Instructor: Stacy Nakell, LCSW
CE Credit Hours: 3

For decades, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors were treated almost exclusively with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which has led to mixed results, including persistent relapses. This workshop will introduce therapists to the theory and practice of an integrative psychodynamic approach. This model is grounded in attachment theory and prioritizes both the exploration of the psychosocial roots of these behaviors and importance of the therapeutic relationship in reducing shame and building new emotional regulation strategies. Integration of mind, body, spirit and skin in the therapy room allows for exploration of the four main triggers of picking and pulling: isolation, frustration, boredom, and feeling trapped, and can lead to sustainable behavioral change.

Instructors: Drs. Marla Deibler and Renae Reinardy

CE Credit Hours: 10

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are repetitive self-grooming behaviors, such as trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (skin picking), that fall within the scope of OCD and related disorders. Although BFRBs are common, affecting as many as 1 in 20 individuals, accessing accurate information and evidence-based treatment resources can be challenging. This workshop will provide up-to-date comprehensive evidence-based clinical training in the diagnosis,cross-cultural phenomenology, multifactorial self-reinforcing behavioral conceptualization, and current empirical review of the treatment of BFRBs. In-depth instruction will be provided in delivering integrative behavioral therapy (IBT) which entails a unified treatment protocol utilizing the full range of scientifically-supported psychological interventions to target under-addressed challenges of BFRBs and maximize/maintain treatment success.