Quarterly Meeting

Getting Past Go for OCD: Motivational Interviewing

Our next quarterly presentation will be on Monday, June 10, 2013, at 7:30 PM at the RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, RWJUH Community Education Room, 100 Kirkpatrick Street, New Brunswick NJ.

Erica Lander, Psy.D., Founder of the Behavioral Care Center of New Jersey in Livingston, NJ, will present, Getting Past Go for OCD: Motivational Interviewing. Dr. Lander will discuss how to apply the principles of MI in helping avoidant and/or resistant OCD clients to better commit and follow through with treatment for OCD.

Dr. Erica Lander is founder of the Behavioral Care Center of New Jersey in Livingston, and is licensed to practice psychology in both New Jersey and New York. Dr. Lander specializes in the practice of cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment therapy with children, adolescents, and families. She received her PsyD from Rutgers University, completed her pre-doctoral internship at St. Luke's Hospital, and accrued her post doctoral hours at Montefiore Medical Center. She was formerly the Director of Mental Health Services at the Montefiore School Health Clinic at PS 8 in New York City, and was an Instructor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and has trained other health care professionals in this evidence-based treatment approach.

What is Motivational Interviewing (MI)? Exposure Response Prevention (EXRP) has been shown to be an effective treatment for OCD, however, there are some people for whom engaging in this treatment is difficult and inconsistent. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a helpful adjunctive treatment when working with someone who is struggling to engage in EXRP. MI is a style of interacting with others that focuses on taking a collaborative and person-centered approach. MI can be helpful when working with someone who is contemplating change, ambivalent about change, or who has difficulty sustaining actions towards change. It can be a useful intervention in the treatment of OCD by helping elicit and strengthen each person's own reasons and motivation for engaging in exposure tasks.

Please join us to learn more about this essential ingredient in the treatment of OCD- we look forward to meeting with you!

PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING PLACE

Directions to our meeting location:

The RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, RWJUH Community Education Room

100 Kirkpatrick Street, New Brunswick NJ 08901

(Entrance to the parking deck is on Paterson Street, immediately at the corner of Joyce Kilmer Ave. and Paterson St.

Directions

From New Jersey Turnpike: Take Exit 9 (New Brunswick) and proceed on Route 18 North about two miles to exit “Route 27 South—Princeton”, proceed on Rt 27 to Joyce Kilmer Ave (the traffic light immediately past the railroad station).  Turn left onto Joyce Kilmer Avenue.  Go one block and turn left onto Paterson Street.  The entrance to the parking deck is immediately on your left.  Proceed to any parking deck level and take the elevator to floor 2.  Bring your parking ticket with you.  On floor 2 you will see the entrance to the Fitness and Wellness Center.  The staff at the front desk will ask you to sign in and will validate your parking ticket for free 3-hour parking. The Community Room is halfway down the hall on the right.

From Route 1: Take Route 18 North and follow above directions.

From Route 287: Exit onto Route 527 (New Brunswick Exit). Follow Route 527 (Easton Avenue) for about six miles to Rt 27 (527 ends at Easton Ave).  Turn right onto Rt 27, proceed one block to Joyce Kilmer Avenue.  Turn left onto Joyce Kilmer Avenue.  Go one block and turn left onto Paterson Street.  The entrance to the parking deck is immediately on your left.  Proceed to any parking deck level and take the elevator to floor 2.  Bring your parking ticket with you.  On floor 2 you will see the entrance to the Fitness and Wellness Center.  The staff at the front desk will ask you to sign in and will validate your parking ticket for free 3-hour parking. The Community Room is halfway down the hall on the right.