Live webinar

Supporting Caregivers Through Treatment for OCD.

June 11, 2025
WITH SARA CONLEY, PhD

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Course Description

The participation of caregivers, family, and the support system in treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is becoming increasingly recognized as important. This advanced course will prepare clinicians to successfully involve the support system in the therapeutic process by learning to identify and address common barriers to treatment that involve caregivers, family members, or loved ones. Topics include: building the support system team, recognizing fears and ambivalence about treatment participation, compassion fatigue, creating and maintaining boundaries, coping without accommodating, and preparing for changes in the family system. OCD case studies are included to further understanding.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify 2 or more barriers to treatment that can occur during family-based treatment of OCD.
  2. Describe 2 or more therapeutic strategies that can be utilized to address barriers that may occur during family-based treatment of OCD.

Live, interactive webinar

Participants will be able to ask questions and interact with the presenters

CE Credits

2 CE Credits; 2 CE Hours

Date & time

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
10am-12pm PT
11am-1pm MT
12pm-2pm CT
1pm-3pm ET

Registration deadline

Closes 30 mins prior to event

Cost of course

Free!

Intended audience

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

Presenter

Sara Conley, PhD

Sara Conley, Ph.D, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Senior Manager for Child and Adolescent services at NOCD.  Dr. Conley is responsible for training a multidisciplinary international network of mental health providers in the treatment of OCD for children and adolescents.  She also provides weekly consultation groups, develops the childhood and adolescent program, and provides direct services to children, adolescents, adults, and families.

Dr. Conley received specialized training in OCD and related disorders while completing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Northern Illinois University and her pre-and-post doctoral training with Rogers Behavioral Health.  She also previously worked in private practice and as a clinical supervisor for Rogers. 

Dr. Conley has published articles on OCD and is currently active in treatment enhancement research. She is a current member of the International OCD Foundation.

Disclosures

Financial: Dr. Conley completed this talk as part of her standard duties at NOCD.
Non-financial: Dr. Conley is a member of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS THROUGH TREATMENT FOR OCD
TESTIMONIALS



Very grateful and appreciative to all who were involved in providing this training! Presenters were entertaining, professional and offered experiences from their practices which I find very helpful to my learning."

Course participant



The presenters were excellent. The content was comprehensive, practical and will be very useful for getting caregiver buy-in to treatment.”

Course participant



Presenters were engaging, keeping my interest. Materials were excellent. Liked the use of examples. Overall, excellent presentation.”

Course participant

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