Course Description

In this course, participants will learn to recognize and describe the various subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD; e.g., harm, scrupulosity, contamination, sexual orientation, perfectionism).  The course also includes engaging case examples of evidence-based strategies (e.g., exposure and response prevention) for the treatment of OCD subtypes.

Learning Objectives

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

1) Identify and describe the essential features of various subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
2) Apply evidence-based treatment strategies to various subtypes of OCD.  
CEs
1 CE credit | 1 CE hour
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022
11am-12pm PT   |   12-1pm MT   |   1-2pm CT   |   2-3pm ET
Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the event.
 COST
$25
LIVE, INTERACTIVE WEBINAR
The course will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the event.  
Please log-on a few minutes early and proceed to the LIVE lesson.
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL COURSE
For Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists,
Marriage and Family Therapists,  Mental Health Professionals


PRESENTER
Patrick McGrath, PhD

Patrick B. McGrath, PhD, is the Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD and a licensed clinical psychologist.  Dr. McGrath specializes in treatment for anxiety, OCD, hoarding, school refusal, and trauma.  He has given over 800 presentations on these topics at local, national, and international conferences, as well as at universities, hospitals, and private practices.  Dr. McGrath is also an experienced continuing education instructor.  

Dr. McGrath earned his doctoral degree from Northern Illinois University and completed his two-year APPIC postdoctoral fellowship at the St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute’s Anxiety Disorders Center.  

Dr. McGrath previously opened and led the Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital’s OCD and Related Anxiety Disorders Intensive Outpatient, Partial Hospital, and Residential Treatment Programs.  He has extensive clinical experience working with, and providing supervision for, complex OCD cases.  He currently provides weekly consultation at NOCD for OCD, hoarding, and other anxiety-related cases to a national network of clinicians.  

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.  Dr. McGrath also provided his expertise in OCD and anxiety disorders as a therapist on the Discovery Health Channel's documentary Anxious and on three episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive.

Disclosures

Financial: Dr. McGrath is employed by NOCD and has completed this training as part of his regular duties.  Dr. McGrath receives royalties from The OCD Answer Book and his manual Don't Try Harder, Try Different.

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

Course approval may vary by state rules and regulations.  Contact your state's licensing board to determine course 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.

Course Access

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Completion Requirements

To earn CE credit, participants must log in by the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and successfully complete any prerequisites (e.g., an online course evaluation). 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.