I think my Client might have OCD: How to Identify Symptoms of OCD and What to Do Next
Webinar event date: 
Mar 13, 2024 11:00 am EDT
Webinar Presenters: 
April Vass - MSW, BSW, BA, RSW

April Vass, MSW., is a registered Social Worker in Ontario and New Brunswick. April received her Master of Social Work at the University of Toronto and is a certified clinician in Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention (EX/RP) for OCD.
April is the Owner and Founder of OCD Wellness, a specialized OCD and OC related disorder clinic in Canada, Ontario. April specializes in OCD treatment and has experience working with many subtypes of OCD and ranges of severity. April also provides treatment for emetophobia, misophonia, tics, and body-focused repetitive behaviours

Jessica Bodie, Ph.D

Jessica Bodie, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Bodie received her Master's and Doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from Temple University. She completed her clinical internship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bodie specializes in the treatment of OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorders, and body-focused repetitive behaviors. She is a certified clinician, consultant, and supervisor in Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD and Prolonged Exposure for PTSD. Additionally, Dr. Bodie specializes in extreme picky eating (also called Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, ARFID), emetophobia (vomit phobia), and choking/swallowing phobia.

Description

Affecting over 350,000 individuals in Ontario alone, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is challenging to identify and treat effectively. A highly heterogenous mental health concern, research indicates those presenting with OCD often do not receive the evidence-based best practice treatment and go 17 years between symptom onset and treatment.

As the largest mental health profession in Canada, social workers are uniquely positioned to intervene with those living with OCD. Through an educational lens, this webinar will provide clinicians with the knowledge to identify OCD symptoms and educate the client on evidence-based treatment.

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Identify clinical presentations of OCD in adult populations
2. Describe what obsessions and compulsions are and how the OCD cycle is maintained
3. Understand how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) works to ameliorate symptoms of OCD.