


Ask Alegra: Implementing Consensual Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD
Do you struggle with compulsive avoidance of everyday activities (ex. driving, changing a baby’s diaper, cooking) because of OCD? Is it difficult to get through the day because of time-consuming rituals that feel so irresponsible to stop? Do you want to learn how to face fears head on in a way that makes OCD smaller and your world bigger? Are you interested in learning about values-based exposures? And how to implement exposure therapy in a consensual manner so as not to harm yourself or a client?
Do you want to dive deep into the treatment for OCD with the biggest evidence base: Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)? If so, this is the workshop for you!
In the hour presentation, I will address:
The science behind Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
Intended outcomes of ERP (habituation and/or inhibitory learning)
Why response prevention is just as (if not more) important than exposure work
How to target a client’s specific obsessional fears
The implementation of justice-oriented ERP
The application of ERP with mental compulsions
Building an exposure hierarchy and a response prevention hierarchy
Consensual ERP
And more!
This workshop is 1 hour of presentation and 30 minutes of a Q&A.
Do you struggle with compulsive avoidance of everyday activities (ex. driving, changing a baby’s diaper, cooking) because of OCD? Is it difficult to get through the day because of time-consuming rituals that feel so irresponsible to stop? Do you want to learn how to face fears head on in a way that makes OCD smaller and your world bigger? Are you interested in learning about values-based exposures? And how to implement exposure therapy in a consensual manner so as not to harm yourself or a client?
Do you want to dive deep into the treatment for OCD with the biggest evidence base: Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)? If so, this is the workshop for you!
In the hour presentation, I will address:
The science behind Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
Intended outcomes of ERP (habituation and/or inhibitory learning)
Why response prevention is just as (if not more) important than exposure work
How to target a client’s specific obsessional fears
The implementation of justice-oriented ERP
The application of ERP with mental compulsions
Building an exposure hierarchy and a response prevention hierarchy
Consensual ERP
And more!
This workshop is 1 hour of presentation and 30 minutes of a Q&A.