Treatment considerations for complex OCD in children and adolescents

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) and pharmacotherapy (specifically SSRIs) are considered first-line interventions for moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents. Despite the success of these first-line interventions, there is a subset of the pediatric population who do not respond to treatment, refuse to engage in ERP, or drop out of treatment. In addition, many of these pediatric OCD cases feature factors that may interfere with the child’s ability to engage in ERP, including multiple severe comorbidities, t...Read morehe child’s lack of motivation or decreased sense of self-efficacy, and complicated family dynamics contributing to the development of entrenched family accommodation.

Designed for intermediate practitioners, this live interactive webinar will provide a brief overview of intensive ERP for OCD and strategies to enhance the implementation of complementary evidenced based treatments to address these challenges, as well as considerations for when higher levels of care than outpatient should be recommended. At the end of the presentation there will be a moderated Q&A session to address audience questions Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Describe two patient-specific factors that may contribute to attenuated response to weekly CBT.
  • Identify three specific variables that contribute to clinical decision making regarding higher levels of care for pediatric OCD patients.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Thursday, May 05, 2022

Live Interactive Webinar

01:00 PM EDT - 02:30 PM EDT

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About the speakers

Cuong Tieu, MD

Cuong Tieu, MD

Medical Director, OCD and Anxiety Center Children's Residential Care
Cuong Tieu, MD, is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist who specializes in treating children with emotional, learning, or behavioral difficulties stemming from psychiatric illness, medical illness, learning disabilities, and developmental disabilities. A member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr. Tieu emphasizes the importance of compassionate care, educating and partnering with children and their families to create evidence-based treatment plans.
Jennifer Park, PhD

Jennifer Park, PhD

Executive Director of Clinical Services, Outpatient Services
Dr. Park is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as the executive director of clinical services for outpatient services and is an adjunct faculty member at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Park is an expert in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and the treatment of children and adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), OC-spectrum disorder, and anxiety disorders. She previously received research funding from Harvard Medical School and has also collaborated on various National Institute of Health funded research projects. Furthermore, she published numerous articles on OCD and hoarding in children and adolescents and has been involved in the development of group CBT programs for children and adolescents with OCD and OC-spectrum disorders.

Agenda

1 pm ET Welcome and speaker introduction

1:05 pm Brief overview of pediatric OCD and effective treatments

      • Evidence-based treatments for pediatric OCD
      • Overview of intensive ERP treatment

1:15 pm Enhancing implementation of intensive CBT for children and adolescents

      • Nonspecific factors interfering with treatment
      • Complex comorbidities
      • Managing family accommodation 

1:45 pm Intensive treatment services delivered at a higher level of care

      • Identifying appropriate level of care for complex cases
      • Treatment services

2:15 pm Moderated Q&A 

2:28 pm Closure

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