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AACBT NSW Pub Discussion: Grisham OCD

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5 Dec 2022
07:00 pm
- 08:00 pm
Forest Lodge Hotel
Forest Lodge Hotel, 117 Arundel Street, Forest Lodge Sydney, NSW 2037, Australia
  • Jessica Grisham
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Forest Lodge Hotel

117 Arundel Street
Forest Lodge, Sydney, 2037

https://www.forestlodgehotel.com.au/

How to supercharge your exposures: Strategies to optimise treatment for OCD and deal with common pitfalls

Presenter: Professor Jessica Grisham

University of New South Wales

Are you interested in supercharging your approach to delivering exposure therapy for challenging OCD presentations?

Cognitive-behavioural therapy, including exposure and ritual or response prevention (EX/RP), has shown the most empirical evidence of its efficacy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Yet clinicians continue to face challenges in motivating their clients (and themselves!) to fully engage in exposure exercises. In some cases, we as clinicians are also unaware of how our own beliefs and behaviours may impact upon the uptake of EX/RP as well as its clinical outcomes. Professor Grisham will discuss strategies to maximise the benefits of exposure for different types of OCD presentations. She will also discuss how imagery and acceptance-based strategies may be integrated into EXRP, based on recent research and my own clinical practice. By the end of this presentation, clinicians should have a few fresh ideas of how to face motivational issues head-on and ways to get the most out of exposures. Jessica hopes attendees will also benefit from some practical ideas and tips for challenging OCD presentations.

About this event:

The format will an informal, lecture-style presentation, including case studies and Q&A opportunities throughout.

Key Learning Objectives

  1. Knowledge about common barriers to engaging in exposure therapy and strategies to overcome these
  2. Skills to optimise exposure therapy outcomes for different OCD presentations
  3. Knowledge about new research and practical ways to incorporate additional therapeutic approaches into exposure for OCD

This session is designed for those with an intermediate level of knowledge about OCD – attendees will be assumed that have a working knowledge of OCD; e.g., treated a few cases.

Implications / Applications of Learning for Clinical Practice

The skills and knowledge developed through presentation attendance will directly inform and enhance how clinicians deliver exposure therapy for a range of OCD presentations. A focus on common barriers including clinician beliefs and behaviours will encourage attendees to reflect on their own practice and enhance their motivation and confidence to optimise the way they deliver exposure therapy. Knowledge about new research into incorporating acceptance- and imagery-based techniques will also facilitate the integration of new evidence-based strategies into a comprehensive treatment approach for OCD.

Duration & Format / Training Modalities

This workshop has approx. 60 minutes CPD, and does not include any catering in the ticket price.

Door opens at 6:30pm for a 7pm start.

Please note that this will also be the NSW Branch Christmas non-alcoholic drinks and nibbles night – come and share in the seasonal spirit, especially if you’d like to hear the inside news about #AACBT23 (our 43rd national conference) in Sydney next October!

References – readings

  1. Edna B. Foa (2010) Cognitive behavioral therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder, Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 12:2, 199-207.
  2. Benito et al. (2021). Therapist Behavior During Exposure Tasks Predicts Habituation and Clinical Outcome in Three Randomized Controlled Trials for Pediatric OCD, Behavior Therapy,Volume 52, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 523-538.
  3. Ong, C. W., Petersen, J. M., Terry, C. L., Krafft, J., Barney, J. L., Abramowitz, J. S., & Twohig, M. P. (2022). The “how” of exposures: Examining the relationship between exposure parameters and outcomes in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 24, 87-95.

AACBT members have free tickets, but MUST book to reserve their place.

Non-members can join now and gain all of the other advantages of AACBT Membership!

There are no early bird rates for this event and please note that there are no door sales possible.

Please contact info@aacbt.org.au for more information.

COVID Safety:

Please note, the venue will be following all relevant Public Health Orders and checking delegates as per their obligations. Density, and mask requirements will be in line with relevant government guidelines. As per all events, please do not attend if you are unwell.

If you are required to cancel your attendance owing to a COVID isolation, please contact us for a full refund or ticket transfer.

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