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The Treatment of Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder
By Rodney P. Boone, Ph.D.

Workshop dates:
Friday, Oct. 2 , 2009– Sacramento
Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 – San Diego
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 – Los Angeles
Friday, March 12, 2010 – Los Angeles

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
6 C.E. Hours

A&E’s recent reality show “Obsessed” has focused attention not only on OCD but also on the show’s therapists’ use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy principals to treat this disorder.  The show’s primary therapeutic focus has been on the technique of “exposure” and the dramatic “breakthroughs” that seem to have been achieved by the use of this technique.  What is “Exposure and Response Prevention” and how is this powerful technique applied?  Are there any dangers in the use of this technique?  Despite its frequency of occurrence in clinical practice and the fact that effective treatments have been established for it, OCD is still a poorly recognized and inexpertly treated disorder.  Clinical trials have established that both CBT and medications separately and together have efficacy for this disorder but in order to maximize clinical effect the clinician needs to have an understanding of this disorder in its myriad presentations as well as an understanding of how to apply the therapy, whether it be psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy.

What is OCD? 
Was what was treated on A&E’s show “Obsessed” actually OCD?
Famous people with OCD – Not just Howard Hughes
Why it is important to know about OCD?
OCD profile: onset, genetics, subtypes – just where do we place hoarding?
Beyond Prozac - Medication treatment of OCD
Cognitive Behavior Therapy – techniques or approach?
CBT basics
Assessment of OCD
Cognitive Techniques – challenging the software
Behavioral Techniques – “pushing” change to occur
Exposure: What is it?  How does it work?  How long does it last?
Case of Carol: Application of the CBT approach

This six-hour workshop will help the participant:
*Be familiar with the presentations of OCD
*Understand “exposure and response prevention” and how it is best used
*Understand and apply an integrated and comprehensive CBT approach to OCD
*Understand the psychopharmacological approach to OCD
*Have a sense of the outcome literature for these therapies
*See how CBT can be applied to a difficult case 

There will also be time set aside in the workshop to consult on participant cases.

For further information, contact:
Psycho-Legal Associates, Inc.
http://continuingeducationcentral.com/