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Learning Objectives

• Describe at least four current Evidence-based methods utilized to help people with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs).
• Conceptualize a treatment plan for a hypothetical client using Evidenced-based practices for OCD and SUD.
• Summarize the basic principles and processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• Discuss the nuances of various interventions in the context of OCD and SUD, identifying how certain therapeutic approaches may unintentionally reinforce a client's difficulties or maladaptive behaviors.

Learning Levels

• All levels

Agenda

Live event Instructor(s)

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  Dr. Gwilym Roddick DSW, LCSW

  Founder and Director of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Central & South Florida, PLLC

  Dr. Gwilym Roddick (he/him), is the Founder and Director of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Central & South Florida, PLLC, a pioneering multi-specialty group therapy practice specializing in CBT and related evidence-based therapies.

  Dr. Roddick has received graduate degrees from Columbia University (Masters) and Rutgers University (Doctorate). His clinical training and work experiences have included being a part Montefiore Hospital’s health system, and four years at the New York office of The Ross Center, one of the most respected evidence-based practices in the field of mental health.

  An advocate for mental health standards, training and practice, Dr. Roddick Co-Founded the Florida CBT Association, and is the current President-Elect. Dr. Roddick is also a respected member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the New York City Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Association (NYC-CBT), and the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). With ABCT, he has served for several years on the Public Education and Media Dissemination Committee. He is on the Board of Directors of OCD Central and South Florida and the Advisory Board of PsyTech VR.

  In addition, Dr. Roddick maintains his over decade long practice in New York City and has gratefully been a therapist for the past seven years with the nonprofit Headstrong Project, providing both individual and group psychotherapy to Post 9/11 Veterans.

  He and his family reside in Winter Park, Florida.

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  Melanie Smith, PhD, LMHC, CEDS-C

  Clinician, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Central & South Florida, PLLC

  Dr. Melanie Smith (she/her) is a seasoned therapist specializing in CBT and related evidence-based treatments.

  Dr. Smith holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision. She has extensive experience and expertise in the treatment of eating disorders including over 16 years at The Renfrew Center, the nation’s first residential treatment program for eating disorders. She is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Approved Consultant (CEDS-C) and is a Certified Therapist & Trainer of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP). Special treatment interests include Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), phobias including emetophobia, health-related anxiety, and coping with chronic illness.

  Dr. Smith is passionate about the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments, clinical supervision and clinical training and has presented numerous lectures, workshops and keynote presentations at academic and professional conferences nationally and internationally. She has co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and is the co-author of the peer-reviewed treatment manual and patient workbook, The Renfrew Unified Treatment Model for Eating Disorders and Comorbidity published by Oxford University Press.

  Additionally, Dr. Smith is an inaugural Board member and Research Chair of the Florida CBT Association. Dr. Smith is also a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP), and the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).

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