Helping Families Manage Childhood OCD

Tara S. Peris, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute. She is the Program Director for the ABC Children's Partial Hospitalization Program at the Institute. Her clinical specialty is in evidence-based treatments for child and adolescent OCD and anxiety disorders. Her research interests center on family factors that influence how youth fare in treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, and related conditions. John Piacentini, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute and Director of the UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program. The primary focus of his work is on the development and dissemination of evidence-based treatments for childhood OCD and other psychiatric disorders.

Introductory Information for Therapists

Chapter 1: Session 1: Getting Started in Family Treatment
Chapter 2: Session 2: Managing Emotions Related to OCD
Chapter 3: Session 3: Problem Solving Around OCD
Chapter 4: Session 4: Addressing Barriers to Treatment Success
Chapter 5: Session 5: Continued Problem-solving/Modeling Healthy Responses to Anxiety
Chapter 6: Session 6: Consolidating Treatment Gains and Looking Ahead/Relapse Prevention

Appendices

Appendix A Child Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Impact Scales - Revised
Appendix B Parents' Attitudes and Behaviors
Appendix C Standard Psychoeducation for Child and Adolescent OCD
Appendix D Additional Skills Training for Families
Appendix E Handouts and Tools
Appendix F Tools for Helping Family Members Learn to Manage Difficult Emotions
Appendix G Sample Exposure Tasks for Family Accommodation

References
About the Authors