on the provision of clinical services for pediatric OCD patients who have demonstrated prior partial or non-response to cognitive-behavioral, pharmacological, or combined treatment approaches, and who have comorbid conditions that may complicate treatment delivery. In addition, significant time will be allotted to discussing the efficacy of telehealth to in-pers...Read moreon sessions. At the end of the instruction 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.
- Identify and address the five most common barriers to successful intervention.
- Recognize the potential value of telehealth treatments in mitigating at least two crucial barriers to care.
Learning Levels
- Intermediate
Friday, September 09, 2022
Ernest R.Graham Center, Miami, FL, 33199
09:10 AM EDT - 04:00 PM EDT
About the speaker
Agenda
Pre-registration is required online with payment by major credit card. Onsite Registration is not allowed.
8:30 am Registration and continental breakfast
9:10 am Welcome and speaker introduction
9:15 am Instructional program
- Phenomenology, psychopathology, and assessment
- Guiding theory and principles of CBT for OCD
- Treatment efficacy
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Instructional program
- Implementing CBT with children and adolescents
- Exposure plus response prevention: Nuts and bolts
- Stumbling blocks
12 pm Break (box lunch provided)
1 pm Instructional program
- Comparing efficacy of telehealth to in-person care
- Study rationale, methods
- Clinical implications and study limitations
- Implications about access to care for all communities
2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm Structured Q&A
- OCD presentation in youth
- CBT implementation
- Stuck points and getting unstuck
- Telehealth and Implications for Improving Access to Care
3:45 pm Closure
- Instructions for completing evaluation and receiving CE certificate
CE Information - Earn 5 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
Association of Social Work Boards
National Board for Certified Counselors
Other Professionals
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