This presentation was last reviewed on June 20, 2024, and broadcast live online on June 21, 2024, from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET.

This presentation was last reviewed on June 20, 2024, and broadcast live online on June 21, 2024, from 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on October 15, 2025, and in person and live streamed online on October 17, 2025, from 12:10 pm- 1:10 pm ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on October 15, 2025, and in person and live streamed online on October 17, 2025, from 9:10 am- 10:10 am ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on October 15, 2025, and in person and live streamed online on October 17, 2025, from 10:00 am- 11:00 am ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on October 15, 2025, and in person and live streamed online on October 17, 2025, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET.

Although Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the gold-standard therapy for OCD, some clients struggle to achieve lasting gains because subtle compulsions quietly sabotage their progress. These hidden rituals—cognitive, emotional, and behavioral—can undermine ERP by reinforcing the very fears treatment is designed to address. Clinicians may misinterpret plateaus in progress as resistance or non-response, when the real barrier lies in unrecognized compulsive patterns. This presentation illuminates these nuanced obstacles and offers practical strategies for identifying and resolving them, empowering clinicians to deliver more effective ERP and help clients reclaim their lives.

This presentation was originally reviewed on September 10, 2025, and live streamed online on September 12, 2025, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET.

Few providers treat both OCD and Substance Use Disorder (SUD), yet the need is clear. A 2025 review estimates lifetime co-occurrence rates between 4.3–62.4% (Akosile et al., 2025). Even the lowest end of that range means most clinicians will encounter patients struggling with both. When OCD and SUD interact, the consequences can be devastating. Drinking to escape intrusive thoughts or being triggered after substance use can create a feedback loop that risks overdose and death. Treating one disorder in isolation often leads to relapse in the other. Because these conditions share underlying processes, effective care requires addressing both together. This presentation introduces a unified framework for conceptualizing OCD and SUD, highlighting how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can support their concurrent treatment and help close the current provider gap.

This presentation was originally reviewed on August 11, 2025, and live streamed online on August 15, 2025, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET.