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ACT for OCD: Initial Concepts

7 Sections

ACT for OCD: Key Initial Concepts

ACT for OCD: Diagnostic Criteria and Differential Diagnosis

Why ACT for OCD

Treatment Targets and Goals in ACT for OCD

ACT for OCD: Assessing Treatment Progress

ACT for OCD: Deciding on a Course of Treatment

How ACT Works for OCD

An Introduction to ACT for OCD

6 Sections

ACT and OCD: What to Expect

The Therapist Role in ACT for OCD

Introducing the Client to ACT for OCD

ACT for OCD: What Is Experiential Avoidance?

ACT for OCD: Rituals and Creative Hopelessness

ACT for OCD First Steps: Experiential Avoidance and Creative Hopelessness

Understanding the Function of the Behavior

9 Sections

ACT for OCD: The Function of the Behavior and Creative Hopelessness

ACT for OCD: Immediate vs Delayed Consequences

ACT for OCD: Why Problem Solving Obsessions Doesn’t Work

Creative Hopelessness in ACT for OCD

ACT for OCD: The Tug of War Metaphor

ACT for OCD: End of Session 1 Homework

Processing Creative Hopelessness in ACT for OCD: A Role Play

ACT for OCD: Behavior Tracking and the Self-Monitoring Form

ACT for OCD: Creative Hopelessness, Behavior Tracking, and Homework

Control as the Problem

7 Sections

ACT for OCD: Control as the Problem

Willingness and Acceptance in ACT for OCD

Daily Willingness Diary Form in ACT for OCD

Metaphors in ACT for OCD: The Sunset

Clinical Case of OCD: Willingness

Behavioral Commitments in ACT for OCD

Behavioral Commitments and Willingness in ACT for OCD

Being in the Present Moment and Defusion

9 Sections

Being Present with Mindfulness in OCD

Mindfulness Exercises for OCD

Mindfulness and Compulsions in OCD

Cognitive Defusion in OCD

Defusion Metaphors for OCD: The School of Fish

Defusion Techniques and Exercises for OCD

OCD Tracking Form

Cognitive Defusion Example in OCD: A Clinical Case

ACT Processes: Being Present, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Defusion

Self-as-Context and Values

7 Sections

Self-as-Context in ACT for OCD

Self-as-Context Exercises for OCD

Values Exercises in ACT for OCD

Values Homework in ACT for OCD

Values Conflicts and How to Respond in OCD

ACT Processes: Self-as-Context and Values

Engaging in Flexible Patterns

8 Sections

Committed Action in ACT for OCD

Committed Action Exercises in OCD

Committed Action Metaphors: The Passengers on the Bus

ACT and ERP for OCD

Committed Action Worksheet in ACT for OCD

ACT Exposure Exercise: A Clinical Case

ACT for OCD: Main Concepts

Committed Action & Exposures in ACT for OCD

Final Considerations

9 Sections

Follow-Up ACT Therapy Sessions in OCD

The ACT Advisor for OCD

ACT for OCD: When to End Therapy

ACT for OCD: How to End Therapy

The ACT Beginners’ Guide

ACT for OCD: How to Be an Effective Therapist

Telehealth OCD Therapy and Medication

ACT for OCD: Therapy Termination and Tips

Handouts and Resources

Mock Sessions and Follow-Up Interviews

4 Sections

ACT for OCD: Introductory Session

Follow-Up Interview: ACT for OCD Introductory Session

ACT for OCD: Doing Compulsions Mindfully in Session

Follow-up Interview: Doing Compulsions Mindfully

Quiz: The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists

Evaluation: The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists

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ACT for OCD: Deciding on a Course of Treatment

Meet Your Instructor: Kate Morrison, Ph.D.

Independent practice, Kate Morrison LLC, Sandy, Utah

Key Points

ERP is recommended as the first course of behavioral treatment for OCD.
For clients who don’t respond to ERP, ACT is an empirically based option for OCD treatment.

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