IN THIS ISSUE

FROM THE FOUNDATION

Letter from the President ............. 3

You’re Invited to Our Second Online OCD Conference ...4

Addressing the Barriers to Effective OCD Diagnosis and Treatment
by Chris Trondsen, MS, AMFT, APCC...5

DIVERSITY CORNER

Providing Culturally Competent OCD Treatment for Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders
by Erjing Cui, LMHC ........................... 8

PUBLIC POLICY CORNER

Fall 2021 Public Policy Update .....11

FROM THE FRONT LINES

Selected Poems from the New Poetry Collection The OCD Poems by Dennis Rhodes............................11

THERAPY COMMUNITY

When Obsessive Perfectionism Goes to School by Fred Penzel, PhD.12

Checking Ourselves Before Wrecking Our Selves: Considering Humility in Evidence-Based Treatment of OCD by Jon Hershfield, MFT, & Amy Mariaskin, PhD ............14

Institutional Member Updates .... 17

RESEARCH NEWS

IOCDF Announces 2021 Research Grant Awards .............................24

A Closer Look at the Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Symptoms of OCD and Hoarding Disorder by Kiara R. Timpano,
PhD; Hannah C. Broos, MS; Zachary
T. Goodman, MS; & William K. Wohlgemuth, PhD .........................27

Research Participants Sought......30

FROM THE AFFILIATES

Affiliate Updates ........................ 34