Special Topics in EXRP: Assessing and Treating Perinatal OCD
Who may attend: Licensed mental health professionals or those working under a licensed mental health professional who have training in and familiarity with Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD.
Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Time: 12:00pm — 2:00pm EST
Cost: $150.00 per person
Location: Zoom webinar
Workshop Description:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is prevalent in the perinatal period (prevalence rates ~7%), but many people remain undiagnosed / misdiagnosed and untreated for OCD causing significant distress and impairing functioning during the perinatal transition to parenthood. Exposure therapy is an effective treatment for OCD, however, many clinicians either haven’t received training in exposure-based therapies or they don’t yet feel confident in utilizing exposure-based therapy in the perinatal period. This course is designed to provide foundational information on the prevalence and development of OCD in the perinatal period, assessment and diagnosis of perinatal OCD, treatment efficacy, and practical uses of ExRP in the perinatal period.
CE Learning Objectives
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence and development of perinatal OCD.
- Describe methods of assessing perinatal OCD.
- Discuss research on treatment of OCD within and outside of the perinatal period.
- Utilize ExRP components in the perinatal period including building exposure hierarchies and conducting exposure.
About the Presenters:
Erica Weitz, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research has focused on improving treatment personalization by leveraging individual patient characteristics to increase efficacy of evidence-based treatments for mood and anxiety disorders as well as meta-analytic research examining overall quality and efficacy of treatments for depression and anxiety. Her clinical training has spanned settings and methodologies with a large focus on implementing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (CBTs) to treat mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders in outpatient mental health, community behavioral health, and hospital-based settings as a health psychologist on multi-disciplinary teams. Dr. Weitz has developed specific expertise in treating issues related to women’s health and the perinatal period including, but not limited to, treating perinatal OCD, birth-related PTSD, and anxiety and mood disorders. At the CTSA, Dr. Weitz specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy with a focus in exposure-based methods for the treatment of OCD, PTSD, and anxiety-related disorders.
Webinar workshop requirements:
- You must have utilities, internet service, phone service, and an appropriately private location at your home or office in order to ensure HIPAA compliance.
- The private location should be free of noise and distractions. (If you are the parent of young children, appropriate child care arrangements must be in place.)
- You must agree to attend each hour of the video conference and agree to use video of yourself during the video conference in order to track attendance.
- You must agree not to copy or distribute workshop materials provided to you in the course of the workshop and not to audio or video-record the workshop in any form.
You will be asked to affirm the previous conditions and your agreement to them prior to the commencement of the workshop.
Continuing Education
Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program provides two (2) hours of CE credits for psychologists.
PBTA is also an authorized provider for CE credits for Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Clinical Social Workers licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. This program provides two (2) hours of CE credits.
In order to receive continuing education credits, participants must:
- attend each hour of the workshop (no late arrivals or early departures)
- complete a course evaluation
If both of these requirements are met, you will receive a continuing education certificate after the conclusion of the workshop.
Full attendance is required to obtain CE credits for this program. APA guidelines do not permit PBTA to issue partial CE credits. No refunds are provided for CE programs. No exceptions allowed.
Instructions for Registration
Registrations are due one week in advance and must be completed in full.
To register, complete the online registration.
If you need to withdraw your application for any reason, please email Dr. Sandy Capaldi. Note that workshop fees are non-refundable after the application due date (one week before the start of the workshop).
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