Join Sheppard Pratt and OCD Mid-Atlantic on Friday, October 17, 2025 for the First Annual Mid-Atlantic OCD Conference, a free hybrid conference all about OCD.
Attend in person in Towson, Maryland at Sheppard Pratt’s historic campus or tune in online.
The first annual OCD Conference, by Sheppard Pratt and co-sponsored by OCD Mid-Atlantic (an affiliate of the International OCD Foundation), is a day of advanced continuing education and destigmatization about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Featuring sessions on:
- Tourettic OCD
- Pediatric OCD
- Evolution of OCD psychiatry
- Technology in OCD treatment
The day concludes with a lived experience panel featuring individuals affected by OCD.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Registration and check-in
9 a.m. Introductions
9:10 – 10:10 a.m. Tourettic OCD: Incorporating the TOCD Framework into OCD Treatment, Charles S. Mansueto, PhD
10:10 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood OCD, Michelle Gryczkowski, PhD
11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Lunch
12 – 1 p.m. Clinical Applications of Technology to Increase Homework Adherence, Therapeutic Alliance, and Clinical Outcomes in ERP For OCD: A New Paradigm, Peter W. Tuerk, PhD
1 – 2 p.m. Fifty Years of OCD Psychiatry: A Conversation with Bruce Hershfield, MD, Bruce Hershfield, MD
2 – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Lived Experiences Panel