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Saturday 4th December 2010

OCD-UK Annual ConferenceChurchill College, Cambridge

Welcome to CambridgeWelcome to Cambridge, and to OCD-UK’s annual conference.

Behind the scenes we have been working very hard to cultivate this conference especially for you, people affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and we have been very successful in lining up a fantastic array of highly acclaimed health professionals and inspirational speakers covering a diverse range of OCD related topics. We are extremely excited about the programme for today, and we hope that you are too.

However OCD affects you personally, we are sure that you will find today’s conference valuable. We hope that, by the end of the day, you have gained more knowledge and understanding of OCD, CBT and the techniques and tools that can be implemented in the fight against OCD, and most importantly – proof that OCD can be overcome!

Enjoy the conference.

Kylie ClokeChair of [email protected]

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Meet the Conference TeamOCD-UK is unique in that we are an independent service-led charity, meaning that we have always been managed by the very people that we serve – people affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

All of our volunteers, staff and management trustees have direct personal experiences of OCD, either as individuals with OCD or as a family member of an individual with the disorder.

By having this first-hand experience of OCD, the charity are ensuring that the best people are working with, and for, children and adults affected by the illness and that they are providing informed and independent choices that benefit the OCD community as a whole.

All the members of the OCD-UK team are able to fully understand and appreciate the debilitating nature of the illness, and the depths of despair and loneliness that are felt as a result. They are on board the team as they want to ensure that others affected by OCD are given the correct information, advice and support necessary to help overcome it.

Many members of the management team will be around today, so please do take a moment to say hello to them.

Ashley Fulwood, Chief [email protected]

Vanessa Rogers,Management Team

Diana Wilson, Management [email protected]

Alison Harris,Management Team

OCD-UK Conference 2010

Professor Roz Shafran

About Professor Roz ShafranRoz Shafran graduated from Oxford University in 1991 with a First Class Honours. She went on to work in Canada examining cognitive behavioural theories and therapies for a range of anxiety disorders, most notably OCD. After post-doctoral work in Canada, she returned to the UK to complete her clinical training. From 1999 to 2007 she received fellowships from the Wellcome Trust to work on cognitive behavioural theories and treatments of eating disorders. She became the Charlie Waller Chair of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment in April 2007 and Co-Director of the Charlie Waller Institute in January 2008. Her role includes the provision of training as part of the ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ programme and she trains therapists in the provision of cognitive behavioural therapy for OCD nationally and internationally.Her primary clinical and research interests are in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, eating disorders and perfectionism.

Presentation Abstract:Why do many people with OCD wash their hands until they are raw and bleeding yet get very little relief and continue to feel dirty? It's an important question. One possible answer is that people are washing their hands to try to get rid of an internal sense of dirtiness. This presentation will focus on the new research and treatment for 'mental contamination' and how it can help people who have not previously responded to standard treatment.

Presentation 1: 10:00-10:45

What exactly do you think you are washing anyway?Presented by Professor Adam Radomsky and Professor Roz Shafran

Churchill College, CambridgeSaturday 4th December 2010

OCD-UK Fact:The charity was formed in 2004 by two people with

OCD, Steve Sharpe and Ashley Fulwood

“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.” Sir Winston Churchill


Miss Stephanie Fitzgerald

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”

Sir Winston Churchill

About Miss Stephanie FitzgeraldMiss Stephanie Fitzgerald is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist in her final year of Clinical Training with the University of Surrey, and Surrey and Borders NHS Trust. Stephanie is working in a specialist OCD Service within the Surrey and Borders NHS Trust. She has had a long-held interest in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders, as well as the co-morbid disorders that can follow such as depression and low self-esteem. Her research interest focuses not only on those with OCD, but also those around them such as partners, spouses, siblings, friends, parents and work colleagues. Stephanie is a former board member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and a contributor to the OCD-UK magazine, Compulsive Reading.

Presentation Abstract:This presentation follows on from the article in the October 2010 edition of the OCD-UK magazine, Compulsive Reading, where the presenter discusses the many options and choices they have as an NHS patient in order to help them access therapy, even if their GP says no.


What if my GP says “no’”? Presented by Miss Stephanie Fitzgerald

“To just read your response and know thatsomebody actually understands is such a relief.”- Stacey. OCD-UK Feedback.

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About Dr Jan van NiekerkDr Jan van Niekerk is a NHS postdoctoral research fellow and visiting researcher in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, and a clinical psychologist in private practice. His research area is cognitive therapy for OCD, in which he is collaborating with researchers in London and Montreal.

Jan has qualifications from King’s College and University College London, completed the extramural programme in cognitive therapy at the Beck Institute, Philadelphia, and has a doctorate from the University of Cambridge.

He is the author of the self-help book ‘Coping with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - A Step-by-Step Guide Using the Latest CBT Techniques’.

Presentation Abstract:Life is complex and OCD is a formidable opponent. That’s why it is important to tackle this challenge in the most effective way. In the first part of the presentation, Jan will discuss strategies for approaching OCD self-help or treatment, in a way which will allow the best chance of success. In the second part he will talk about new ideas in cognitive therapy for OCD, integrating strategies from established CBT and methods derived from the inference-based approach (IBA). In the third part he will discuss ways of maintaining gains.

Presentation 3: 11:30-12:00Conquering OCD: Working on it and keeping at itPresented by Dr Jan van Niekerk


OCD-UK Fact:Everyone involved in OCD-UK has been

affected by OCD either directly, or indirectly.

Dr Jan van Niekerk

“It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see”



“Success is not final, failure is not fatal:it is the courage to continue that counts”


About Dr Elizabeth ForresterDr Elizabeth Forrester is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT), which is a specialist service in the research and clinical treatment of anxiety disorders in the UK.Having gained a wealth of clinical experience working in various mental health settings in the Midlands, Dr Forrester developed a particular interest in the treatment of OCD after moving to a research therapist post funded by the Wellcome Trust at the University of Oxford. She worked for several years with Professor Paul Salkovskis and then moved to London in 2000, when the CADAT was first set up.In addition to her regular clinical work, supervision and teaching engagements, Dr Forrester has made several contributions to national media including House of Obsessive-Compulsives on Channel 4 television, a Radio 4 Woman’s Hour feature on hoarding, and various publications.

Presentation Abstract:Managing clutter is something everyone has to deal with. Some people seem to be better at managing it than others, and everyone seems to have something they have kept that (on the face of it) seems worthless, useless or just plain tatty. Whilst there is a whole continuum of clutter, for some people it becomes a major problem known as compulsive hoarding. The focus of this presentation is to look at some of the beliefs that underlie the development and maintenance of hoarding difficulties and how to begin to take steps to change.

Presentation 4: 12:00-12:30‘This might come in handy some day...’ and other hoarding myths Presented by Dr Elizabeth Forrester

“Thanks to OCD-UK I have talked so much about the OCD, thatI’m now no longer embarrassed of having OCD.”- Tracey. OCD-UK Feedback.

www.ocdshop.comTel: 0845 120 3778

Dr Elizabeth Forrester


About Ian Puleston-DaviesIan’s career as a writer and actor is a far cry from his childhood which was spent growing up on a farm in Flint, North Wales. At 19 he left home and moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After graduating in 1981 he started working as a street entertainer in Covent Garden, where his TV and theatre career took off soon after.In 2004 Ian co-wrote the ITV drama, Dirty Filthy Love, a story about a man struggling to understand his OCD. In Ian’s own words. “I wanted to write about my experiences as an OCD sufferer-primarily to give people an insight into our strange little world! The film ‘Dirty Filthy Love’ was born out of that desire and Ive been happy to talk about the film and my illness ever since. It has been unexpectedly quite liberating to be ‘out there’- sharing what were once my deepest darkest secrets. And, most importantly, without any shame or apology.”

Presentation Abstract:Ian has suffered with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder since childhood. One symptom of his illness is that he has to go through a mental checklist to help relieve his anxiety before he sets foot in the Rovers Return as tough talking businessman Owen Armstrong.Inspired by his own experiences he co-wrote the award-winning drama Dirty Filthy Love. Presented by Miss Stephanie Fitzgerald, she will interview Ian about his experiences of coping with OCD and writing Dirty Filthy Love.


Dirty Filthy LoveIan Puleston-Davies presented by Miss Stephanie Fitzgerald


OCD-UK Fact:Remains the only OCD charity completely

run by sufferers, for sufferers.

“If you are going to go through hell. Keep going” Sir Winston Churchill

Ian Puleston-Davies


About Professor Paul SalkovskisProfessor Salkovskis graduated in Clinical Psychology from the Institute of Psychiatry in 1979. During this period he worked on theoretical, experimental and clinical applications of cognitive theory particularly in the area of anxiety disorders and hypochondriasis (health anxiety). He moved to the Institute of Psychiatry in 2000 to take up the post of Professor of Clinical Psychology and Applied Science and the role as Clinical Director in the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT).For more about Paul, turn to page 12.

Presentation Abstract:In this presentation for those with OCD and their families and loved ones, Paul will describe developments in the understanding of reassurance in OCD. He will explain why it is so difficult for family members to ‘block’ by not giving reassurance; resistance is futile! He will also show how reassurance is one of the main ways in which those close to a person with OCD can end up “suffering from OCD” themselves!. He will identify the importance of separating out reassurance seeking from reassurance giving. Although “resistance is futile”, collaboration is not. He will explain why he believes that the key to dealing with reassurance is for the reassurance seeker to agree with the ‘reassurer’ to shift from seeking and giving reassurance to seeking and giving support.


Resistance is Futile: Reassurance seeking in OCDPresented by Professor Paul Salkovskis

“OCD-UK can be a powerful force to help peoplerecognise and work around OCD.”- Richard. OCD-UK Feedback.

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Professor Paul Salkovskis

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning” Sir Winston Churchill

OCD can be an isolating illness that leaves us feeling scared and alone, so please

do take a moment to introduce yourself and say hello to the person sitting next to you.Together, we will make a difference.

Lunch: 13:10-14:05Our break for lunch allows our attendees the opportunity to meet with other conference guests or allows time to reflect on the morning’s proceedings. Whatever you choose to do, the OCD-UK Team will be around to answer any questions you may have.

OCD-UK ShopOur conference shop will be selling a selection

of informative self-help books, including the titles from some of our conference speakers.

Our shop products will be sold at special reduced conference prices today, with

all profits helping support OCD-UK and its work within the OCD

community.


Joe Wells

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm”


About Joe WellsJoe Wells is 21 years old and has just completed a degree in English with Psychology at Portsmouth University. He suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder from the age of 9 but was not diagnosed until the age of 12. He then spent 3 years battling to overcome this distressing condition that affects 1.8% of the population but is rarely talked about.Joe wrote about his experiences in ‘Touch and Go Joe, An Adolescent’s Experience of OCD’ which was published by Jessica Kingsley in April 2006. This book was later short-listed for the NASEN and TES National Children’s Book Awards. The aim of the book was not only to help sufferers know they were not alone and that they could recover, but also to help non-sufferers gain a better understanding of the condition.He is now an award winning Stand Up Comedian performing all over the British Isles, as well as delivering talks and training sessions to raise awareness of OCD.

Presentation Abstract:Joe will give his first hand account of how he was able to overcome OCD with the help of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This will be followed by the opportunity to ask Joe questions.


Touch and Go Joe Presented by Joe Wells

“I had a fantastic day and so did my mum and sister who both nowfeel a lot more informed about my condition and how best to help.”- Lucy, 2009 OCD-UK Conference Feedback.

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Professor Paul Salkovskis

Presentation Abstract:Probably the most important clue to the true nature of OCD as a psychological problem, is the way in which it appears to so very accurately ‘zoom in’ to our areas of vulnerability to the extent that it can make us think or fear that we are the opposite of our true nature. For example, the clean person fears being dirty, the gentle person fears becoming violent, the loving mother fears harming their child. Each of these reactions is, of course, natural and normal. When the fears focus on attraction and sexuality, however, it can become even more difficult to make sense of what is happening. This is due to one of many reasons: It is impossible to directly control thinking; the link between thinking and sexuality is complex and again uncontrollable and in terms of sexual fantasy, it is also not possible to define normal sexuality. Having identified the problems, Paul will consider some solutions.


Fancying Forbidden Fruit or Feared Fantasies?The confusing world of OCD related to attractions and sexuality.Presented by Professor Paul Salkovskis


OCD-UK Fact:OCD-UK receives no external funding, and remains reliant on public support.

About Professor Paul SalkovskisThis summer Paul moved to the University of Bath, where he has set up a training course in Clinical Psychology and is currently working on developing a specialist CBT research and treatment centre.Paul is a Patron of OCD-UK, and we very much welcome his longstanding commitment and support to our charity.

“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long

months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs — Victory in spite of all terror —

Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.”



About Professor Adam RadomskyDr. Radomsky is President of the Canadian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapies and Associate Professor of Psychology at Concordia University. He joined Concordia in 2001 after the completion of his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of British Columbia and a fellowship at Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital. Upon his arrival to Concordia, he established the Fear and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory. His research investigates the cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects of OCD and a number of other anxiety disorders. He has received several national and international awards for his work including the Canadian Psychological Association’s President’s New Researcher Award, being named a Beck Institute Scholar and receiving a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award. Dr. Radomsky has published a number of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters related to his work on cognition, behaviour and anxiety disorders.

Presentation Abstract:Why does checking start? Why isn’t one check enough? How can checking be stopped? This presentation will address all of these questions, focusing on the puzzling fact that one check is rarely enough (we should all stop checking after the first check, shouldn’t we?).Important research findings in the domain of compulsive checking will be summarised and used to generate a number of treatment and self-help options for those struggling with doubt and overwhelming urges to check things that are always found to be just as they were when they were checked a moment ago.


How do you know that I’m really talking about compulsive checking? Are you sure?Presented by Professor Adam Radomsky

“I now understand that I am not strange or alone and OCD-UKhas helped me to realise it can get better”- Eva, aged 12. OCD-UK Feedback.

“We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job”


Professor Adam Radomsky

www.ocdshop.comTel: 0845 120 3778


Dr Asmita Patel About Dr Asmita PatelAsmita Patel is a Clinical Psychologist, based at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders & Trauma (CADAT) at the Maudsley Hospital, London, working primarily with people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Presentation Abstract:A look at how ideas from compassion-focused therapy can help to make sense of, and tackle OCD. Presented by Dr Asmita Patel


A ‘compassionate’ perspective on OCDPresented by Dr Asmita Patel


OCD-UK Fact:Is committed to taking its conferences

around the whole of the UK.

“When I look back on all these worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed

that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.”


“About OCD-UKOCD-UK is unique in the fact that we are the only OCD charity in the UK that is completely independent and service user led, run by people affected by OCD, for people affected by OCD.The charity’s objective is to make a positive and meaningful difference in the everyday lives of people affected by OCD, by providing accessible and effective support services, and by campaigning for improved access and quality of treatment and care for people with the disorder.One of the ways we help people with OCD is by facilitating a safe environment for them to communicate with each other and to provide mutual understanding and support. Below is a list of the core aspects of OCD-UK’s work:- Offering direct individual support to those affected by OCD- Hosting OCD events around the whole of the UK- Facilitating support groups and social events- Providing one-to-one advocacy support- Lobbying the NHS for improved access to treatment- Supporting research into the cause and prevention of OCD- Producing and distributing specialist OCD information literature- Increasing awareness around the impact of the illness- Hosting OCD training workshops for health professionals

”OCD-UK AGM: 17:20-17:45The OCD-UK Annual General Meeting takes places immediately after our conference from approximately 17:20. All OCD-UK members are invited to attend our Annual General Meeting and meet the Chair and Management Team. Although this is a formality requested by the Charity Commission, we actually welcome the opportunity to present to our members about our achievements during the past year, how we have been helping those affected by OCD and our plans for the forthcoming year.

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You won’t need to be reminded of how important it is that OCD-UK goes from strength-to-strength. However, it’s a fact of life that funding is the key to OCD-UK’s ability to

further the aims of the charity.

WE RELY ENTIRELY ON PUBLIC SUPPORT!

“ The charity has helped me, so it's lovely to be able to give a little something back! ”Jenny - Talking after running the Virgin London Marathon for OCD-UK

“ Thanks very much for your helpful information. It’s great to see a site with such a positive outlook...instead of doom and gloom, I get the feeling there really are ways to cope with OCD”April

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”It means more to me than I can even say, that you will try and help me if necessary, and in fact you already have. You really shine a lightClaudine

OCD-UKOCD-UK, PO Box 8955, Nottingham NG10 9AUTelephone: 0845 120 3778 Website: www.ocduk.org Email: [email protected]

If you found this conference helpful, please consider supporting the work of OCD-UK by becoming a member or participating in a fundraising event during 2011.

Registered Charity Number: 1103210

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