Continuing Education For Mental Health Professionals

Course Description

Perfectionism is highly prevalent in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and has been shown to impede treatment outcomes.  This course will prepare clinicians to recognize perfectionism in their clients and describe its potential impact on treatment for OCD.  Engaging case studies will be included to demonstrate how evidence-based strategies can be applied to perfectionism, particularly in the treatment of OCD. 

Learning Objectives

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

1) Describe the clinical features of perfectionism and discuss how perfectionism may influence the presentation and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

2) Apply evidence-based treatment strategies for perfectionism and OCD.
CEs
2 CE credits | 2 CE hours
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022
10am-12pm PST   |   11am-1pm MT   |   12-2pm CST   |   1-3pm EST
Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the event.
 COST
Free!
LIVE, INTERACTIVE WEBINAR
The course will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the event.  
Sign-in to the NOCD Academy a few minutes early and select the course from "My Dashboard." Proceed to the LIVE WEBINAR lesson.
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL COURSE
For Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists,
Marriage and Family Therapists,  Mental Health Professionals


PRESENTER
Taylor Newendorp, MA, LCPC

Taylor Newendorp, MA, LCPC, is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois and a Regional Clinical Director for NOCD.  In this role, Mr. Newendorp uses his expertise in OCD and related disorders to direct the midwest region of multidisciplinary therapists in their delivery of high-quality, evidence-based treatments.  


Mr. Newendorp earned his MA in marital and family therapy at the University of San Diego.  He is the president and founder of Chicago Counseling Center, Inc.  He is a former clinical supervisor and therapist for AMITA’s Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders where 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 AMITA’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.  


Disclosures

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 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 2 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.

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.

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.