Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It helps identify whether someone is exhibiting OCD symptoms and offers guidance on how to cope and seek support.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Understand OCD and its various subtypes, along with associated symptoms and behaviors.
- Assess how OCD affects daily life, mental health, relationships, and well-being.
- Identify how OCD presents in children and how it differs from adult symptoms.
- Learn what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is and how developmental issues affect its application.
- Recognize the advantages of using CBT with children and youths to manage OCD.
- Explore psychological strategies like exposure and response prevention for managing OCD.
- List cognitive distortions common in OCD, such as catastrophizing and perfectionism.
- Discuss challenges of living with OCD and strategies for supporting a family member with the disorder.
- Understand the need for workplace health and safety measures for individuals with OCD.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Understand OCD and its various subtypes, along with associated symptoms and behaviors.
- Assess how OCD affects daily life, mental health, relationships, and well-being.
- Identify how OCD presents in children and how it differs from adult symptoms.
- Learn what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is and how developmental issues affect its application.
- Recognize the advantages of using CBT with children and youths to manage OCD.
- Explore psychological strategies like exposure and response prevention for managing OCD.
- List cognitive distortions common in OCD, such as catastrophizing and perfectionism.
- Discuss challenges of living with OCD and strategies for supporting a family member with the disorder.
- Understand the need for workplace health and safety measures for individuals with OCD.
Modules
Module 1
Introduction to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Module 2
Identifying and Treating Specific OCD Symptoms
Module 3
Treating Children with OCD
Module 4
Overcoming OCD
Module 5
Living with OCD
Module 6
Health, Safety, and Wellness in the Workplace
Module 7
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Frequently Asked Questions
OCD is a mental health condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts or obsessions and repetitive behaviours or compulsions that can interfere with daily life, relationships, and wellbeing.
The course covers OCD symptoms and subtypes, childhood OCD, CBT, exposure and response prevention, cognitive distortions, family support, and workplace considerations.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment that can help people understand and manage unhelpful thoughts and behaviours associated with OCD.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a CBT-based approach for OCD that involves gradually facing triggers while learning to reduce or resist compulsive responses.
OCD awareness training is useful for healthcare professionals, support workers, carers, educators, families, and others seeking to understand OCD and provide appropriate support.