The Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) is an in-depth three-day intensive training course in cognitive behavior therapy for mental health professionals who treat children and adolescents with OCD and… Read more »
Online Consultation Groups
This interactive, web-based training opportunity enables clinicians to improve their skills in treating OCD and related disorders through a series of 90-minute, small-group sessions. Each small group will consist of… Read more »
Treating Patients with Sexual Obsessions in OCD
Although there have been several manuals written about how to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), there has been little focus on the application of CBT principles to… Read more »
OCD, Relationships, and Sex
OCD creates complex challenges in relationships. From how and when to disclose, to interference with sexual intimacy. However, teaching the couple how to respond to the effects of OCD in… Read more »
Guilt and OCD: Its Role and Treatment
While the efficacy of the available treatments for OCD is well documented, many therapists are not well versed in one of the most effective treatments, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), which… Read more »
Clinical Management of Obsessions Related to Suicide and Acute Suicidality in OCD Patients
This course provides clinicians with practical, evidence-based guidance for differentiating between suicidal obsessions in OCD and genuine suicidal ideation, and for selecting the appropriate intervention strategy for each. Participants will… Read more »
Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI)
The Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) is an in-depth three-day (or five-day, if held virtually) intensive training course in exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), a form of cognitive behavior… Read more »
OCD Basics
This course provides an overview of OCD assessment and diagnosis, therapeutic and pharmacological interventions, and complicating factors in treatment. Assessment measures and differential diagnoses will be covered, as well as… Read more »
Conceptualizing OCD Symptoms
Helps individuals and clinicians map the relationship between OCD triggers, intrusive thoughts or images, emotional responses, compulsions, avoidance, and short- and long-term consequences. By visually organizing the OCD cycle, the… Read more »
The OCD Cycle
Visually illustrates the cycle through which an intrusive thought, image, feeling, or situation triggers distress; the person responds with a compulsion or avoidance behavior; and temporary relief reinforces the cycle…. Read more »