Topic outline

  • General

    • Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Childhood OCD: An Integrated Child and Family Approach

      John Piacentini, Ph.D., ABPP
      University of California, Los Angeles Semel Institute


      About Workshop

      This workshop is a 3-part resource that describes assessment and cognitive behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children. Dr. Piacentini demonstrates therapy techniques during a role play session. In addition, he describes the importance of family environment during treatment and provides guidance on selecting a treatment strategy.

      About Speaker

      John Piacentini, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine and Director of the Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia and completed post-doctoral training and was a faculty member at Columbia University/NY State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Piacentini has authored over 140 papers, chapters, and books and has received numerous NIH and other grants addressing the etiology, assessment and treatment of childhood anxiety, OCD, tic disorders, and adolescent suicide. He is Chair of the Tourette Syndrome Association Behavioral Sciences consortium, Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, President-elect of the American Board of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Trichotillomania Learning Center.

    • Course Materials

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      PART 3

       

       


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