When Enough Isn’t Enough: Diagnosis and Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (3HR)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a unique diagnosis that requires a specialized approach. Knowing this disorder’s characteristics and evidenced-based treatment approaches is essential to supporting clients who have OCD. This training will review the diagnostic criteria for OCD, paying special attention to the main characteristics of obsessions and compulsions. Learners will discover assessment procedures that elicit core symptomology. CBT and ERP will be presented as the preferred, evidenced-based approaches to treating this disorder and learners will define proper treatment approaches and interventions.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Examine diagnostic criteria for OCD and formulate methods of case conceptualization.
• Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions and explain methods of clinical assessment.
• Formulate evidenced-based treatment approaches and articulate methods of targeting OCD symptoms and behaviors.

Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW