Lecture Description
Both Hair Pulling Disorder (also called Trichotillomania) and Skin Picking Disorder (also called Excoriation Disorder) are clinical disorders that are neither rare nor benign. The Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment model provides a guiding, comprehensive, conceptual framework that encompasses and integrates sensory, cognitive, affective, motor and environmental variables into an individualized treatment package geared to the unique clinical phenomenology of each patient. This training will provide an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding BFRBs and will provide extensive information on treating BFRBs utilizing the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) treatment model.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able to:
1) Describe the varieties and defining characteristics of BFRBs as currently understood by expert clinicians and researchers.
2) Describe the importance of the clinical phenomenology of BFRBs as reflected in Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) treatment.
3) Describe how the ComB model guides assessment, patient education and clinical decision-making throughout the treatment process.
Speaker Biography
Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.
Dr. Mansueto is founder and director of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, a leading center for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. He has over 40 years of experience in the application of cognitive behavior therapy to a broad range of clinical problems. Dr. Mansueto has written extensively and presented nationally and internationally on OCD and related disorders. He currently serves as a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation, is past president and a current board member of OCD Mid-Atlantic, an IOCDF affiliate, and a founding member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) where he is the Director of Professional Training. Dr. Mansueto created the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Model, a widely used treatment approach for BFRBs and has authored and co-authored books, chapters and journal articles on the subject.
Ruth Golomb, LCPC
Ms. Golomb is a senior clinician, supervisor, and past co-director of training at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. She has conducted numerous workshops, seminars and panel discussions covering topics including Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs). In addition to publishing articles for professional journals and newsletters, Ms. Golomb is co-author of The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle, a self-help book for hair pulling children and their parents, and "A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder: Effective Parenting Strategies for Children with Trichotillomania. She is also co-author of Psychological Interventions for Children with Sensory Dysregulation, Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation, Overcoming Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors and The BFRB Survival Guide. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of The TLC Foundation for BFRBs.