This course is a comprehensive I-CBT training based on the I-CBT manual. You will learn the information contained in the 12 modules of I-CBT as well as in-depth information about the mechanism of change in I-CBT: Inferential Confusion. This course includes access to the Resources Hub as well.
You will gain access to course materials one week before the trainings. You must attend live to get CEs for this course, but will have access to the videos for one year to continue your learning.
Description:
Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. I-CBT gives us additional tools to treat OCD by targeting the faulty reasoning process that creates obsessional doubt. With over thirty years of published research articles on core concepts in I-CBT, and multiple randomized controlled trials on the modality itself, I-CBT has become a treatment of choice for many clinicians and clients. Because I-CBT is an upstream modality, the focus of treatment is on the obsessions themselves unlike other treatment modalities that focus on anxiety and compulsions. When the obsessional doubt is resolved, then the anxiety and compulsive aspects of OCD do not take place. This training will give clinicians an introductory knowledge of I-CBT, and they will then be able to provide I-CBT treatment for clients with OCD.
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
Distinguish how I-CBT differs from ERP in at least two ways.
Formulate treatment goals related to I-CBT.
Apply knowledge of what inferential confusion is to client-centered psycho-education about OCD.
Execute descriptions of core concepts of I-CBT
Demonstrate knowledge of at least three tricks of OCD.
Distinguish the treatment target of Inference-based CBT
Demonstrate knowledge of where Obsessional Reasoning happens in the Obsessional Sequence.
Integrate knowledge of the role of imaginal absorption into their work with clients.
Target Audience: Introductory. For clinicians with little to no experience in the subject matter (I-CBT)
Date: February 20th and 21st, 2025 (Thursday/Friday)
Time: 12 PM - 4 PM Eastern
Cost: $175 USD
NBCC: 8 CEs
ACEP No. 7365
Gina Abbondante, LLC
ASWB: 8 CEs
ACE #1909
OCD Training School
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Full refunds for live trainings will be given if requested 7 full days prior to the training start date minus a $25 administration fee.
Accommodations: If you have a specific learning need, please email us at hello@ocdtrainingschool.com
About Your Trainers:
Katie Marrotte, LCSW:
Katie Marrotte, LCSW is an OCD specialist who owns a private practice. Katie is trained in Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) by the co-founder, Frederick Aardema, PhD and is one of the first I-CBT trainers in the United States.
Gina Abbondante, LCSW:
Gina Abbondante, LCSW is founder of Change of Mind Counseling, a group practice specializing in OCD, anxiety and panic. She trained in Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) by the co-founder, Frederick Aardema, PhD and is one of the first I-CBT trainers in the United States.
Bronwyn Shroyer, LCSW:
Bronwyn Shroyer, LCSW owns a private practice and specializes in OCD and PTSD. Bronwyn is trained in Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) by the co-founder, Frederick Aardema, PhD and is one of the first I-CBT trainers in the United States.
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 hello@OCDTrainingSchool.com if you have any questions.
In this section you will find a link to the official I-CBT website that hosts the original modules. I-CBT has gone through several iterations by the co-founder, Frederick Aardema, PhD. You can read more about I-CBT in three different books (not necessary reading for this training, however). We will list them for you below if you would ever like to read them.
There is an additional 30 minute asynchronous lecture that holds information that we don't have time to address in the live portions of the training, but we want you to have it. You need to watch this video in order to receive the 8 CEs.
During the training itself, we will go through the 12 modules of I-CBT and utilize materials that we have found effective when working with our clients.
Books for continued reading if interested:
Beyond Reasonable Doubt - Aardema and O'Connor (2005 - Discusses theory and application -
Clinician's Guide Handbook for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - O'Connor and Aardema (2012 - latest manual for I-CBT)
Resolving OCD - Aardema (Dec. 2024 Volume 1/TBD Volume 2 - New self-help book out in two volumes).
This training is for licensed mental health clinicians and OCD researchers.
These slides/videos/training are the intellectual and artistic property of OCD Training School. They are not to be replicated or distributed by any other individual or entity. This training and the material contained within are proprietary to OCD Training School and may not be reproduced for any purposes without express written permission from OCD Training School.
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