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OCD & Anxiety Spring Lecture Series: Sessions V & VI

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12:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Virtual
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Join The Center for Professional Education at Sheppard Pratt for our Spring 2024 OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series! 

Sessions V & VI, Friday, June 21, 2024, 12 - 3:15 p.m. ET

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Session V: Living Beyond Shame: ACT & Self-Compassion Strategies to Enhance Living

Speaker: Marisa T. Mazza, PsyD, Founder of choicetherapy

Overview: Feelings of shame can hinder clients' progress in treatment and life. In this experiential workshop, you will acquire skills to assist clients in overcoming shame using acceptance and commitment therapy and self-compassion. Clients can utilize these strategies in treatment and in their daily lives to enhance motivation, mood, and interpersonal connections.

 

Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, registrants will be able to:

  1. Recognize situations where self-compassion can be beneficial.
  2. Describe the concept of self-compassion.
  3. Apply self-compassion.

 

Session VI: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Basics and Beyond in 2024

Speaker: S. Evelyn Stewart, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia (UBC); Chair, Child and Youth Mental Health Research, BC Children and Women’s Health Centre

Overview: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common and debilitating condition that emerges in childhood and persists for decades unless properly addressed. In recent years, more has been uncovered about OCD risk factors and management. OCD can have ripple effects that extend beyond the individual with the diagnosis. Family members are often negatively impacted and drawn into accommodating behaviors. Therefore, to effectively manage a patient’s OCD, a combination of individual and family-based approaches may be required.   

Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, registrants will be able to:

  1. Describe the presentation of and risk factors for OCD.
  2. Identify the role of family in OCD presentation and treatment.
  3. Summarize evidence-based OCD treatment.
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Approval Statements:

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals. 

This series offers 9.0 contact hours for attending all three dates.

Physician Statement: Sheppard Pratt is accredited by The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. Sheppard Pratt designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Statement: Sheppard Pratt is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on accreditation. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This activity provides 3.0 contact hours for nurses.

Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity. Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 contact hours for Psychologists.

Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity. This activity is approved for 3.0 contact hours in Category I credits for Social Workers.

Counselor Statement: Sheppard Pratt has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Sheppard Pratt is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This activity is available for 3.0 NBCC clock hours.