CE Series: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Two-Part Series: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (CE 6)

Part one: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder for Children and Adolescents

December 12th, 2025 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Part two: Advanced Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder for Children and Adolescents

January 9th, 2026 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Bonnie Zucker, Psy.D.

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INTERMEDIATE - ADVANCED LEVEL: Target audience: Mental health professionals including social workers and psychologists, psychiatrists. Pediatricians may also find it beneficial. The second workshop serves as an advanced training.

The series will provide an in-depth training of the cognitive-behavioral treatment of OCD in children and teens. The participants will learn the types of OCD, how to assess for OCD, including a brief review the CY-BOCS. The three parts of anxiety will be discussed: physiological (body), cognitive (thoughts), and behavioral, and the treatment of each component will be explained in detail. Participants will learn specific techniques, including cognitive strategies such as loop & uncertainty training recordings, self-talk, detached mindfulness, attention training technique, and others; and how to address the behavioral manifestations (rituals, avoidance, compulsions) commonly seen in children with OCD, primarily through EPR (exposure/response prevention) and imaginal exposure. Participants will also gain an understanding of the role of familial accommodation and how to best work with parents to support their children in the treatment process. Imaginal exposure will be taught and examples will be provided. Participants will learn the basics of inference-based CBT. The treatment of complex OCD cases will be reviewed in detail.

Learning Objectives

Workshop 1

1. To list 5 types of OCD and explain the use of the CY-BOCS in diagnosing OCD in children and teens.

2. To list at least 3 treatment techniques for OCD, including self-talk, loop/uncertainty training recordings, and metacognitive therapy’s detached mindfulness & attention training technique.

Workshop 2

1. To explain the technique of imaginal exposure.

2. To describe inference-based CBT and describe two aspects of the treatment approach.

3. To demonstrate the process of exposure/response prevention (ERP) in the treatment of complex OCD, and how to construct a hierarchy (ladder).

Presenter

Bonnie Zucker, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist with a background and expertise in the treatment of anxiety disorders and OCD. She conducts psychotherapy in her group private practice in Rockville, Maryland.

Using a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) approach, Dr. Zucker has helped hundreds of children become anxiety-free by teaching them coping skills, methods for challenging their faulty thinking, and how to systematically face their fears. She is also the author of Anxiety-Free Kids, Take Control of OCD, Parenting Kids with OCD, Something Very Sad Happened, A Perfectionist’s Guide to Not Being Perfect, and Kid Confident #1: How to Manage your Social Power in Middle School, and the coauthor of Resilience Builder Program for Children and Adolescents and two relaxation CDs. A respected psychologist in the treatment of anxiety, Dr. Zucker is also active in training other mental health professionals on the treatment of anxiety disorders.

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More Information:

Please contact our CE Coordinator, Candice Watson at cwatson@alvordbaker.com.

Continuing Education: 6 credits

Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of Continuing Education. A certificate for Category 1 credits will be awarded at the completion of each workshop.

Alvord Baker & Associates, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0213.

Refund Policy

If Alvord,Baker & Associates, LLC decides to cancel the class, all registrants will receive a full refund. Through Friday, December 5th, 2025, registrants of the workshop who need to cancel for any reason will receive a refund of 90% of their registration fee. Cancellation requests must be received no later than Friday, December 5th, 2025. To cancel, please contact our CE Coordinator, Candice Watson at cwatson@alvordbaker.com,

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