OCD: Fighting for Freedom Versus Functioning

Join Dr. McIngvale as she shares decades of clinical experience and personal insight into how individuals with OCD can use ERP to obtain freedom versus functioning. Many clinicians and individuals believe that learning to function in life with OCD is the goal of ERP when that is selling everyone short and giving OCD continued power. Dr. McIngvale will share specifics on how they teach ERP differently at the highest level of care for OCD treatment (residential) and how you can do the same for your patients. This presentation will focus on the pitfalls of ERP, the often missing components and the critical piece of freedom language for patients and family members of those with OCD. 

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Understand ERP well beyond a fear extinction model 

2. Understand how to implement ERP with core fear work 

3. Understand the…