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Exposure(squared): Optimizing exposure techniques for co-occurring PTSD and OCD

CE Hours 6

About this live event

In evidence-based practice, there are a number of protocols a clinician can use for presenting mental disorders. What happens when a client presents with two disorders that are both highly distressing and impactful? Does the clinician offer two separate protocols? Or is there a combined approach based upon evidence-based psychotherapy principles that may address both? Posttraumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder have high levels of comorbidity, with epidemiologic data suggesting rates of comorbidity of as much as 31% (Brown et al. 2001). Further, the evidence base is strong for exposure therapy for both PTSD (APA, 2025) and for OCD (Fernando & Selai, 2021). And it is well-known that both approaches - Prolonged Exposure and Exposure and Response Prevention, respectively - overlap greatly in terms of the evidence-based principles that undergird the protocols themselves (Abramowitz, Deacon, & Whiteside, 2019). This continuing education presentation will focus on best practices in exposure therapy and offer a framework for using these principles for treating clients presenting with comorbid PTSD and OCD.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how inhibitory learning better explains the mechanisms of exposure therapy than habituation.
  • Identify 3 ways to enhance exposure exercises using inhibitory learning principles.
  • Describe how inhibitory learning and emotional processing therapy converge and how they diverge.
  • Be able to design effective in vivo exposures for both disorders.
  • Describe how to differentiate the use imaginal exposure techniques for PTSD as compared to OCD.
  • Describe how to transition between each therapeutic approach and how to aid in relapse prevention for both at the end of psychotherapy.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Agenda


All times in Mountain Time (local to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)


9:00a - 10:30a PE & OCD: Co-Occurring Disorders Research

Inhibitory Learning & Emotional Processing Theory

10:30a - 10:45a Break

10:45a - 12:00p Exposure Therapy: Prolonged Exposure & Exposure & Response Prevention

12:00p - 12:30p Lunch

12:30p - 2:00p Optimizing Exposure

2:00p - 2:15p Break

2:15p - 4:00p Role Play / Demonstration

Live event Instructor(s)

  • Scott Michael, PhD

    Dr. Michael is a clinical psychologist and owner of Lake Washington Mental Health and Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington. He specializes in evidence-based treatment for trauma/PTSD, OCD, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and specific phobias. He is a Prolonged Exposure (PE) trainer for the Veterans Affairs PE training dissemination program. He has offered over 20 PE trainings to date and has consulted with over 50 clinicians on providing PE. Additionally, he has designed and offered exposure therapy trainings and consulted on numerous cases for OCD and a range of anxiety disorders.

Disclosure

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CE Process Info

Professional boards across different states vary in what they will accept. The approvals associated with this event offer credits to a target audience of behavioral health professions, across the widest number of states. If you are unsure if the provided approvals will be accepted by your board, we recommend reaching out to your board office for clarification regarding whether the offered CE’s will be accepted.

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Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

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  • Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

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Refund Policy

To facilitate effective event planning, refunds adhere to the following schedule:

Full refunds (excluding processing fees) up to 4 weeks before the event
50% refunds (excluding processing fees) up to 2 weeks before the event
No refunds within 1 week of the event

Juniper Mental Health: Contact Information

Website: junipermh.com
Email: info@junipermh.com
Phone: 801-251-6688

Technology

1. This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom Meeting, and you may be prompted to download or upgrade your Zoom app if using a mobile device. A strong WiFi connection will be required for best quality.


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