Early Bird Registration Until July 17!
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting registrations for the 16th Annual OCF Conference, August 7-9 in Minneapolis, MN.
Early bird discounts end on July 17! For more information or to register, visit conferences.ocfoundation.org.
Discounted rooms at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis are available to our conference attendees, please visit: minneapolis.hyatt.com/groupbooking/msprm8ocf2009
Airport Shuttle Service: Information about discounted shuttles between the Minneapolis-St.Paul Airport and the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Press Release: Updated information about conference events, speakers and topics.
Exhibitor Prospectus: Information about exhibiting, sponsoring, or advertising opportunities.
Conference Brochure: Everything you need to know about the Annual Conference, including the complete schedule (print out for best viewing).
Advanced Behavior Therapy Institute:
Registration Now Open!
Registration is now open for the OCF's acclaimed Advanced Behavior Therapy Institute.
Held on the day before our Annual Conference, this year's topic is:
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
in the Treatment of OCD
by Michael Twohig, PhD.
Thursday, August 6, 2009, 1:00-6:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
To register, call 617-973-5801 or download registration form. If you plan on attending the ABTI and our Annual Conference, you can register online at conferences.ocfoundation.org.
Note: This program is intended for professionals only. CE and CME units are being offered for participants.
Jeff Bell appears on CBS News
Jeff Bell, OCF national spokesperson, was interviewed by Dr. Jonathan Lapook from CBS News.
Listen to the interview in which Jeff talks about his personal struggle with OCD,
eventually finding effective treatment and turning adversity into outreach and activism
on behalf of all those who suffer from OCD.
Camp Deecio
A 3-day Program for Teens with OCD
Located near Seattle, Washington, Camp Deecio is a 3-day overnight camp for adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Camp Deecio will combine the fun of an adventure camping experience with state-of-the-art treatment principles for OCD.
Specifically, strategies based on exposure and response prevention (ERP), a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that has been
found to be effective in treating OCD, will be used throughout the weekend to help teens face OCD-related fears.
We hope to provide an environment that is fun, supportive, and challenging to enhance and support ongoing therapy for the treatment of OCD.
Program Developers:
Stacy Shaw Welch, PhD and Travis Osborne, PhD:
Anxiety & Stress Reduction Center of Seattle www.asrcseattle.com
Peter Weiss, MA, LMHC: Seattle Child Therapy www.seattlechildtherapy.com
For more information, please visit our website at www.teenocdcamp.com
Public Awareness of OCD
OCF’s first-ever public awareness campaign featuring national spokesperson, Elizabeth McIngvale, began in April 2006, with the national distribution of a Public Service Announcement in both English and Spanish. Since that time, these important announcements have received more than ten million dollars worth of free airtime. And that’s just the beginning.
Public awareness of OCD is an ongoing effort that depends on all of us doing our share to educate family and friends, teachers and legislators, caregivers and colleagues.
If you have a national, or large community event, a gathering of educators, students, or treatment providers, and you would like Elizabeth McIngvale to be a guest speaker, please contact Michael Spigler: mspigler[at]ocfoundation.org
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Elizabeth McIngvale, National Spokesperson
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