Continuing Education For Mental Health Professionals

Course Description

This course will explore the experience of college students with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).  Clinicians will learn about the various pressures (e.g., academic performance, social, familial), vulnerabilities (e.g., inconsistent daily routines, lack of support group, limited resources), and barriers (e.g., resources, knowledge of OCD, access to a trained provider, stigma, fear of disclosing OCD symptoms) college students with OCD may encounter.  The potential impact of unrecognized and unaddressed OCD in the college population will also be discussed (e.g., worsening of symptoms, lesser academic achievement, isolation, risk of suicidality). Recommendations and treatment strategies for working with OCD and the college student will be provided.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify factors that may contribute to the development or worsening of OCD in the college population.

  2. Describe 2-3 clinical strategies to implement with college students who have or may have OCD.

Course Details

CEs
1 CE credit;  1 CE hour

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022
10am-11am PST
11am-12pm MT
12pm-1pm CST
1pm-2pm EST
Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the event.

COST
Free!

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL COURSE
For Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Other Mental Health Professionals

LIVE, INTERACTIVE CE WEBINAR
Participants will be able to ask questions and interact with the presenter.  


PRESENTER
Patrick McGrath, PhD

Patrick B. McGrath, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and the Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD.  In this role, he uses his expertise in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders to direct NOCD’s high-quality, evidence-based clinical program, provide weekly consultation groups, and develop and train the multidisciplinary network of clinicians.  He has given hundreds of presentations on OCD, anxiety disorders, hoarding, school refusal, and other topics at local, national, and international conferences, as well as at universities, hospitals, and private practices.  Dr. McGrath is also an experienced continuing education (CE) instructor.  

While earning his doctoral degree from Northern Illinois University (NIU), Dr. McGrath worked extensively with the college population under expert supervision.  He additionally served as clinic assistant for NIU’s Psychological Clinic.  He continued his work with the college population during his predoctoral internship with Grand Valley State University and his two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute’s Anxiety Disorders Center.  Dr. McGrath then went on to work as a staff psychologist at Michigan State University.  

Dr. McGrath later opened and led the OCD and Related Anxiety Disorders intensive outpatient, partial hospital, and residential treatment programs at AMITA Health.  Throughout his career, he has provided direct clinical services and supervision for complex OCD cases.  He’s also involved in OCD-related research and has several publications.  Dr. McGrath is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Boards of the International OCD Foundation.  He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Immediate Past President of OCD Midwest.  

Disclosures

Financial: Dr. McGrath is employed by NOCD and has completed this training as part of his regular duties. 

Non-financial:  Dr. McGrath is a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Boards of the International OCD Foundation.  He is a Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Immediate Past President of OCD Midwest.

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing education (CE) regulations vary by state/jurisdiction.  Check with your state or jurisdiction's licensing board to ensure course acceptance/approval.  

SOCIAL WORKERS

NOCD, #1805, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. NOCD maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2022 – 03/25/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.


PSYCHOLOGISTS

NOCD is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NOCD maintains responsibility for this program and its content.


COUNSELORS

NOCD has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7212. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NOCD is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Completion Requirements

To earn CE credit (CE credit hours), participants MUST view and be present for the entire course and complete all course requirements.  Partial attendance will not qualify for CE credit.  

Digital certificates of completion are available upon course completion. Certificates are downloadable and are also available in your profile.  Include your licensing information in your profile to have it included on your certificate.

Please make sure you click the COMPLETE & CONTINUE  button after each lesson to progress to the end of the course.

To view our CE Policy and Procedures in detail please visit CE Information & Policies.

Course Registration & Access

To register for this course, select PRE-ORDER NOW and create your account.  Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event, log-into your account and select My Dashboard from the header.  Find the course and select START COURSE.  Follow the instructions to proceed to the Live Webinar lesson.