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Download Dr. Naomi Zwecker and Dr. Alejandra Sequeira’s “What is in Your Toolbox? A 101 Guide for Successful Treatment of OCD” PowerPoint Presentation from our 2019 Annual OCD Conference!

Many of those who attended the conference requested that we post some of the presentations from the breakout sessions since attendees were not able to attend all of the breakouts. Below is a link to directly download the PowerPoint presentation from the breakout session: “What is in Your Toolbox? A 101 Guide for Successful Treatment of OCD” presented by Naomi Zwecker, Ph.D and Alejandra Sequeira, Ph.D.

Here is a preview of the first few slides from that presentation and then under the images is the direct link to download the presentation!

To download the entire presentation, simply click the link below:

http://ocdsocal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Irvine-Presentation-2019.03-20-19-1.pptx

Thank you and we look forward to your attendance at our 2020 annual OCD conference happening next year!

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Filming Of The Full-Length, OCD Themed Feature Film “Oh Crappy Day,” Has Completed!


Filming a scene from Oh Crappy Day. Left to right: Bryan Kenney, Ned Phillips, and Jordan Estes.
Photo by Jonathan Okafo. Copyright © 2019 Dagtype Films, LLC.

Dagtype Films, LLC, is proud to announce that filming is complete on the feature-length version of Oh Crappy Day, their romantic comedy about a young man looking for love while dealing with OCD.

OCD Southern California, an official affiliate of the International OCD Foundation, screened the original short at our OCD Awareness Week event in 2017 to positive responses and rave reviews!

Jordan Estes and Jess Barbour have reprised the roles they played in the original short, which screened at the 2017 IOCDF Conference in San Francisco and at IOCDF chapters around the country, including OCD Southern California!

Now that the feature has moved into post-production, they are launching a regular email update through their website. The update will include stories and behind-the-scenes photos from the film-shoot, along with news about editing, music scoring, digital wizardry, and future screenings.

They invite you to visit the film’s website — www.ohcrappydayfilm.com — and sign up for this free update. Please invite your friends and colleagues in the OCD community to do the same, so we can all spread the word about their positive, authentic portrayal of someone with OCD.

By the way, they are attending the IOCDF Conference in Austin this July. They hope to see you there!

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A2A Announces The A2A Stories Initiative and Fundraising Goal!

INTRODUCING THE A2A STORIES INITIATIVE!

The nonprofit Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance is launching an exciting new venture to further its mission of promoting adversity-driven advocacy. 

To those of you who have not yet had a chance to join the campaign: Please consider doing so today. Every single dollar counts; and we know that, with your help, we can fully fund this groundbreaking initiative and expand our A2A storytelling to a worldwide audience in powerful new ways.https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/a2a1

A2A Stories is a digital platform featuring personal accounts of remarkable individuals who have turned some form of adversity into some form of advocacy on behalf of others with similar adversities. 

The website offers a diverse mix of radio features, podcasts, livestreams, and blogs–each providing remarkable insights and inspiration. It is the beginning of an online community to promote a culture of helping ourselves by helping others. 

WHAT CAN YOU DO? 

Go to their website: http://www.a2aalliance.org and watch some of their inspirational videos!

  • We think the best way to explain our initiative is to introduce you to six truly remarkable adversity-driven advocates whose stories we’ve been privileged to share.
  • We know you’ll be inspired!
  • We hope you’ll want to…. 

Donate:

  • With your donation, the A2A Stories Initiative will:
    • Expand its reach and ability to promote the work of adversity-driven storytellers through a comprehensive communications effort.
    • Develop high impact, high visibility media strategies to establish itself as a leading resource for online communities of people facing mental, physical, and other life challenges.  
    • Cultivate a culture of transformative storytelling by showcasing the unique power of turning adversity into advocacy.

Share:

  • We can’t do it alone! We need your help sharing these inspirational and informative A2A Stories with the world. 
    • Reshare our content with family, friends, and others in need of some inspiration and hope.
    • Tag A2A Stories when you share our content on your social  (@A2Astories) #a2astories.

MORE ABOUT THE A2A ALLIANCE:

The Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance (A2A) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to (1) networking and supporting inspiring individuals who have turned adversity into advocacy; (2) providing pathways to advocacy for anyone facing adversity; and (3) showcasing the proven power of turning adversity into advocacy. 

A2A’s motto is “We help ourselves by helping others,” a notion supported by a growing body of empirical evidence from four research areas: empathy, service, purpose, and resilience.

To learn more visit www.a2astories.org or www.a2aallaiance.org 

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OCD Southern California Announces The “Lee Baer Scholarship!”

Dr. Lee Baer
8-24-1955 – 7-27-2017

Dr. Baer  (8/24/55-7/27/17) co-founded the OCD treatment and research programs at both the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital.  His groundbreaking research on OCD symptom subtypes and his extensive research findings advanced behavioral and pharmacological treatments of OCD.  A deeply caring clinician, Dr. Baer was universally liked and respected by his patients.  His self-help book “Getting Control” was the first to describe a powerful behavioral treatment for OCD and his book “The Imp of the Mind” shed new light on the understanding and treatment of sexual, aggressive and religious obsessions.  His books have helped OCD patients and guided clinicians around the world for more than 20 years.  Beyond being an exceptional researcher and clinician, he will be remembered for having tirelessly supported and encouraged interns, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. Dr. Baer has been honored for his research on OCD with a lifetime achievement award from the international OCD foundation and his work has been featured in major news outlets.    

Dr. Baer had a razor-sharp mind but also a warm, humble, and caring style. He was therefore highly respected, trusted, and liked. He was a beloved family member, a beloved Baseball and Basketball Coach and a beloved friend.  He is survived by his wife Carole Ann, his son David, and his daughter Emily.    

OCD Southern California has created a scholarship in his name, the Lee Baer Scholarship. Thus far, the Lee Baer Scholarship has covered the cost of OCD So Cal’s annual conference for multiple individuals who are students, have large families, or are of lower socioeconomic status, and would otherwise not be able to attend the event. The scholarship has provided these individuals with an opportunity to be a part of the conference, and the education and resources that are provided at the event, on behalf of generous donors to OCD So Cal.

If you would like to donate to OCD Southern California and have your donation go towards the Lee Baer Scholarship, please donate here: http://ocdsocal.org/get-involved/donate/