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*OCD or OCPD: Diagnosis, Treatment, and What Clinicians Miss
Dr. Ashley Smith
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
1:00 PM ET – 4:15 PM ET
Overview:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
(OCPD) often fly under the radar—or get mistaken for each other. This 3-hour, evidence-
based training helps clinicians recognize what’s really happening beneath the surface
so they can diagnose accurately, conceptualize clearly, and intervene effectively.
Attendees will learn how to spot overlooked presentations of OCD, distinguish them
from OCPD traits, and understand how these two conditions overlap and interact. Using
clear clinical examples, practical tools, and guided exercises, this training will cover
evidence-based assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning.
Attendees will gain tactical skills for implementing exposure and response prevention
(ERP), the gold standard treatment for OCD, and learn how to modify it when
perfectionism, excessive rigidity, and dysfunctional personality features create barriers.
This training will also explore how to integrate techniques from CBT, ACT, and
motivational interviewing to help clients break free from fear, control, and unrelenting
standards.
Designed for clinicians at all levels, this training blends science and practicality so
attendees walk away knowing what to look for, what to do, and how to help clients move
toward lasting change.
Objectives:
- Differentiate between the core diagnostic features of OCD and OCPD and identify
common clinical errors that contribute to misdiagnosis. - Formulate case conceptualizations that account for both OCD and OCPD
dynamics, using evidence-based assessment and functional analysis. - Apply empirically supported treatment strategies—including ERP and its
modifications for OCPD traits—to effectively reduce symptoms and improve
functioning.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure
This course provides mental health professionals with an overview of the clinical distinctions, diagnostic considerations, and treatment approaches for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). This course is not intended as certification in any specific therapeutic modality and does not replace supervised clinical training. Participants are encouraged to apply content within their professional scope of practice and licensure guidelines.
Commercial Support Disclosure
Dr. Daniel J. Fox is the author of several publications on personality disorders. Relevant concepts from his published works may be referenced during the training; however, there is no requirement to purchase any additional products or materials to complete this course. No other relevant financial relationships or commercial support have been disclosed.
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Dr. Ashley Smith
Dr. Ashley Smith earned her PhD in clinical psychology with an emphasis in children and families in 2007. She completed a predoctoral internship at Children’s Mercy Hospital before joining the staff at Omaha Children’s Hospital to help develop their dedicated anxiety services. In 2009, She relocated to Kansas City to serve as a senior staff psychologist at a nationally recognized anxiety specialty center. She ventured out on her own in 2017 and continues her private practice, where she is a sought-after anxiety specialist. In addition to direct clinical work, she is actively involved in a number of other scholarly activities. She has been an adjunct assistant professor and has provided supervision and consultation for students and other professionals. She has several publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, chapters in edited volumes, blog posts and online articles, and a book, Childhood Anxiety Disorders. She is a long-time member of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and recently received their Special Recognition Award for her public outreach efforts. Dr. Ashley regularly presents workshops and trainings on local and national levels. She is passionate about sharing cognitive behavioral therapy, positive psychology practices, and applied neuroscience to help people struggling with anxiety live better lives; this passion has driven efforts to help more people in novel ways, ultimately leading to the creation of Peak Mind: The Center for Psychological Strength, which she co-founded in 2019.
National Approvals
eCare BHI, as the accredited and approved sponsor, maintains responsibility for all the programs and must abide by each board’s continuing education guidelines.
Professional Counselors — The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6703. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC are clearly identified. E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Addiction Professionals — NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is officially on file with NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) as an Approved Education Provider. They are formally known as NAADAC Provider #139138. Please note that E care Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Social Workers — Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute, #1706, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this course.  ACE provider approval period: 06-03-2020 – 06-03-2026.Â
Psychologists — American Psychological Association (APA)
E Care Behavioral Health Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. E Care Behavioral Health Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
CE Broker
CE Broker is a continuing education tracking system in which licensees track their compliance and report their completed CE hours credit (CE Broker Tracking #50-33336)
State Approvals
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- Nevada CPC’s and MFT’s accept ASWB-approved training
- North Dakota Board Of Counselor Examiners LAPC and LAPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council LPC and LPCS accept ASWB approved training
- Utah Division of Professional Licensing – CMHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Washington State Department of Mental Health MHC’s accept ASWB approved training
- Wisconsin Council on Mental Health LPCS accepts ASWB-approved training
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| Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | Tennessee | Utah | Vermont | Virginia |
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Who This Training is For:
This program is intended for mental health professionals such as Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Counselors, & MFT’s. Psychologists are encouraged to verify if this specific course meets their board’s approval requirements.
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If you miss the live event or are dissatisfied with the session, we are happy to offer a course credit transfer to another course of equal CE value
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After the live session, we'll send you the recording for your own resource that you can review later at your own pace
Interactive Experience
Enjoy your learning experience with engaging activities such as group discussion, vignettes, roleplaying, video demos, etc.
If you're from Florida, Ohio, or South Carolina, we'll report your CEs to the CE broker
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Frequently Asked Questions
Once you register for this training, the course will immediately appear in your account dashboard. Inside, you’ll see a countdown timer. And once the scheduled time arrives, the live session will begin from there!
Of course! If you sign up but miss the live session… The recording will be added to your account Dashboard within 48 hours after the live session with an email notification of instructions. You will also receive home-study CE credits for watching the recording.
Yes, we have limited seating on our live webinars to keep the sessions as interactive & engaged as possible. So be sure to claim your spot before it’s too late!
No. Live webinar attendees are not required to take or pass a quiz to receive a CE certificate. (But yes for recorded webinars). You are required to pass a quiz with an 80% passing grade with 3 attempts only for recorded webinars.
Yes, we are approved Continuing Education providers by ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, APA, & many state boards.
Programs that do not qualify for ASWB, NBCC, NAADAC, & APA are clearly identified. eCare Behavioral Health Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
To view all of our board approvals, click here
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- Refunds are only eligible if the refund was requested 48 hours before the scheduled live event.
- If the customer missed the live event, or was unsatisfied from it – We can transfer credits to another course of their choice (with same CE credit amount).
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