OCD Central and South Florida, an official affiliate of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation will be hosting a weekend event December 5 - December 7, 2025 at Vero Beach, FL.
This event will be launching a series titled 'OCD and....' emphasizing the importance in nuanced treatment of disorders alongside OCD. This weekend will focus on OCD and treatment coinciding with Eating Disorders and OCD and Substance Use Disorders. We will be kicking off the weekend on Friday evening with an expert panel and individuals with lived experience answering questions and discussing key topics, with panelists Kristina Kise, M.D., Michael Sheffield, Psy.D., Crystal Weideman, and Katie Merricks, Ph.D. for 1.5 CEs.
Saturday will be a day of CE events, with the morning consisting on a series titled: Compulsions, Control and Complexity: Evidence-Based Care for Co-occurring OCD and Eating Disorders presented by Kristina Kise, M.D., & Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-C. The afternoon series titled: Bridging the Gap: Evidence-Based Treatment for OCD and Co-occurring Substance Use in People Who Use Drugs or Gamble" presented by Patrick McGrath, Ph.D., & Gwilym Roddick, DSW, LCSW will offer 6 CEs .
Friday will incorporate a cocktail hour and meet and greet. The event will be hosted at the Costa d'Este hotel and include breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
To wrap up the weekend - on Sunday morning we will be kicking off our annual One Million Steps for OCD Walk at Riverside Park at Vero Beach. Feel free to join us with information below:
https://support.iocdf.org/event/vero-beach-fl-ocd-walk/e687011?c_src=IOCDF-cal&_ga=2.184142502.100770364.1759290335-2090995792.1744554988
