Introduction to Compulsive Behavior Disorders

Introduction to Compulsive Behavioral Disorders is an introductory training designed to provide clinicians, educators, and helping professionals with a practical foundation for understanding compulsive behavioral disorders across the lifespan. The training explores the behavioral mechanisms that underlie conditions such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tourette’s Disorder and tic disorders, body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), and related functional neurological presentations.

Earn 1.5 CE Hours

Presenter Information: Charles E. Galyon Ph.D.  

Charles is a Licensed Psychologist at Knoxville Behavioral and Mental Health Services. He serves as co-chair of the OCD Training Committee for the Association of Contextual Behavioral Sciences and is an active member of a statewide professional group out of Vanderbilt University Medical School for the Center of Excellence for Tourette’s Syndrome. He is a co-facilitator in a Tourette Association of America online support group for individuals with Tourette’s and tic disorders. In practice, Dr. Galyon works primarily with children, teenagers, and their families to address concerns related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tourette’s and Tic Disorders, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), and Anxiety Disorders.

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to:

• Understand the development of OCD across the lifespan including atypical case presentations.
• Understand mechanisms underlying and maintaining OCD.
• Do a  functional analysis to develop effective treatment targets and exercises.
• Identify some of the common co-occurring conditions with OCD and how they affect treatment planning and progress.

Intended Audience
This workshop is for counselors, psychotherapists, marriage & family therapists, social workers, life coaches, case managers and other healing professionals

This learning event is sponsored by The Next Step Behavioral Health (ACEP #7075)

If you need special accommodations or have questions, please contact us. 

Contact Information: 
Address: 9041 Executive Park Drive, Ste 275- B  Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone: (865) 338-5384
Email: learning@tnsbh.com
Web: www.tnsbh.com