For Clergy: OCD and Scrupulosity

Dr. Caitlin Claggett Woods is a clinical psychologist based out of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. In this seminar she will present the symptoms of OCD, with a particular focus on religious-based OCD (scrupulosity) and its treatment. She will provide practical tips to help clergy navigate challenging interactions and offer guidance on how to best support parishioners suffering from this affliction. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and continue in dialogue.
For more resources and information, visit Iocdf.org/ocdandfaith

[@adriancurte4492]

Thank you! Very good content, so helpful.

[@chrisqfl4307]

thank you so much dr caitlin.. my wife has ocd on scrupulosity... and I'm really struggling to help her...
I am very thankful for your presentation and I've learned a great deal to deal with this...

[@valerieandrews2130]

Good evening

[@tango-bravo]

If compulsions keep the person sick, then is seeking therapy or counseling for a new issue a form of compulsion and assurance seeking? As someone who struggles with this, I frequently get the idea that getting involved in treatment will be an end-all be-all path to resolving future obsessive thoughts.

[@RyanSchulz7777]

Seeking help is different from reassurance seeking because seeking help will give you the tools to overcome whatever form your obsessions take on.. where reassurance seeking will keep you stuck in the same thought battle and you’re not learning tools/skills to truly overcome fully as you would by seeking help

[@bella-bee]

I don’t think I want a counsellor who wants to watch buffy the vampire slayer, thank you! You’ve just underlined a different standard to mine, I’m afraid🤷🏼‍♀️