Psycho-social Intervention with Persons with Obsessive compulsive disorder and Hoarding Disorder
About This Course
This course aims to inform participants with knowledge (aetiology, symptomology, evidenced based treatment, course of the illness, treatment challenges, etc.) and psycho-social management of persons with Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and Hoarding Disorder .
The critical role in family work and a systemic frame will be emphasized in their management, given the potentially debilitating impact on their families.
The psycho-social management of these conditions will be discussed through case studies.
What You'll Learn
1. Describe the aetiology, symptomology and evidence-based treatment approaches to Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and Hoarding Disorder
2. Appreciate the effects of these illness on individuals and their families.
3. OCD
a. Describe the role of Exposure Response Therapy, a first-line treatment protocol for OCD
b. Appreciate the critical role of family work in managing family accommodation with persons with OCD
c. Apply a step-by-step strategy to support families who are trapped in the cyclical process of family accommodation.
4. Hoarding Disorder
a. Appreciate the relationship between squalor, hoarding behaviour, hoarding in OCD, and Hoarding Disorder .
b. Describe the phenomenology persons with Hoarding Disorder
c. Apply psycho-social strategies (including a step-by-step guide to decluttering) in the management of clients with Hoarding Disorders.
Entry Requirements
Degree, have at least 3 years of experience working with clients with common mental health conditions;
Preferably, have attended basic mental health education at the undergraduate level, mental health first aid training, or the Foundational Module in Mental Health with NUS SWK Department, etc.