Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common and often debilitating mental health condition characterized by unwanted intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repeated distress-reducing behaviors (compulsions). Frequently misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mistreated, this series of lectures will demystify OCD and related disorders and the most effective protocols for helping those who suffer from them. Attendees new to or heavily experienced in treating OCD and related disorders will gain knowledge from multiple perspectives. This unique format features six lectures from top experts in the field, scheduled across three sessions over the Fall season. This series includes experts presenting on uncertainty acceptance in OCD treatment, sleep and OCD, process-based treatment of severe OCD and related disorders in for teens, similarities and differences in interventions for OCD and related disorders, current best practices for children and adolescents, and multimodal treatment of pediatric OCD at higher levels of care.

The expansion of sports betting in Maryland, particularly access to mobile betting, has led to an increase in helpline calls nationally. Persons under the age of 30 are at greater risk for experiencing negative consequences with the expansion of gambling activities found within video and mobile games. This training will examine how to integrate familial interventions and financial planning into treatment for Gambling Disorder. Discussions about the financial impact of gambling on the recovering individual and family will be explored. We will also discuss the recovery process, the challenges and hopes for sustaining positive outcomes.

Motivational interviewing is an approach developed out of Carl Roger’s person-centered model and established by Miller and Rollnick in 1983. This therapeutic approach can assist individuals experiencing gambling related harms recognize their ambivalent feelings and find the internal motivations needed to change their behavior. This training will explore the use motivational interviewing techniques for persons with Gambling Disorder as well as harm reduction strategies.

As gambling continues to become increasingly accessible throughout Maryland, the harms associated with gambling are likely to increase. The fundamentals for Gambling Disorder will provide a basic knowledge for identifying the at-risk gambler, screening tools, and brief interventions. It is essential for healthcare professionals to improve their competence in recognizing and treating gambling related problems given the impact gambling has on the family, community, and healthcare systems. This training is applicable and relevant for all helping professionals working with those in treatment for behavioral health disorders and is divided in two parts.

Historically, women have served alongside and in the United States military through combat and peacetime. Today, there are no open restrictions to women serving in the Armed Forces and over 2 million women veterans. Prior to the Women in Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, women proudly served in limited roles. But even further back than that, when women were not allowed to serve openly, women disguised themselves as men to serve alongside their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons in the Revolutionary War and onward. Inequities have always existed for women veterans- from being denied the veteran pension benefits after the Civil War to being disqualified from service and forced out if a woman became pregnant, women veterans have sought support services related to their years in the military. Today, as a recruiting issue has become a national shortage of individuals willing to serve, it is important to recognize the unique roles women have played in the military as well as in the veteran community. Today, women veterans are the fastest growing subpopulation of veterans leading advocacy days and engaging with national policy leaders to help contextualize issues such as military sexual trauma, reproductive rights, and open service for all. But negative experiences have also influenced whether or not women veterans will encourage their loved ones- especially young girls- to serve. This presentation is a look at the experiences of women veterans in research and in the real world.

As gambling continues to become increasingly accessible throughout Maryland, the harms associated with gambling are likely to increase. The fundamentals for Gambling Disorder will provide a basic knowledge for identifying the at-risk gambler, screening tools, and brief interventions. It is essential for healthcare professionals to improve their competence in recognizing and treating gambling related problems given the impact gambling has on the family, community, and healthcare systems. This training is applicable and relevant for all helping professionals working with those in treatment for behavioral health disorders and is divided in two parts.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common and often debilitating mental health condition characterized by unwanted intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repeated distress-reducing behaviors (compulsions). Frequently misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mistreated, this series of lectures will demystify OCD and related disorders and the most effective protocols for helping those who suffer from them. Attendees new to or heavily experienced in treating OCD and related disorders will gain knowledge from multiple perspectives. This unique format features six lectures from top experts in the field, scheduled across three sessions over the Fall season. This series includes experts presenting on uncertainty acceptance in OCD treatment, sleep and OCD, process-based treatment of severe OCD and related disorders in for teens, similarities and differences in interventions for OCD and related disorders, current best practices for children and adolescents, and multimodal treatment of pediatric OCD at higher levels of care.

This presentation was originally reviewed on June 28, 2023, and broadcast live online on June 30, 2023, from 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on June 23, 2023, and broadcast live online on June 23, 2023, from 1:00 PM- 4:15 PM ET.