26-27 Availability: Fall, Winter Spring

ELECTIVE DESCRIPTION:

The UCLA Pediatric OCD IOP provides in depth evidence-based treatment for youth ages 5 to 17 with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Our patient population primarily includes youths who either have failed outpatient care, need additional treatment following step-down from inpatient or residential treatment, or have traveled from an area where appropriate treatment is not available. Youths also often present with diagnostic co-morbidities, including anxiety, depression, externalizing problems, and autism spectrum disorder. Youths and their primary caregiver attend a program four afternoons per week for intensive individual and group therapy sessions. Primary treatment modality is Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy. Additional treatment techniques include anxiety management, family therapy, parent and patient psychoeducation, and medication management. 

For more information and to sign up for this elective, contact Sisi Guo, SisiGuo@mednet.ucla.edu

DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION:

One afternoon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, 12:30-4:30pm
300 Medical Plaza, Rm. 1315

HOURS PER WEEK:

5

DURATION:

4 months or 6 months

SUPERVISION PROVIDED:

Method of Supervision: Direct Observation and Case Presentation

Format: Individual and Group

Hours Per Week: 5 hours (1 hour of individual, 1 hour of group supervision)

Days and Times: Monday 10:00-11:30 am (group rounds) and one afternoon per week (Tuesday – Thursday 12:30 – 4:30 pm); Thursday are on Zoom for treatment generalization

Names of Supervisor(s): Sisi Guo, Ph.D., Mina Yadegar, Psy.D., Jena Lee, M.D.