Recommended Resources
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Downloads
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OCD Self-Monitoring Form
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Cycle of Avoidance & Anxiety
For Clinicians
Continuing education for mental health providers
NBCC ACEP-approved live and home-study trainings on recognizing, diagnosing, and treating OCD.
Topics include · ethics · differential diagnosis · OCD & SI · Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
OCD Assessments
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Y-BOCS & Y-BOCS II
Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
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CY-BOCS & CY-BOCS II
Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
First and Second Edition -
OCI-R
OCD Self-Report Measure
Foa, Kozak, Salkovskis, Coles, & Amir, 1998
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DIAMOND + SELF-REPORT SCREENER
Institute of Living/Hartford HealthCare Corporation
Additional Training Recommendations
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IOCDF's Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI)
In-depth multi-day training + monthly follow up consultation sessions to learn exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP).
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OCD Training School
Inference-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy (I-CBT) for OCD trainings.
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SPACE Treatment for Anxiety
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Treatment for Anxiety
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BFRB Treatment Training
For treating body-focused repetitive behaviors (skin picking, hair pulling) — the TLC Foundation for BFRBs offers professional training and resources.
Suicide Awareness & Prevention
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Free 2-day training for anyone 16 years and older to assist those at risk for suicide.
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Community for Suicide-Focused Care (CAMS) Training
Learn the CAMS empirically-supported approach to treating suicidal risk
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Brief interventions for managing suicidal crisis - links to Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), Lethal Means Counseling (LMC), Crisis Response Planning (CRP)
For Clients & Families
Find an OCD specialist
Looking for a provider with OCD-specific training? Our guide covers what to look for, questions to ask, and where to search.
Books & Workbooks
For Individuals with OCD
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The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
by Jon Hershfield
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The ACT Workbook for OCD: Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Exposure Skills to Live Well with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
by Marisa Mazza, PhD
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Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
by Winston & Seif
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The Contamination OCD Workbook: How to Break Free of Contamination Compulsions Using a Mastery Approach
by Richard S. Gallagher, LMFT
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The Body-Based Obsessions Workbook
CBT Skills to Manage Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts About Your Body and Brain
by Bradley Schiffer
Books For Families & Parents
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When a Family Member Has OCD
by Jon Hershfield
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Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD
by Eli Lebowitz
The ERP Protocol Pair
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Exposure and Response (Ritual) Prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) 2nd Edition
Treatment Manual (clinician)
by Edna B. Foa (Author), Elna Yadin Tracey K. Lichner
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Treating Your OCD with ERP: Workbook
Workbook (client)
by Yadin, Foa & Lichner
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
The leading nonprofit for OCD education, advocacy, and community support.
A few of my favorites from them:
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Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI)
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Information Gathering vs. Reassurance Seeking
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Overview of Pedophilia OCD (OCD)
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OCD & Autism Resource Center
