Telehealth OCD Therapy and Medication
Key Points
- Include the support system of your client as needed.
- It’s important when providing treatment for youth.
- This helps the support system understand the treatment.
- Telehealth can be a great option for the treatment of OCD.
- Attend to regulations of your jurisdiction and adapt your treatment.
- Not every client responds well to treatment with ACT.
- These clients may need additional types of treatment.
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ACT for OCD Online Training
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Transcript
Let’s go through some special considerations in treating OCD.
You want to include the support system in treatment if it is relevant. So, OCD does not happen in a vacuum, and I recommend including the client’s team that’s around them either into the session or treatment. And this is particularly the case when you are working with youth with OCD.
Twohig, M. P. (2004). ACT for OCD: Abbreviated treatment manual [unpublished treatment manual]. University of Nevada.
Loved ones often ask, how should I respond to them when they do blank or when they say blank? And you can hold a collaborative discussion to help them determine ACT-consistent ways to interact with one another outside of the session and how to ensure that they’re receiving support while challenging themselves for growth. And I find that these sessions also help the support system understand that change is gradual and how to increase their patience for their loved ones.
Twohig, M. P. (2004). ACT for OCD: Abbreviated treatment manual [unpublished treatment manual]. University of Nevada.