On-Demand: Thoughts, Images, Urges, and Mental Compulsions: The Non-Hollywood Side of OCD - 3 CEUs

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• CE Hours Included: 3 Core (please see below for details)
• Format: On-Demand Webinar (“Asynchronous”) ~ At your leisure to be viewed at your own pace. You may pause, rewind, and fast forward at any point during the videos. You are in complete control of how you view this workshop. It also comes with a PowerPoint and references. There is a quiz at the end to ensure viewing and required by all CE approval organizations.
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• Presented by: Patrick McGrath, Ph.D., ACERP, CERP-P & Jon Hershfield, LMFT, ACERP, CERP-P (see bios below)
• Instruction Level: Intermediate
• Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Other Mental Health Professionals

Learning Objectives:

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Describe at least five distinct mental compulsions.
• Apply exposure and response prevention (ERP) techniques that specifically target mental compulsions.
• Differentiate mental compulsions in OCD to mental behaviors in other psychiatric conditions.

Workshop Description:

While many people are familiar with OCD in the sense of what they see in movies or TV shows (i.e., people washing their hands, straightening things, and checking the locks or the stove), there is another side of OCD that is not often acknowledged - the mental compulsion. Sometimes referred to as Pure O, OCD with only (or primarily) mental compulsions is common and can be difficult to treat if you are not trained in identifying how mental compulsions manifest themselves.

These may include the following:

• Saying a prayer over and over until it is just right
• Counting words, ceiling tiles, or people
• Reviewing the conversation that you just had for hours to be sure that you did not offend anyone
• Playing out hypothetical future scenarios to check or self-reassure oneself about feared behaviors or desires

Mental compulsions are just as devastating as physical compulsions when it comes to interfering in the life of a person with OCD.

This workshop will focus on how to bring Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to bear on mental compulsions. Through a thorough review of the various subtypes of OCD, the presenters will give examples of the way mental compulsions can play a role in the maintenance of OCD and then discuss how to develop ERP exercises to specifically challenge those mental compulsions, to decrease the influence of OCD in the life of the sufferer.

Your presenters bring to you over 40 years of combined experience in treating OCD and over 25 books and publications on the topics of OCD, ERP, and anxiety. They have experience in individual and intensive (IOP, PHP, and Residential) therapy for OCD and are frequent presenters at conferences and trainings nationally and internationally.

Presented by:

Patrick McGrath Ph.D., ACERP, CERP-P

Jon Hershfield, MFT, is a psychotherapist and director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt, which provides evidence-based outpatient care for individuals and families with OCD and related disorders. He also directs the OCD Program at the Retreat, Sheppard Pratt’s private pay residential program. Prior to joining Sheppard Pratt, Jon was Director of The OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore, Associate Director of the UCLA Pediatric OCD Intensive Outpatient Program at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and psychotherapist at the OCD Center of Los Angeles. He is co-author of The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD and Everyday Mindfulness for OCD and author of When a Family Member Has OCD, Overcoming Harm OCD, and The OCD Workbook for Teens. Jon is a frequent speaker at International OCD Foundation events and webinars and the annual conference of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

What people are saying about this workshop:

• “This was a fantastic workshop! Presenters are knowledgeable and personable. Clearly presented their information and sharing from clinical experience was helpful.” – HD, LCSW
• “The rapport between the two presenters enhanced the experience for me; their knowledge was amazing!” – Anonymous
• “Presenters were funny, engaging, and well-versed on the topic.” – HC
• “This was a great presentation! The material was excellent; the highlight for sure was the energy and humor the presenters brought: I'll actively look for more training offered by them!” – Anonymous
• “They were very knowledgeable and funny, which kept it interesting. I'd definitely take another CE from these presenters.” – GC
• “Presenters were very knowledgeable and provided practical information in a very down-to-earth way. Presenters were well paired together.” – ACL, LPC
• “I thought both presenters were knowledgeable and engaging. I liked the format of discussing back and forth with each other. It kept it interesting, and it did not feel like a lecture. I would love to see both presenters again.” – Anonymous
• “I enjoyed the workshop because the presenters were knowledgeable, gave good examples, and were humorous throughout. Great presentation!” – MC, Psychologist
• “Great examples, a lot of useful information I can share with clients - psychoeducation, work in session.” – Anonymous
• “I loved the dynamic between the two presenters and would like to attend another CEU with this pairing in the future. Perfect mix of learning with entertainment!” – Anonymous
• “They were great, very entertaining, funny presenters, and I appreciated their humor very much. They were obviously also very well-versed.” – Anonymous
• “Really great presentation with helpful information I can use in my practice. I appreciated the humor throughout as well.” – Anonymous

3 Core "Asynchronous" CE Hours Included - Details by License Type Below:

• PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
• COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please click here for more detailed information.
• SOCIAL WORKERS: This workshop is approved for 3 Core CEs through the Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW), approval #031525. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.
• MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: This workshop is approved for 3 Core CEs through the Georgia Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (GAMFT), approval #049-2025. If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.

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