Build the knowledge and skills needed for specialized OCD care.
Organized around established competency standards, the Clinician Training & Resource Hub provides expert-vetted trainings and resources by topic, population, level of experience, and more. The Hub is initially established with offerings from IOCDF's renowned Training Institute and will soon bring together additional trainings and resources from trusted providers across the field.
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Whether you’re building a foundation in OCD and related disorders treatment, strengthening an existing skill, or looking for guidance on a complex clinical presentation, this hub is built for you. With each new skill, you help bring effective, life-changing care within reach for more people and move us closer to a future where everyone with OCD and related disorders can access the care they need to thrive.
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Clinical Competencies: Cognitive Therapy for OCD | Psychoeducation
Clinical Competencies: Cognitive Therapy for OCD | Psychoeducation
Clinical Competencies: Family-Based Interventions | Psychoeducation | Symptom-Specific Intervention Skills
Clinical Competencies: Cognitive Therapy for OCD | Psychoeducation
Clinical Competencies: Case Conceptualization | ERP & Behavioral Experiments | Relapse Prevention
Clinical Competencies: Case Conceptualization | ERP & Behavioral Experiments | Homework and Between-Session Practice | Management of Treatment-Interfering Behaviors | OCD Assessment
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD): Overview and Suggested Approach for Surgeons, Dermatologists, and Other Providers of Cosmetic Treatment
Paid | CE Eligible
Clinical Competencies: Case Conceptualization | Comorbidity Management | Psychoeducation
Clinical Competencies: Psychoeducation | Symptom-Specific Intervention Skills
Brain Circuit-Based Treatments for OCD: Forward (and Back) to the Future
Paid | CE Eligible
Clinical Competencies: Case Conceptualization | Psychoeducation
Clinical Competencies: Case Conceptualization | Cultural Knowledge and Adaptations | ERP & Behavioral Experiments | Homework and Between-Session Practice | Management of Treatment-Interfering Behaviors | OCD Assessment
Clinical Competencies
The competencies below are drawn from Knowledge and Competency Standards for Specialized Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adult Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, published in Psychiatry Research in 2021. The standards were developed by the International OCD Accreditation Task Force, a 14-nation group of experts convened by the Canadian Institute for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, to establish measurable knowledge and competencies for specialized OCD treatment. They provide a framework clinicians can use to identify areas for growth and find resources within the Training Center to build their knowledge and skills.
Please note - as indicated, the competencies were developed specifically for OCD. This Hub includes resources for the related disorders as well, mapped on to their approximate correlates within the OCD competencies. Until such time that specific competencies for each related disorder exists, we will continue adding resources in this way.