
Instructor Credentials
Michelle Witkin PhD Michelle Witkin, Ph. D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Valencia, CA with more than 30 years experience. She specializes in treating children, teens, and adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and anxiety disorders. She has been a featured speaker on podcasts and radio shows including: The OCD Stories, Moms Without Worry, and Tell Me What You’re Proud Of. She is a regular presenter at national conferences (including the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America), and she writes on topics related to anxiety and OCD. Dr. Witkin is a graduate of the International OCD Foundation’s General and Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institutes (BTTI) and is is a Clinical Fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Dr. Witkin is also trained in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE).

Learning Objectives:
Objective 1:
Describe 3 ways an individual with OCD might appear to present as a danger to self and others.
Objective 2:
Explain 2 ways in which a clinician mistaking obsessionfor harm/danger can be problematic for the individual with OCD.
Objective 3:
Describe at least 2 ways to distinguish between and obsession vs. suicidality or dangerousness.
Continuing education for post-doctoral psychologists
Gameplan Therapy aims to provide high quality evidence based ongoing education for post-doctoral psychologists. Gameplan therapy provides action-based therapy, specializing in pediatric anxiety and OCD. Anxiety, Disorders, and Pediatrics were each identified as topics of interest in the Continuing Education Survey (2016) from the American Psychological Association Offices of Continuing Education in Psychology and Continuing Education Sponsor Approval (2016).

Gameplan Therapy is a approved by the APA
Gameplan Therapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Gameplan Therapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION: [email protected]
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