Clients suffering from OCD are trapped in patterns that only exacerbate their considerable anxiety, and effective therapists must address both the persistent obsessions and misguided compulsions that characterize this debilitating disorder. In this video, expert clinicians Drs. Timothy Bruce and Arthur Jongsma provide evidence-based instruction on the features of OCD and its empirically supported treatments, with treatment planning essentials, case vignettes featuring a client exposure session, and insightful commentary to help you maximize clinical success.
Beginning with a survey of the DSM criteria for OCD that includes specific definitions of symptoms, Bruce and Jongsma emphasize the intrusive nature of obsessive thoughts and the excessive amount of energy clients spend on unrealistic attempts to control them (using compulsive behaviors such as ordering, washing, or checking). The two practitioners offer a six-step treatment planning process for OCD, geared toward building a plan consistent with its empirically supported treatments (ESTs). A brief history of the EST movement provides further context.
Bruce and Jongsma also offer informative, practical commentary, taking you through the various stages of evidence-based case formulation alongside related clinical demonstrations. In a series of vignettes featuring a female client working through compulsive hand-washing based in contamination fears, you’ll watch her therapist make skillful interventions (including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, and hierarchical exposures) based on the approaches of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy involving ERP. Behavioral definitions, short-term objectives, and long-term goals are covered too, making for a well-rounded set of tools you can start using immediately to support clients while meeting increasingly stringent professional standards.
Whether your goal is to build clinical confidence with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or build evidence-based treatment plans aligned with the latest empirically supported methods, this video will be an essential addition to your library.
This video is part of the 12-video series, Evidence-Based Treatment Planning. Titles in this series include:
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control Problems
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Bipolar Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Depression
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Eating Disorders and Obesity
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Panic Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Social Anxiety Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Disruptive Child and Adolescent Behavior
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Substance Use Disorders
- Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning
- Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
