2019 Annual Meeting

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Perfectionism and Overcontrol Within the College Population: Too Much of a Good Thing? (Room Plaza Court 1)

28 May 19
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tracks: Credit-CME, Credit-CNE, Credit-CPEU, Credit-NASW, Credit-NBCC, Credit-PsyCE, Session Badge - Toolbox

CME:3  CNE:3  PsyCE:3  NBCC:3  NASW:3  CPEU:3 

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After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. Identify overcontrolled (OC) individuals through assessment.
  2. Identify the different components of RODBT treatment.
  3. Discuss how to practice skills from the RODBT skills class.
  4. Describe how RODBT treatment can be adapted for use in a college counseling center and how preliminary research supports this adaptation.

Program Abstract:
Hard work and perfectionism are often reinforced in our society, however these traits are sometimes maladaptive. This workshop will provide an overview of Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RODBT), a treatment using individual therapy and skills class to reduce excessive self-control (i.e., overcontrol). Attendees will learn to identify overcontrolled individuals through assessment and target specific problems that impact psychological wellbeing. Preliminary research on the implementation of RODBT in a college counseling setting will be discussed.