OCD Training School/Me, My Baby, and OCD - Understanding Perinatal OCD

  • $140

Me, My Baby, and OCD: Understanding Perinatal OCD (4 CEs)

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This training aims to increase competence in serving the treatment needs in perinatal populations with OCD, including differential diagnosis, treatment options, and cultural considerations. 

About This Course

Description:
This training aims to increase competence in serving the treatment needs in perinatal populations with OCD, including differential diagnosis, treatment options, and cultural considerations.

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

  • Demonstrate knowledge of at least two treatment options for Perinatal OCD.

  • Formulate case conceptualization specific to Perinatal OCD.

  • Appraise when clients are at risk of developing Perinatal OCD.  

  • Distinguish at least one point of differential diagnosis that Perinatal OCD is often mistaken for.

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: $140 USD

NBCC: 4 CE
ACEP No 7365
Gina Abbondante, LLC
ASWB: 4 CE
ACE # 1909
OCD Training School
4 NJ NASW CEs (3 clinical, 1 cultural competence)
APA: 4 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

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Challacombe FL, Salkovskis PM, Woolgar M, Wilkinson EL, Read J & Acheson R. Parenting and mother-infant interactions in the context of maternal postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder: Effects of obsessional symptoms and mood. Infant Behav Dev. 2016; 44:11-20.

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APA Approved Sponsor

NBCC ACEP No. 7365

ASWB ACE #1909