$75

Are you curious about learning how to apply ERP through a justice-based lens?Learn more about the sensitivity that is needed when applying ERP to identity-related OCD themes that involve marginalized identities or communities (e.g., those related to sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, race, etc.).

Description: 
Intrusive thoughts about taboo themes are present in over 40% of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and these thoughts can sometimes relate to identity-related themes including a fear of being, becoming, or developing a feared identity. While exposure and response prevention (ERP) is a very effective cognitive behavioral treatment for individuals with OCD, additional sensitivity is needed when applying ERP to identity-related OCD themes that involve marginalized identities or communities (e.g., those related to sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, race, etc.). Justice-based ERP acknowledges the broader impact of our work as clinicians to ensure that all clients, providers, and persons in society are considered and respected. This course will provide a thorough explanation of justice-based ERP and discuss applications to a variety of identity-related OCD themes, including incorporation of a historical conceptualization of these themes, and how to develop thoughtful exposures related to psychoeducation, uncertainty and core fears, and positive and neutral stimuli. Clinician and lived experience perspectives will be shared.

Objectives

Target Audience: Introductory level for clinicians. 
Date: April 17th, 2025 (then available for purchase on demand)
Time: 2-4 PM Eastern
Cost: $75 USD
NBCC: 2 CEs
ACEP No. 7365
Gina Abbondante, LLC
ASWB: 2 CEs
ACE #1909
OCD Training School

Refund/Cancellation Policy:  Full refunds (minus a $25 admin fee) will be given until 7 days prior to the live training date. No refunds are available for On Demand courses. 
Accommodations: If you have a specific learning need, please email us at [email protected]

About Your Trainer:
Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD

Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti is a licensed psychologist and assistant professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology with a Trauma Psychology focus at Northern Illinois University and completed her pre-doctoral residency and post-doctoral fellowship at Rogers Behavioral Health in the OCD and Anxiety track. She serves as Co-Chair of the International OCD Foundation Trauma (IOCDF) and PTSD in OCD Special Interest Group. 

Dr. Pinciotti’s research focuses on the assessment, conceptualization, and treatment of OCD, trauma, and PTSD, and she has a secondary interest in identifying and correcting mental health and treatment inequities in the LGBTQIA+ community. She has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, given more than 40 conference presentations, and has led more than 30 trainings and workshops. 

For her work on justice-based ERP, Dr. Pinciotti was invited to present the 2022 IOCDF Professional Plenary and asked to conduct trainings on justice-based ERP for five major OCD treatment programs, participated in multiple invited panel discussions with the IOCDF, and was awarded the 2024 Bicentennial Lectureship Award by the Institute of Living in Hartford, CT, a yearly award that acknowledges an outstanding early career mental health professional who has demonstrated an impact through their work in innovation, advocacy, and patient-centered care.

NOTE: This training is for individual clinician use only. If you have a group practice, you will need to set up an account for each individual clinician. SHARING OF ACCOUNTS, TRAINING ACCESS, OR PASSWORDS WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION OF TRAINING ACCESS. NO REFUNDS WILL BE OFFERED. Email [email protected] if you have any questions.