Treating OCD and Co-Occurring Conditions

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Jon Hershfield, MFT Related seminars and products

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Jon Hershfield, MFT, is the director of the Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt in Towson, Maryland, where he specializes in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders in both outpatient and residential settings. Jon received his master’s in clinical psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles and later worked at the OCD Center of LA, became the associate director of UCLA’s pediatric OCD intensive outpatient program, and then directed the OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore before joining Sheppard Pratt. He is the author of When a Family Member Has OCD, Overcoming Harm OCD, and The OCD Workbook for Teens, and the co-author of Everyday Mindfulness for OCD, The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD, and The Unwanted Thoughts and Intense Emotions Workbook. His forthcoming book is titled Being a Parent With OCD. Jon is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation and a faculty member of their Behavioral Therapy Training Institute. He is internationally recognized as a thought leader in the treatment of OCD and anxiety, in particular on the role of mindfulness and self-compassion in exposure-based therapy. He frequently presents at professional conferences and has been featured multiple times on CNN and other media outlets to offer his input on mental health issues.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jonathan Hershfield has an employment relationship with the Center for OCD and Anxiety and is a faculty member of the Behavior Therapy Training Institute. He receives royalties as a published author. Jonathan Hershfield receives a speaking honorarium from Pesi, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jonathan Hershfield is a member of the International OCD Foundation, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He is a member of Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of International OCD Foundation.

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Objectives

1. Distinguish OCD from other conditions that have unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors.
2. Choose cognitive therapy techniques in the treatment of OCD.
3. Modify exposure and response prevention strategies to specific OCD themes.
4. Integrate mindfulness concepts in the treatment of OCD.
5. Identify first and second-line treatments for OCD and related disorders.
6. Examine the interplay between OCD and other common co-occurring conditions.

Outline

OCD 101: Assessment & Diagnosis Must-Knows

• What is OCD? – Assessment and diagnosis
• What can look deceptively like OCD but isn’t
• Case examples
• Potential risks, limitations and ethical considerations

Core Treatments: ERP & CBT

• Cognitive therapy for OCD and how it differs from other conditions
  • Why the C in CBT matters
  • Cognitive distortions in OCD
  • The automatic though record for OCD
  • The important difference between reframing and reassuring
• Exposure and Response Prevention
  • The fundamentals of ERP
  • Habituation and inhibitory learning
  • Targeting the core fear hierarchical
  • Effective in vivo, imaginal, and interoceptive strategies

Using Integrative OCD Treatments

• The role of mindfulness in treating OCD
• DBT, RO DBT, ACT, and other useful add-ons
• DBT skills to keep dysregulated patients engaged in ERP
• RO DBT skills for breaking out of over-controlled coping strategies
• ACT for increasing psychological flexibility and willingness

8 OCD Themes: Questions to Ask for Diagnostic Clarity & Conceptualization

• Contamination
• Harm
• Sexual
• Religious
• Moral
• Relationship
• Sensorimotor
• Just-right

Treating OCD & Other Conditions

• Trauma-based conditions
• ASD and other forms of neurodivergence
• Mood disorders
• Eating disorders
• Substance use disorders
• Impulse control disorders
• Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
• Borderline personality disorder

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Psychotherapists
• Therapists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Addiction Counselors
• Case Managers
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Other Mental Health Professionals