Bull City Anxiety Clinical Training Series Presents:
ERP BASICS
A Live, Interactive Webinar
October 1, 2022
9am - 4:30pm
ERP Basics is a 6 CE intermediate level course for clinicians looking to learn the foundations of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD. Clinicians will learn assessment and case conceptualization of OCD. The mechanisms of ERP will be discussed and clinicians will learn skills to apply concepts and begin implementing ERP in practice.
About the Instructor
Ben Eckstein, LCSW is the owner of Bull City Anxiety in Durham, North Carolina. He specializes in the treatment of OCD, Anxiety Disorders, and OC-Spectrum Disorders. In addition to his clinical work, Ben is a trainer and speaker. He is a board member at OCD North Carolina, the NC state affiliate of the International OCD Foundation.
Learning Objectives
1. Participants will be able to describe the diagnostic criteria of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and will identify objective measures to rate symptom severity.
2. Participants will identify the components of the OCD cycle and describe how compulsive behaviors function to perpetuate OCD.
3. Participants will describe the theoretical basis of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and differentiate between Emotional Processing and Inhibitory Learning Models of ERP.
4. Participants will apply theoretical concepts to clinical treatment, demonstrating ability to create exposure plans and guide clients through exposure practice.
5. Participants will examine alternate treatment modalities, identifying circumstances where adjunctive therapies may be indicated.
Course Outline
9:00am - 10:30am: OCD Diagnosis & Assessment
10:30am - 10:45am: Break
10:45am - 12:00pm: ERP Fundamentals
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm: Building a Hierarchy & Integrating Inhibitory Learning
2:30pm - 2:45pm: Break
2:45 - 4:00pm: Accommodation, OC-Spectrum Disorders, & Troubleshooting
4:00 - 4:30pm: Question & Answers
Course Interaction & System Requirements
This is an interactive, synchronous webinar. Participants can ask questions throughout the training and participate in instructor-led discussion.
The training will be held on Zoom. System requirements for Zoom can be found here.
Fee & Registration
Register below. Cost is $250 and CE credit is included. Register by September 29, 2022. Cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the live webinar in order to be eligible for a refund.
The training is also available with an optional individual consultation for $325. The consultation is not part of the ASWB-approved course and will not awarded additional CE credits.
Course Completion & CE Info
Course completion requirements: to earn CE credit, participants must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of completion.
ERP Basics, Course #3970, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Bull City Anxiety as an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 07/29/2022 - 07/29/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 6 Clinical continuing education credits.
For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call (919) 808-2318 or email info@bullcityanxiety.com.