Treating OCD: The essential elements

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex and highly debilitating illness marked by persistent unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors that can result in significant suffering. On average, it takes nearly nine years for those with OCD to receive a correct diagnosis and treatment. Fortunately, there is an effective, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) based approach to treating OCD: exposure and response prevention (ERP). ERP is based on the principle of gradual in vivo or imaginal exposure to stimuli that evoke obsessional distress and the prevention of compulsive behavior.

Appropr...Read moreiate for masters-level clinicians, this program will provide a framework for conceptualization of patients and implementation of exposures which is research-based and best practice. Clinicians will be educated on what to do, and what not to do, when patients present with a variety of OCD-related symptoms. Different presentations will be discussed and normalized, including lesser seen OCD subtypes that might otherwise be difficult to conceptualize without this important context. The presentation will also include case vignettes and conclude with an opportunity for the audience to participate in a Q&A.

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify features common to a diagnosis of OCD, regardless of the specific presentation.
  • Describe critical elements of exposure and ERP importantly related to the treatment of OCD.
  • Create best practice and research-informed interventions using ERP with patients.
  • Recognize common errors in the approach to delivering appropriate exposure and ERP.
  • Normalize both patient and clinician reactions to using ERP in service of providing treatment for patients.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Friday, May 19, 2023

Maggiano’s Little Italy - Oakbrook
240 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL, 60523

08:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
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About the speakers

Simon Jencius, MS, LCPC

Simon Jencius, MS, LCPC

Clinical supervisor, Hinsdale
Simon Jencius is a licensed clinical professional counselor and clinical supervisor at Rogers Behavioral Health in Hinsdale, Illinois, where he works with clients as well as trains and supervises students, behavioral specialists, and therapists in the specialized outpatient programs. His clinical focus is on treating anxiety and OC-spectrum disorders with cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure and response prevention. He has presented at local, regional, and national conferences on the assessment and treatment of anxiety and OC-spectrum disorders.
Brandon DeJong, PhD

Brandon DeJong, PhD

Clinical Director, Hinsdale
Brandon DeJong, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and clinical director at Rogers Behavioral Health in Hinsdale. Dr. DeJong earned his doctoral degree specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. He has been treating anxiety disorders with exposure and response prevention (ERP) for over a decade and has significant personal experience tailoring interventions to the individualized, unique presentations of his patients. He is familiar with both the substantial benefits of using ERP as well as potential difficulties commonly encountered by practitioners and patients.

Agenda

8:30 am Registration and continental breakfast

9:10 am Welcome and speaker introduction

9:15 am The basics

      • Diagnostic criteria
      • How OCD is maintained
      • How people with OCD think about the world
      • Using measures to support treatment
      • The “E” in ERP
      • The “RP” in ERP

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Considerations and challenges

      • Hierarchies
      • Common difficulties when treating OCD
      • Subtypes of OCD
      • Patient and therapist reactions to ERP
      • Case vignettes
      • Structured Q&A

12:30 pm Closure

      • Instructions for completing evaluation and receiving CE certificate

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

Association of Social Work Boards
Rogers Behavioral Health, provider number 1101, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory board have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Rogers Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this course. Approval period: October 18, 2020 – October 18, 2023. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Rogers Behavioral Health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6192. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Rogers Behavioral Health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 3 instructional clock hours will be awarded.
Other Professionals
Rogers Behavioral Health will issue a certificate of attendance for your participation in this activity.

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

Participants must attend for the entire program to be eligible to receive CE credit and must check in/out with the room monitor. Participants who successfully complete the program will receive an email with the link to the evaluation form – this will be sent to the email account used to register. Once the evaluation form is completed, participants will be able to download their certificate. 


A Continuing Education Certificate for this program will be obtained using the website CE Go. After the event, you will receive an email with a link to CE Go. This link will be emailed to the account you used to register for this event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go website, you will be able to:

  • Complete the mandatory evaluation forms for the event
  • Download your CE Certificate in PDF form

Disclosure

The presenters have declared that they do not, nor does their family have, any financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the presentation. The presenters have declared that they do not have any relevant non-financial relationships. Additionally, all planners involved do not have any financial relationships.