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23rd Annual OCD Conference

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April Piatt

8:00am CDT

Creating Distance from Your Obsessions Chicago E, 5th Floor The Journey From Illness to Advocacy: Overcoming OCD and Finding Your Voice Salon I, 7th Floor

9:15am CDT

Ask the Experts: Frequently Asked Questions about OCD in Children and Adolescents Chicago D, 5th Floor Maximizing ERP with Taboo Content in Adults and Children Chicago F/G/H, 5th Floor

11:00am CDT

Global Warriors of Hope: Building a Virtual Community of OCDvocates Salon II, 7th Floor When Helping Hurts: Overcoming the Accommodation Trap With the Adult Sufferer Chicago D, 5th Floor

1:45pm CDT

Regaining Your Balance When Slipping, Sliding and Backsliding: How to Create an OCD Maintenance/Recovery Plan Salon II, 7th Floor Young Adult Success Panel and Mentoring Program Salon I, 7th Floor

4:00pm CDT

Ask the Experts Goes Live Salon II, 7th Floor Jumping Through Hoops: ADA and Other Legal Matters Chicago F/G/H, 5th Floor The Scrupulosity Answer Guys Chicago E, 5th Floor To Tell or Not to Tell? Pros & Cons for Disclosing about OCD Chicago B/C, 5th Floor

7:00pm CDT

Mental Health Monologues: Sharing Stories, Reducing Stigma; and Performance by Comedian Dean Masello: "I'm So OCD" Chicago B/C, 5th Floor Perfectionism Support Group Chicago E, 5th Floor Self Injury Support Group LA/Miami/Scottsdale, 5th Floor Support Group for People with Sexual and/or Violent Obsessions Salon II, 7th Floor

8:00am CDT

OCD And Addiction Town Hall: Next Steps! Salon II, 7th Floor Guilty, Your Honor Salon I, 7th Floor Hot Topics: Current Research on Family Accommodation and Novel Treatment Implications Avenue Ballroom, 4th Floor Treatment Strategies in Complex Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Chicago D, 5th Floor

9:45am CDT

The Hidden Side of OCD: An Open Discussion About Addiction, Depression and Suicide Salon III, 7th Floor 'Families' Heroic Acts Against OCD' - An Intervention Chicago D, 5th Floor

11:00am CDT

CBT for OCD Characterized Primarily by Intrusive Thoughts, Using ERP and ACT Approaches Salon III, 7th Floor Working With Frustrated Families Salon I, 7th Floor

1:45pm CDT

Multiple Perspectives on Taboo Intrusive Thoughts: Q&A With Former Sufferers Salon II, 7th Floor Treating OCD and SUD: Tools for Effective Treatment Chicago F/G/H, 5th Floor My Family Just Doesn't Get It! LA/Miami/Scottsdale, 5th Floor

4:00pm CDT

General Session: Keynote Address & Awards Grand Ballroom (Salon I-III), 7th Floor

7:00pm CDT

Saturday Night Social Grand Ballroom (Salon I-III), 7th Floor

8:00pm CDT

Film Screening — "UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie" Chicago D, 5th Floor

8:00am CDT

'Ground Rules and Checkpoints': How a Marine Officer Declared War on and Defeated OCD Salon III, 7th Floor Ask the Experts: Q&A on Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Chicago E, 5th Floor Dealing with Treatment Resistance: Translating Research into Strategies to Enhance Treatment Motivation Avenue Ballroom, 4th Floor OCD, Illness Anxiety, or Somatic Symptom Disorder? Navigating the Intricacies of Hypochondriacal Presentations LA/Miami/Scottsdale, 5th Floor

9:15am CDT

Social Media and Infomania: Impulsive vs. Compulsive Behavior Marriott Ballroom, 4th Floor Intolerance of Emotional Distress: A Novel Treatment Target in OCD Avenue Ballroom, 4th Floor Sex and OCD: Clinical Issues in the Treatment of Sexual Obsessions and Compulsions Chicago F/G/H, 5th Floor

11:00am CDT

Making and Supporting Daily Disclosure Decisions Salon II, 7th Floor Addressing Distress Intolerance in Exposure Therapy Avenue Ballroom, 4th Floor