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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD Virtual Workshop
Foundational ERP Training for OCD
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the gold-standard, first-line treatment for OCD, and learning to deliver it effectively is one of the most valuable skills a mental health professional can develop. This 3-day virtual ERP training gives therapists at all experience levels everything they need to begin treating OCD with confidence, including foundational theory, applied case examples, role-plays, and four post-workshop group consultation sessions.
Learn the Gold-Standard Treatment for OCD
What You’ll Learn
This training is appropriate for all licensed mental health professionals, or those working under the license of a mental health professional.
Review the empirical support for ERP as a first-line treatment for OCD and explore the theoretical framework that underlies its effectiveness.
FOUNDATIONS OF ERP FOR OCD
ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
Learn how to administer and interpret structured OCD-specific assessments and follow a detailed, step-by-step guide to delivering ERP to both adolescents and adults—including rationale delivery, hierarchy development, and exposure examples.
APPLIED LEARNING THROUGH CASES, ROLE-PLAYS, AND VIDEOS
Engage with real case examples, interactive lectures, role-plays, and a variety of videos designed to enhance your confidence and competence in using ERP.
Course Includes
19.5 HOURS OF CEUs
COPIES OF WORKSHOP CURRICULUM
4 POST-WORKSHOP GROUP CONSULTATION CALLS
This ERP training program is approved for 19.5 CEUs by the Pennsylvania State Board.
All attendees must purchase a copy of the therapist manual for ERP: Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Therapist Guide, 2nd Edition by Foa, Yadin, & Lichner for reference during the workshop.
ERP for OCD Workshop Instructors
With over 50 years of combined experience, these experts draw on their varied experiences working with OCD at all levels of care, across the developmental spectrum, in both treatment clinics and NIH-funded research trials, to provide the highest quality training in ERP. The instructors draw on their own clinical work with thousands of people with OCD to provide an interactive, engaging, and thorough workshop designed to help participants start implementing ERP immediately.
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Steven Tsao, PhD
POSITION: Co-Founder
MY APPROACH: I believe that meaningful change starts with understanding - first with understanding each patient's unique experience and second, partnering with that patient to deeply understand their…
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David Yusko, PsyD
POSITION: Co-Founder
MY APPROACH: I approach the process of therapy from two main perspectives – relational and behavioral. When I decide to begin working with an individual, I am making a decision…
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Christina DiChiara, PsyD
POSITION: Director of Education
MY APPROACH: I am passionate about innovative, research-based therapy to relieve suffering and help people live the lives they want to be living. My intensive training, research experience, and clinical work…
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Shannon Murphy, PhD, PMH-C
POSITION: Staff Psychologist
MY APPROACH: I strive to approach every individual with whom I work with genuine warmth, empathy, curiosity, and humor. I aim to create a nonjudgmental and collaborative environment, in which treatment is…
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Catherine Schuler, PsyD
POSITION: Staff Psychologist
MY APPROACH: I believe that my role as a therapist is to help guide my patients towards living the fullest, most meaningful versions of their lives. Therapy with me is a collaborative process…
More ERP & OCD Workshops
Deepen your expertise across the full spectrum of OCD treatment, from foundational ERP skills to advanced assessment and pediatric care.
2 DAY VIRTUAL TRAINING: TAKE YOUR ERP SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
This advanced workshop is for clinicians who have completed foundational ERP training and want to deepen their skills by maximizing the effectiveness of exposures and incorporate robust post-exposure processing. This training will also explore differential diagnosis and specialized approaches for treating specific OCD subtypes such as perfectionism, scrupulosity, sexual obsessions, and health anxiety.
HALF-DAY VIRTUAL TRAINING: APPLYING ERP TO PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS
This half-day advanced training offers a deeper dive into applying Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) techniques to pediatric populations with OCD, from kids as young as 3, to older teens and college-age patients. Led by experts in the field, the program is designed to help clinicians who already have familiarity with ERP learn how to engage young clients, make developmental modifications to the traditional ERP treatment protocol, and work with caregivers more effectively. This training will not cover the basics of delivering ERP, and is designed to give providers that next level of nuance and skill in working with OCD in pediatric populations.
HALF-DAY VIRTUAL TRAINING: CONFIDENTLY IDENTIFY AND DIAGNOSE OCD
Join us for this half-day virtual workshop designed to help mental health professionals strengthen their ability to identify OCD and accurately assess symptom severity using the Y-BOCS©. Through a deep dive into the tool and its administration, participants will gain greater confidence in recognizing and evaluating OCD in clinical practice.
Frequently Asked Questions About ERP for OCD Virtual Workshop
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Online registration will close when the workshop reaches maximum capacity, so early registration is strongly encouraged. If the workshop is not completely filled, online registration will close 24 hours prior to the start of the workshop. Registration after this deadline may be possible, but must be directly coordinated with our staff. If you are interested in registering after the online deadline has closed, please inquire at workshops@centerabt.com.
Please note that registration is not complete, and attendance is not guaranteed until full payment is received.
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This workshop is virtual via zoom.
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The cancellation deadline is two weeks prior to the workshop start date. Attendees who cancel before this deadline will receive a full refund, minus a processing fee determined by Stripe. Cancellations made after the deadline will be refunded 50% of the registration cost, less the Stripe processing fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within two days of the workshop. However, full credit toward a future CABT workshop is available at any time. To request a cancellation, please email workshops@centerabt.com.
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Our workshops are designed to provide comprehensive training on specialized treatments and disorders, so participants are expected to attend for the full duration, in a private space, with their camera on. CEU hours will only be awarded to those who complete the entire workshop.
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You can call us at (610) 455-5757, email workshops@cabt.com, or fill out our contact form and a member of our team will be in touch shortly.
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Post-Training Consultation Groups are affiliated with the workshop cohort. Consultation group participation is not transferable to other groups hosted at later dates or affiliated with other training cohorts.
Registration for post-training consultation groups will open immediately following the completion of the training.
All training participants will have the opportunity to register for up to 4 post-training consultation groups.
Once registration for post-training consultation groups is closed, participation in these groups cannot to be rescheduled.
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Yes. The purpose of our workshops is to provide comprehensive training on specialized treatment and disorders. Therefore, we expect participants to plan to attend for the full workshop duration. CEU hours are only supplied to participants who attend the whole workshop.
The Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board Psychology and the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. The Center for Anxiety and Behavior Therapy maintains responsibility for the program(s). This training is appropriate for all licensed mental health professionals, or those working under the license of a mental health professional.