OCD Training School/Perinatal OCD vs Postpartum Psychosis

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Perinatal OCD vs Postpartum Psychosis (1 CE)

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This course goes over the similarities and differences between Perinatal OCD and Postpartum Psychosis - two often misunderstood conditions.

About This Course

Description:
This course describes the similarities and differences between two often misunderstood conditions: Perinatal OCD and Postpartum Psychosis.  

Objectives
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Distinguish at least two ways Perinatal OCD and Postpartum Psychosis differ.

  • Apply knowledge of Perinatal OCD and Postpartum Psychosis to case conceptualization and differential diagnosis.

  • Use knowledge of the inferential confusion process in treatment planning for Perinatal OCD. 

  • Demonstrate knowledge of at least one evidence-based treatment for Perinatal OCD and one evidence-based treatment for Postpartum Psychosis.

Target Audience: Introductory. For clinicians with little to no experience in the subject matter

Date: Asynchronous, Self-Paced Home Study

Time: Asynchronous, Self-Paced Home Study

Cost: $35 USD

CE Information (more info below):

NBCC: 1 CE
ACEP No 7365
Gina Abbondante, LLC
ASWB: 1 CE
ACE # 1909
OCD Training School
APA: 1 CE

Getting Your Certificate: You will need to complete both a course evaluation and a course quiz. Please set aside ample time to complete both in one sitting. A course evaluation link will be provided in your course materials. Once you submit your evaluation, a quiz link will show up on the next screen. You will then take the quiz and upon a passing score of 80%, your certificate will automatically be sent to the email address you provide. You will have three attempts to pass the quiz. Please double-check the email address that you provide on the quiz (as well as the correct spelling of your name). Please check your spam folder if you do not see your certificate in your inbox.

Refund/Cancellation Policy: . No refunds given on asynchronous, self-paced home study courses.

Accommodations: If you have a specific learning need, please email us at hello@ocdtrainingschool.com

About Your Trainer (Read full bio HERE):

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.

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.

Additional Information

What types of CEs are associated with this course?

  • Gina Abbondante LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7365. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Gina Abbondante LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  • OCD Training School, #1909, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 10/26/24-10/26/27.

  • OCD Training School is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. OCD Training School maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • OCD Training School is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association, ASWB, or NBCC continuing education credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing Board.

  • Partial CE credit cannot be given. Live trainings must be attended in their entirety to receive credit. Partial credit cannot be given if an attendee joins late, leaves early, or is not present for the entirety of the live, virtual training.

Is there any commercial support/conflict of interest associated with this training?

There is no conflict of interest related to grant funding or research findings. There is no commercial support that would indicate a conflict of interest in regards to the program content, instructor, sponsor, or an endorsement of any other product.

Who do I reach out to if I have questions?

You can reach us at hello@ocdtrainingschool.com

References

Bibliography:

Fairbrother N., Collardeau F., Albert A.Y.K., Challacombe F.L., Thordarson D.S., Woody S.R., Janssen P.A. High Prevalence and Incidence of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Among Women Across Pregnancy and the Postpartum. J. Clin. Psychiatry. 2021;82:30368. 

Forde, R., Peters, S. & Wittkowski, A. Recovery from postpartum psychosis: a systematic review and metasynthesis of women’s and families’ experiences. Arch Womens Ment Health 23, 597–612 (2020). 

Perry A, Gordon-Smith K, Jones L, Jones I. Phenomenology, Epidemiology and Aetiology of Postpartum Psychosis: A Review. Brain Sciences. 2021; 11(1):47. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11010047

Spinelli, M. Postpartum psychosis: a diagnosis for the DSMV. Arch Womens Ment Health24, 817–822 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-021-01175-8

Lindsay R. Standeven, Gerald Nestadt, Jack Samuels, Chapter 7 - Genetics of perinatal obsessive–compulsive disorder: A focus on past genetic studies to inform future inquiry, Editor(s): Jennifer L. Payne, Lauren M. Osborne, Biomarkers of Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Academic Press, 2020, 95-109

Steven Phillipson, P. D. (2020, June 1). Obsessive compulsive personality disorder: A defect other of philosophy, not anxiety. The OCPD Foundation. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://ocpd.org/published-articles/a-defect-of-philosophy-not-anxiety 

APA Approved Sponsor

NBCC ACEP No. 7365

ASWB ACE #1909