Child & Adolescent OCD: From Diagnosis to Recovery

3633 West Lake Avenue,Glenview IL 60026

10 March, 2023

Description

Please join Glenview Counseling Group for our in-person training, Child & Adolescent OCD: From Diagnosis to Recovery. Participants will: Learn to identify OCD in children & adolescentsDifferentiate between OCD subtypes, especially lesser-known subtypesUnderstand evidence-based treatment options for OCDLearn the basic principles of Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) treatmentKnow when to treat, consult or refer clients with OCDIllinois Counselors and Social Workers can earn 2 CE units for this training. Persenter Bios: Michael Blumberg, LCPC is the founder and Clinical Director of Glenview Counseling Group, a multidisciplinary psychotherapy group in Glenview, IL. He has been treating OCD and related disorder for 15+ years and completed post-graduate training with the IOCDF’s Behavioral Therapy Training Institute. Michael currently runs a support group for family members of people with OCD as well as a consultation group for OCD-informed therapists in the Chicago suburbs. He is also a member and former board member of OCD Midwest, a subsidiary of IOCDF and a founding member and former board member of the Chicagoland Hoarding Task Force. Michael has presented locally, nationally and internationally on the subject of OCD. Jessica Lankford, LCSW is a psychotherapist at Glenview Counseling Group, providing evidence-based and solution focused therapies to 25+ individuals and their families per week. Her clinical focus is on anxiety, depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), eating disorders and Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB). Jessica regularly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Behavioral Activation (BA) in her work with her clients. Jessica has presented on the subjects of effective group therapy practice and racial inequalities in educational institutions.