Home study

Navigating the Complexities of OCD and GAD

WITH JASON GIBBS, PhD & TAYLOR NEWENDORP, MA, LCPC

Course Description

Clinicians often report difficulty with navigating the differences and similarities between OCD and GAD when it comes to diagnostic decision-making and treatment planning. This intermediate-level course will provide clinicians with information that will assist them in their clinical decision-making.  The course will begin with an in-depth discussion about the diagnostic criteria and characteristics of both OCD and GAD (e.g., common themes and subtypes, epidemiology, common behaviors, thoughts and beliefs).  The presenters will then cover the topic of comorbidity and differential diagnosis, which includes assessment resources.  The CBT conceptual model for both OCD and GAD will be presented along with treatment considerations for comorbid cases.  The presentation will include case examples and responses to frequently asked questions about differential diagnosis and treatment planning.  This course will focus on the adult population.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the key differences between OCD and GAD.
  2. Apply cognitive-behavioral techniques to treat comorbid OCD and GAD.

Home study

106-minute pre-recorded webinar (original recording: 09/27/2023)

CE Credits

2 CE credits; 2 CE hours

Cost of course

Free!

Intended audience

Intermediate-level course for Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Other Mental Health Professionals

Presenter

Jason Gibbs, PhD

Jason Gibbs, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist. He serves as a Clinical Operations Manager and is a member of the Continuing Education team at NOCD. Dr. Gibbs specializes in the treatment of OCD and related disorders and also has experience with evidence-based treatments for trauma, depression, and eating disorders. He is a published author who has given multiple presentations at local and national conferences and has taught several psychology courses at the collegiate level.

Dr. Gibbs earned his doctoral degree from Idaho State University. He received expert supervision in the delivery of evidence-based treatments, including exposure-based therapies, for OCD and anxiety disorders during his pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Rogers Behavioral Health in Wisconsin.

Prior to working with NOCD, Dr. Gibbs worked as a supervisor for Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs (IOP, PHP) that specialized in the treatment of OCD, anxiety, Tourette's/tics, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB)s, depression, dual diagnosis, trauma, and eating disorders. He has extensive clinical experience working with, and providing supervision for, complex and treatment-refractory cases in these categories.

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

Non-financial:  No non-financial disclosures

Presenter

Taylor Newendorp, MA, LCPC

Taylor Newendorp, MA, LCPC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois and oversees the Clinical Onboarding and Training Team at NOCD. In this role, he uses his expertise in the treatment of OCD and related disorders to improve NOCD’s training program and ensure that NOCD therapists develop competency and confidence in delivering high-quality psychological services.

Mr. Newendorp earned his MA in marital and family therapy at the University of San Diego. Mr. Newendorp was a former clinical supervisor and therapist for a large behavioral health system’s anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders program. He oversaw all aspects of the evening intensive outpatient program and led cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure therapy groups for OCD and related anxiety disorders. Before transitioning to the OCD program, he was a co-coordinator and therapist for the health system’s binge-eating program.

Mentoring and training has been a large part of Mr. Newendorp’s career. He currently runs several consultation groups at NOCD, has provided talks on perfectionism at national conferences, and is involved in developing treatment protocols for OCD and conducting related research. Mr. Newendorp is the author of The Perfectionism Workbook: Proven Strategies to End Procrastination, Accept Yourself, and Achieve Your Goals, a workbook that incorporates cognitive-behavioral strategies to address perfectionism.

Financial: Mr. Newendorp has completed this talk as a part of his regular job duties for NOCD.  He receives royalties from his book The Perfectionism Workbook: Proven Strategies to End Procrastination, Accept Yourself, and Achieve Your Goals.  

Non-financial: Mr. Newendorp is a member of IOCDF, ADAA, and the American Counseling Association.

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 as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards(ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2023 - 03/25/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.


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.

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