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ADVANCES IN COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Current Theory and Practice
with
Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP and Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD, APRN-CS
his workshop will provide an overview of the latest developments in the cognitive-behavioral
conceptualizations and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Cognitive-behavioral treatment will be described for compulsions and for obsessions with and without
compulsions.
The following treatment strategies will be described in detail: psychoeducation; exposure therapy and
response prevention for compulsion; cognitive restructuring for obsessions; imaginal and invivo exposure and
response prevention for obsessions.
Workshop Objectives
Learn about role of appraisals of intrusive thoughts in obsessive compulsive disorder.
Learn how to provide psychoeducation for obsessive compulsive disorder.
Learn how to structure and implement exposure therapy and response prevention for obsessive behavior.
Learn how to cognitively restructure misappraisals of intrusive thoughts.
Learn how to structure and implement exposure therapy and response prevision for obsessives.
Intended Audience
This workshop is relevant to the needs of mental health professionals such as: psychologists, psychological
associates, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, physicians practicing psycho therapy,
counselors, and advanced graduate students in these disciplines.
The Agenda
A.M.
8:15 Registration
9:00 Description of obsessive compulsive disorder phenomenology, overview of the most recent
conceptualizations of the role of cognitive misappraisals, and inhibition of cognitive input.
10:00 Presentation of the treatment model and functional analysis of the role of thoughts and behaviors in the
maintenance of obsessive compulsive disorders.
10:30 Break.
10:45 Logical empiricism and behavioral experiments to cognitively restructure misappraisals of intrusive
thoughts and the difficulties associated with cognitive restructuring in obsessive compulsive disorder.
11:30 Exposure and response prevention for obsessions
and the role of prolonged exposure (based on
principals of thought suppressions).
12:00 Lunch (supplied or on your own)
P.M.
1:15 Dealing with obsessional patients who do not have compulsive behaviors.
1:45 Cognitive therapy regarding maintenance of compulsive behaviors.
2:00 Hierarchy generational and exposure and response prevention for compulsive behaviors.
3:00 Break.
3:15 Extension of treatment into the home setting; issues surrounding medication; treatment outcome data.
4:00 Wrap up and questions.
Current Theory and Practice
with
Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP and Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD, APRN-CS
his workshop will provide an overview of the latest developments in the cognitive-behavioral
conceptualizations and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Cognitive-behavioral treatment will be described for compulsions and for obsessions with and without
compulsions.
The following treatment strategies will be described in detail: psychoeducation; exposure therapy and
response prevention for compulsion; cognitive restructuring for obsessions; imaginal and invivo exposure and
response prevention for obsessions.
Workshop Objectives
Learn about role of appraisals of intrusive thoughts in obsessive compulsive disorder.
Learn how to provide psychoeducation for obsessive compulsive disorder.
Learn how to structure and implement exposure therapy and response prevention for obsessive behavior.
Learn how to cognitively restructure misappraisals of intrusive thoughts.
Learn how to structure and implement exposure therapy and response prevision for obsessives.
Intended Audience
This workshop is relevant to the needs of mental health professionals such as: psychologists, psychological
associates, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, physicians practicing psycho therapy,
counselors, and advanced graduate students in these disciplines.
The Agenda
A.M.
8:15 Registration
9:00 Description of obsessive compulsive disorder phenomenology, overview of the most recent
conceptualizations of the role of cognitive misappraisals, and inhibition of cognitive input.
10:00 Presentation of the treatment model and functional analysis of the role of thoughts and behaviors in the
maintenance of obsessive compulsive disorders.
10:30 Break.
10:45 Logical empiricism and behavioral experiments to cognitively restructure misappraisals of intrusive
thoughts and the difficulties associated with cognitive restructuring in obsessive compulsive disorder.
11:30 Exposure and response prevention for obsessions
and the role of prolonged exposure (based on
principals of thought suppressions).
12:00 Lunch (supplied or on your own)
P.M.
1:15 Dealing with obsessional patients who do not have compulsive behaviors.
1:45 Cognitive therapy regarding maintenance of compulsive behaviors.
2:00 Hierarchy generational and exposure and response prevention for compulsive behaviors.
3:00 Break.
3:15 Extension of treatment into the home setting; issues surrounding medication; treatment outcome data.
4:00 Wrap up and questions.
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