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OCD SoCal Hosts The Costa Mesa BTTI Training For Therapists Interested in Treating OCD!

From Friday, October 7th to Sunday, October 9th, OCD Southern California joined the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and hosted the Costa Mesa, California, Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) – https://iocdf.org/professionals/training-institute/btti/! 

In line with our mission statement, the BTTI trained many local, Southern Californian therapists in evidence-based treatment for OCD. These are clinicians who have just started treating individuals with OCD who were given training and consultation on providing the best treatment available to treat clients with OCD. The BTTI training allows more people in the Southern California area to find the necessary providers trained in how to treat their OCD!

Thank you to the IOCDF staff for putting this event on and to all of our sponsors for aiding in making this possible: NOCD, The OCD Center of Los Angeles, The Gateway Institute, Rogers Behavioral Health, Westwood Institute for Anxiety Disorders, Cohen OCD Therapy, Choice Therapy, The Renewed Freedom Center, Michelle Witkin, Ph.D., and Beachfront Anxiety Specialists. It was incredible having all of the OCD SoCal board members together and attending all weekend to help out!

To find out more about the BTTI, go to: https://iocdf.org/professionals/training-institute/btti/

OCD Southern California board members (left to right): Shannon S., Andrew C., Barbara V., Melissa M., Chris T., Liz T., Evelyn G., and Jennie K.

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Get Involved! OCD SoCal Is Looking For Volunteers!

Thank you to everyone who filled out our volunteer survey and expressed interest in volunteering to support the OCD community in Southern California. If you have not contacted us to volunteer yet, please do now. If you are interested in offering your voice, time, and skills to support OCD SoCal and the community, please complete this volunteer survey to express your interest: Volunteer Survey.

For more information on the potential volunteer opportunities with OCD Southern California, click HERE.

Thank you and we look forward to having you involved with our organization!

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Save The Date! OCD SoCal is Hosting a Virtual Event on Saturday, October 15th to Celebrate OCD Awareness Week 2022!

OCD Southern California is asking you to ‘save the date’ of Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 11am to 1pm PST! We are hosting a free, 2-hour virtual event that is open to anyone, from anywhere, interested in attending. The event is to celebrate OCD Awareness Week 2022, which is a week to provide education on what OCD is, as well as resources and a sense of community, to the world at large!

If you are interested in attending, or know someone who would benefit from attending our event, please email info@ocdsocal.org to be on our mailing list to receive more information and to receive the event link. 

We hope to see you there! Stay tuned to our website for an upcoming post that will include more details on each of our presentations. Following the presentations will be an open question and answer segment, allowing attendees to ask any of the panelists questions!

Our presentation titles and speakers are:

“Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) 101 For OCD” presented by Evelyn Gould, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Jennie Kuckertz, Ph.D.

“Medications For OCD” presented by Dr. Sepehr “Sheperd” Aziz, D.O.

“Maintaining Motivation in OCD Treatment: Lived & Clinical Experience” presented by Chris Trondsen, M.S., AMFT, APCC and Shannon Switzer, Peer Support Specialist

“Navigating the Family Accommodation Trap with Compassion and Confidence” presented by Melissa Mose, LMFT and Liz Trondsen, RD

“Treatment for Kids with OCD and What is Next in the Field” presented by Eric Storch, Ph.D.

We look forward to seeing you there on Saturday, October 15th at 11am PST!

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IOCDF Online Conference November 4-6!

Did you enjoy attending OCD SoCal’s virtual OCD conference last spring? The International OCD Foundation is hosting their Online OCD Conference this year on November 4-6, 2022. Speakers will include many of our OCD SoCal board members, including Chris Trondsen AMFT, Liz Trondsen, Melissa Mose LMFT, and Jennie Kuckertz PhD! Click here to register and learn more about this year’s amazing programing!