National Centre For Autism and Mental Health
Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – New
A two-day online training.
Module 9 in the BPS Approved Cert/Dip in Autism and Mental Health
£192
(inclusive of all course materials)
Are you a practitioner seeking to increase your knowledge when supporting autistic people with co-occurring mental health concerns?
This two-day online training course introduces you to a “Model of understanding how OCD may be experienced and expressed amongst autistic people.” This course ensures you have the knowledge, skills and tools to spot the signs of OCD amongst autistic people and provide access to early support.
You can take this course as a stand-alone course or as Module 9 in the BPS Approved Certificate and Diploma in Autism and Mental Health. All course materials are available online via a learning management platform so you can complete at your own pace and time.
What will you learn on this course?
- Understand what OCD is – the different types of obsessions of compulsions and how they may present.
- Understand the challenges associated with a timely diagnosis and access to support/treatment for OCD and related conditions. Awareness of current guidance and the evidence based relating to Autism and OCD
- Understand the different way the brain responds to thoughts in the presence of OCD (and why they are experienced as intrusive and distressing)
- Understand the neurobiology of OCD
- Understand the prevalence rates of OCD amongst autistic people and why diagnosis may be missed (go under the radar).
- Understand the challenges associated with differentiating between core autistic traits and OCD routines/compulsions.
- Understand the impact of OCD on an individual’s life and the associated risks to their physical and mental well-being.
- Understand the impact of OCD on families and how they may also be part of completing compulsions on behalf their loved one (the OCD web).
- Understand the lived experiences of autistic people with co-occurring OCD through listening to autistic voices.
- Awareness of the neurodevelopmental profile and its importance in understanding possible routes into OCD amongst autistic people
- Understand the limitations of the medical model, descriptions and language when supporting autistic people
- Understand autistic people’s experiences of OCD and the differences between OCD and ASC (e.g. the role of Special Interests and Self-Stimulatory Movements and Sounds).
- Ability to spot the signs of the most common types of obsessions and compulsions (covert and overt) including: Washing and cleaning compulsions, Mental compulsions, Checking compulsions, Repeating compulsions
- Awareness of the implications for practice when assessing risks and the impact of OCD on an individual’s life.
- Access to two visual tools to support you with understanding how to disentangle OCD from autistic traits.
- Understand the challenges associated with mainstream treatment approaches for autistic people.
- Awareness of what Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is as part of OCD treatment.
- Awareness of the principles underpinning the cognitive model of OCD including
- Understand the stages of assessment for OCD and standard assessment tools
- Awareness of several good practice tips when supporting families
- Been introduced to additional resources linked to family-based approaches.
- Access to additional resources, links, books and approaches for supporting autistic people with OCD
- Awareness of the range of NCAMH resources that can be used to support anxiety reduction
- Awareness of what adjustments will be helpful when supporting autistic people with co-occurring OCD.
- Access to seventeen resources, strategies and tools for supporting autistic people with OCD and their families/carers including:
- Opportunity to reflect on the application of learning into your practice
- Access to additional learning resources and materials.
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Investment
£192.00 (inclusive of all course materials)
For multiple bookings or for employer invoicing please call 07545 190915.
Discounts are available for multiple bookings.
You will take away seventeen resources, strategies and tools for supporting autistic people with OCD and their families/carers including:
• Autism and OCD Practitioner and Family Workbook (10 worksheets)/adjustments to practice.
• 20 possible communication preferences
• Autism and OCD spotting the signs tool
• Disentangling OCD from autistic traits
• What maintains the OCD worksheet
• Losing time to OCD Tracker
• My OCD cycle worksheet
• Readiness to change worksheet (and tool)
• Preparing for change: the pros and cons.
• The things that OCD stops me from doing, and the things I would like to do worksheet
• Autism and OCD ERP Toolkit
• Noticing the OCD thoughts that keep me stuck
• Alternatives to OCD worksheet
• Uncoupling from OCD, learning new skills.
• NCAMH resources for supporting anxiety reduction (information sheet)
There are six lessons in this module/short course including:
Lesson 1: What is OCD?
Lesson 2: Autism and OCD (rates, prevalence and risks)
Lesson 3: Autism and OCD spotting the signs.
Lesson 4: Autism and OCD evidence based practice
Lesson 5: Resources and Skills (Part 1)
Lesson 6: Resources and Skills (Part 2)
• Understanding of Autism and OCD (using an inside out & neuro-affirmative approach)
• BPS Approved Certificate of completion (16 hours CPD)
• Work towards the BPS Approved Certification in Autism and Mental Health.
• Ability to adjust practice.
• Specific skills and resources for supporting Autistic people who experience co-occurring OCD.
• Access to supportive resources, skills, and approaches.
• Increased awareness around your own practice.
• Application of learning into practice.
• PDF COURSE HANDOUTS
• FURTHER READING/REFERENCE LIST
• COURSE GUIDE AND WORKBOOK (INCLUDING LESSON PLAN FOR EACH LESSON)
• 12 WEEK ACCESS TO 6 TUTOR LED VIDEOS
• 6 REFLECTIVE PRACTICE WORKSHEETS
• 3 NCAMH PODCAST INTERVIEWS
• 1 AUTISM AND OCD FAMILY AND PRACTITIONER RESOURCE PACK (10 Worksheets including adjustments to practice)
• 1 CLIENT ERP STARTER TOOLKIT
• 17 WORKSHEETS
• 3 ARTICLES
• LINKS TO NICE GUIDANCE
• ADDITIONAL LINKS AND RESOURCES
• ADDITIONAL BOOKS/RESOURCES
• LINKS TO SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
The learning on this online training course equates to approximately 2 days of training (16 hours).
If you would like to go on to complete the BPS Approved Certificate and Diploma please click here to go to the course page. There are a further eleven online modules in the Certificate and Diploma Programme including:
• Module 1: Understanding Autism and Mental health
• Module 2: Core practitioner skills and adjustments to practice
• Module 3: Sensory Awareness and Regulation
• Module 4: Autism, Alexithymia, Masking/Camouflaging and Synesthesia.
• Module 5: Autism and Anxiety
• Module 6: Autism and Depression
• Module 7: Autism and Demand Avoidance
• Module 8: Autism and Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating (including ARFID)
• Module 10: Autism and BPD
• Module 11: Autism and Suicide
• Module 12: Autism and ADHD
