Understanding and Getting Help for OCD:
9th Annual Evening with Experts
Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 6:30-8pm
Cameron Village Regional Library, Room 202, 1930 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605
As part of International OCD Awareness Week 2018, a panel of experts in obsessive-compulsive disorder will offer a free program on OCD for the community.
Drs. Jon Abramowitz, Aureen Wagner, Annette Perot and Jeff Sapyta will share information regarding current developments in the treatment of OCD and then answer your questions regarding OCD in children, teens, and adults. They will be joined by someone dealing with OCD, who will share her experience.
Jon Abramowitz, Ph.D., is a professor and director of the OCD/Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of a self-help book for people with OCD entitled, “Getting Over OCD: A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life.”
Aureen Wagner, Ph.D., clinical child psychologist and founder of The Anxiety Wellness Center in Cary, NC, has authored several books on OCD, including: “Up and Down the Worry Hill,” “What to do When your Child has OCD,” and “Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents.”
Annette Perot, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in Durham, NC, specializing in the treatment of adults with OCD and related disorders. She is also a founding Board member and officer of OCD North Carolina.
Jeff Sapyta, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Medicine. His research has mostly focused on improving family-based OCD interventions for children and adolescents. He is also a founding Board member and officer of OCD North Carolina.
The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) estimates that up to 4 million Americans, including 1 million youngsters, suffer from OCD. Early recognition of OCD symptoms is important, and OCD can be managed effectively with the right treatments.
This event is sponsored by OCD North Carolina, the local affiliate of IOCDF, as part of the annual OCD Awareness Week, from Oct. 7-13, 2018. Events to promote OCD awareness will be held across the country all week long. Learn more and get involved at www.iocdf.org
Questions: Contact Annette Perot, PhD with OCD North Carolina at (919) 205-8623
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OCD Awareness Week Presentation
OCD Diagnosis and Treatment: a free public presentation with a panel of local OCD therapists
Where: Trinity Church, Room 226, 5200 W. Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC
When: 7:00pm
Presenters: Bob Milan, LCSW, Lauren Barry, LCSW, Jennifer Gagne, Ph.D., Eugene Naughton, LPC
For more information, please contact Bob Milan at 336-378-1200 or bobmilan23@gmail.com