Understanding OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

Evidence Base: OCD is a serious anxiety disorder, characterised by obsessions and compulsions, which can significantly affect daily life.

Objective: Parents and carers will have a better understanding of what OCD is and how it might present.

Workshop content:

• What is OCD?

• What are the causes of OCD?

• Types of OCD

• Misconceptions

• Co-occurring conditions

• Overlap between autism and OCD

• Help for OCD

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand what OCD is and the causes.

• Have knowledge of how OCD presents.

• Understand the link between OCD and neurodivergence.

• Know some of the different treatments for OCD.