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Jon Hershfield Discusses His Book, “When a Family Member Has OCD” with the OCD SoCal Digital Book Club

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When someone has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can affect the entire family. This book is an essential guide to help family members cope with their loved one’s compulsive behaviors, obsessions, and constant need for reassurance.
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Join Our Digital Book Club — purchase the book, read through it and highlight areas of interest, then join us by telephone to discuss the book with the author, Jon Hershfield — a former SoCal Affiliate Member!

When:  Saturday, August 27, 11:00 AM PST

RSVP:  info@ocdsocal.org

How to Participate:  You will be sent a link

 

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Jon Hershfield, MFT , is a psychotherapist who specializes in mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy for OCD and related disorders, and is licensed in the states of Maryland and California. He is director of the OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore in Hunt Valley, MD, and coauthor of  The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD . Jon is a frequent presenter at the annual conferences of both the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and a professional contributor to multiple online support groups for OCD.
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Final Instructions for the OCD SoCal Walk to Support OCD!

Join or Donate to the Southern California Walk on June 4th!

We will be supporting the IOCDF’s annual 1 Million Steps for OCD Walk

To donate or register: https://www.crowdrise.com/1Million4OCD2016-Virtual and register with the OCD Southern California Walk team

50% of the money raised will be returned to the OCD SoCal affiliate

For those who live in the San Diego area, walkers will be meeting at Balboa Park at the Organ Pavilion at 10:00.  We will walk from 10:30 – 11:30. Bring a picnic lunch and socialize after the walk.

Change in Park Meeting Place in Orange County!

We are still meeting at 10:30 at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley (16801 Euclid St). Enter through the Brookhurst/Heil entrance and park near the basketball courts.  There are trails and picnic tables nearby. There is a $5.00 parking fee.  Please bring a lunch so we can enjoy a relaxing time together following a nice walk around the park.  ocparks.com/parks/mile.  For directions from the Gateway: drive west on South Coast Drive; turn right on Harbor Blvd and left on Warner.  Continue on Warner, turning right on Brookhurst.  Enter the park through the Brookhurst/Heil entrance and head towards the basketball courts.

In Riverside County, meet at Towngate Memorial Park at 10:15; we will walk from 10:30 – 11:30.  Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy following the walk.   https://goo.gl/maps/X8K7Wh5nFhE2.

 

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USC Genetic Study Event and Free Speakers Series – Los Angeles – April 30, 2016

WHEN: Saturday, April 30 2016, 10:30am – 4:00pm (if you have OCD or an OCD related disorder ( hoarding, skin picking, hair pulling, body dysmorphic disorder, you may be eligible to participate! Study enrollment opens at 10:30

For more study info and to start the questionnaire: keck.usc.edu/gpc‐ocd

WHERE: Renewed Freedom Center

RSVP: 310-268-1888 by April 22 or info@renewedfreedomcenter.com

* Light refreshments will be provided

Presentations by:

11:30am-12:00pm   Jonathan Grayson, PhD, The Grayson LA Treatment Center for Anxiety and OCD

“The ABC’s of OCD: Understanding OCD and its Treatment”

12:00-12:30pm       Jenny Yip, PsyD, Renewed Freedom Center for Rapid Anxiety Relief

12:30 -1:00pm     Barbara Van Noppen, PhD, University of Southern California “The Role of Family in OCD”

1:00-1:30pm         Chris Trondsen, The Gateway Institute “Life Beyond OCD”

2:00pm-3:00pm:       Question and Answer Panel

10:30am-4:00pm:   **Study Enrollment all day (compensation will be provided)

For more information or directions, click here.

* Research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

Approved by USC HS-IRB 10-00299.

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There is Still Time to Join the Virtual Book Club! If you don’t have time to buy the book, you can still participate on the call.

Janet Singer, author of Overcoming OCD, a Journey to Recovery

We will be reading Overcoming OCD by Janet Singer

When:  Saturday, April 16  at 11:00 PST

How:    RSVP to info@ocdsocal.org.  You will be sent a link to join the call.

Book Purchase:  Order Overcoming OCD: A Journey to Recovery directly through Rowman & Littlefield at https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442239449 for a 33% discount. Use promotion code OCDSCAL16 at checkout for 33% off–this promotion is valid until June 30, 2016. This offer also includes eBooks bought through rowman.com. It cannot be combined with any other discount offers.Or…you can call our Customer Service Line at 1-800-462-6420 to order over the phone. You must also give them the promotion code.

 

Janet Singer is an advocate for OCD awareness, with the goal of spreading the word that OCD, no matter how severe, is treatable. At the age of eighteen, her son Dan suffered from OCD so debilitating he could not even eat. Today, thanks to exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, he is a college graduate working in his chosen field and living life to the fullest. Janet writes regularly for Psych Central and has been published on many other web sites including Mentalhelp.net, Beyond OCD, Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and Mad in America. She has also been an invited speaker at OCD conferences. She started her own blog, ocdtalk (www.ocdtalk.wordpress.com) in 2010 and it currently reaches readers in 162 countries.