About this course

Learning Objectives

• Diagnose trichotillomania and be aware of common clinical presentations.
• Use standard psychological assessments for use in the treatment of trichotillomania.
• Explain the theoretical basis and principles of stimulus control, habit reversal, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and how they can be applied to trichotillomania treatment.
• Implement stimulus control, habit reversal, and ACT for trichotillomania.
• Address common comorbid issues that present with trichotillomania.
• Address common clinical issues that occur in the treatment of trichotillomania.

Learning Levels

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Michael Twohig, PhD

  Professor of Psychology, Utah State University

  Michael P. Twohig, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in the state of Utah and a Professor of Psychology at Utah State University, where he co-runs the ACT Research Group (with Dr. Levin). He received his B.A. and M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno, and completed his clinical internship at the University of British Columbia Hospital. He is past-President of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, the organization most associated with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). His research focuses on the use of ACT across a variety of clinical presentations with an emphasis on obsessive compulsive and related disorders. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers, many book chapters, and 9 books, with the most recent being ACT in Steps (with Levin and Ong) and the Anxious Perfectionist (with Ong). His research has been funded through multiple sources including the National Institute of Mental Health and the IOCDF. In 2022, he was rated as currently the most productive author on ACT and USU was the most productive institution in the world.

Disclosure

References

• Woods, D. W., Ely, L. J., Bauer, C. C., Twohig, M. P., Saunders, S. M., Compton, S. N., ... & Franklin, M. E. (2022). Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania in adults: A randomized clinical trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 158, 104187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2022.104187
• Twohig, M. P., Petersen, J. M., Fruge, J., Ong, C. W., Barney, J. L., Krafft, J., ... & Levin, M. E. (2021). A pilot randomized controlled trial of online-delivered ACT-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania in adolescents. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28(4), 653-668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.01.004
• Capel, L. K., Petersen, J. M., Becker, M. R., Levin, M. E., & Twohig, M. P. (2023). The efficacy and feasibility of a fully automated, web-based acceptance-enhanced behavioral treatment for trichotillomania in adults: A randomized waitlist-controlled trial. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 37, 100800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2023.100800
• Ong, C. W., Woods, D. W., Franklin, M. E., Saunders, S. M., Neal-Barnett, A. M., Compton, S. N., & Twohig, M. P. (2023). The role of psychological flexibility in acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania: Moderation and mediation findings. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 164, 104302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104302
• Woods, D. W., & Twohig, M. P. (2023). Trichotillomania: An ACT-enhanced behavior therapy approach therapist guide, second edition. Oxford University Press.