Conference
agenda
-
Saturday,
October
15,
2011
9:00
-
9:30am
Registration (Please pre-register
if
you
think
you
will
attend: click HERE.)
9:30
-
9:45am
Welcome
-
Introduction
and
Opening
Remarks
9:45
-
10:30am
Keynote
Address -
Chris
Trondsen began
struggling
with
OCD
and
Body
Dysmorphic
Disorder
as
early
as
age
7.
He
was
diagnosed
at
age
20
but
was
told
by
his
primary
care
physician
that
his
condition
was
so
severe
that
he
would
suffer
with
it
for
the
rest
of
his
life
and
could
never
improve.
With
hard
work,
determination,
and
the
help
of
the
OCD
treatment
specialists
and
support
of
his
family,
Chris
was
able
to
get
his
OCD
under
control.
From
being
completely
home-bound
due
to
18
hour
a
day
crippling
obsessions
and
compulsions,
now,
at
age
27,
he
has
graduated
college,
studied
martial
arts,
gotten
back
to
work,
and as
Spokesperson
for
the
International
OCD
Foundation (IOCDF)
is dedicated
to
helping
others
get
information
and
treatment
for
OCD
so
they
won’t
have
to
suffer
as
long
as
he
did
without
any
knowledge
or
awareness
of
what
they
are
suffering
from.
Chris
Trondsen
has
appeared
nationally
on
The
Montel
Williams
Show,
Dr.
Drew
(Discovery
Health
Channel),
and
Norwegian
Television,
as
well
as
speaking
at
multiple
conferences.
He
is
currently
writing
a
book
on
his
experience
with
OCD and
now
helps
run
an OCD
support
group
in
his
native
Orange
County,
California. Click
here
to
see
Chris
talk
about
his
life
with
BDD
and
OCD: Page
1. Page
2.
10:30
-
10:45am
OCD
in
Media
and
Art - Machine
Man,
the
movie
Producers
of
Machine
Man,
a
film
about
a
man
struggling
with
OCD,
will
show
the
trailer
and
briefly
discuss
their
vision
of
changing
perceptions
of
OCD
through
media
and
art.
The
producers
are
working
closely
with
the
International
OCD
Foundation
(IOCDF)
on
this
ground-breaking
project.
11:00
-
11:50am Breakout
Sessions
-
"OCD
101" - Introductory
lecture for
the
newly
diagnosed,
families
and
friends,
students,
and
therapists. Chad
Wetterneck,
PhD
12:00
-
1:00pm
Lunch
- lunch
buffet
on-site
available
at
TGIF
1:00pm
-
2:15pm
Your
Rights
in
School
and
at
Work
-
Individualized
Education
Plans
for
the
Child
with
OCD
- panelist
TBA
-
Academic
Accommodations
in
College
- Stephani
Wolfe,
Director
of Services
for
Students
with
Disabilities at
UT
Austin
-
Reasonable
Accommodations
in
the
Workplace:
The
Americans
With
Disabilities
ACT
(ADA)
- Brian
East,
attorney, Disability
Rights
Texas
2:30
-
3:45pm Advocacy
for
Yourself
and
Others:
Advocacy
Success
Stories
A
panel
of
OCD
sufferers
and
their
families
tell
their
advocacy
success
stories. Panelists
needed
--
contact
Bobbi
Duncan
at membersupport@ocdtexas.org
4:00
-
5:30pm
Support
Group Meetings
- peer-facilitated
unless
otherwise
indicated
-
Adults
w/OCD
-
Teens
-
Children
-
Family
and
Friends
-
Hoarding
-
Body
Dysmorphic
Disorder
-
Trichotillomania
-
Spanish
Language
- facilitated
by Tania
Pérez-Duarte,
MP,
and
Daniel
Garcia,
PhD
Networking for
treating
professionals
5:30
–
6:00pm
OCD
TEXAS
business
meeting – volunteers
welcome
to
plan
our
next
meeting
and
conference
--
February
11,
2012
in
Dallas!
OCD
Awareness
Week
Events
Tuesday,
Oct
11,
7:00
–
9:00pm Hoarding
Disorder
Hosted
by
the Austin
Hoarding
Support
Group,
this
special
evening
will
offer
an
introduction
to
Hoarding
Disorder
for
sufferers,
family
and
friends,
students
and
therapists.
Location:
TBA
Friday,
Oct
14,
7:00
–
9:00pm
Scrupulosity
--
OCD
with
religious
or
moral
obsessive
concerns
Facilitated
by
Daniel
Garcia,
PhD,
this
special
evening
will
offer
an
introduction
to
scrupulosity
for
sufferers,
family
and
friends,
students
and
therapists.
Location:
TBA
Saturday,
Oct
15,
9am
–
6pm OCD
TEXAS
Conference, OCD
Advocacy
and
Awareness
Saturday,
Oct
15,
7:00
–
9:00pm "A
Night
to
Believe"
--
national
event,
viewing
party
in
Austin
In
In
an
attempt
to
raise
awareness
of
OCD
and
effective
treatment
the
International
OCD
Foundation
(IOCDF)
will
hold
a
national
event
in
Boston,
MA
this
year.
This
event
will
be
video-streamed
live
across
the
country.
Anyone
can
watch
"A
Night
To
Believe"
live
online on
this
page on
Oct
15.
Location:
TBA
--
Local
viewing
parties
will
also
be
held
in
Austin.
Volunteers
who
wish
to
host
additional
viewing
parties
in
their
homes
please
contact
Irene
Tobis
at president@ocdtexas.org
Sunday,
Oct
16,
9:00
–
11:00am BDD
Breakfast
Breakfast
with
Chris
Trondsen.
A
special
opportunity
to
spend
some
informal
time
with
Chris
and
others
who
have
BDD.
Location:
TBA.
Sunday,
Oct
16,
noon
–
4:00pm OCD
Activism!
Hosted
by
Cedar
Springs
Austin,
this
special
event
will
offer
an
opportunity
to
writers,
bloggers,
film-makers,
artists,
and
others
who
wish
to
reach
out
to
others,
raise
awareness,
and
offer
encouragement
about
OCD.
The
OCD
Encouragement
Project,
a
special
project
of
OCD
TEXAS,
will
launch
its
blogging
effort
this
afternoon.
Cynthia
Boles
of Pencode
Books,
Gold
Sponsor,
will
speak
briefly
on
new
media
strategies
for
OCD
activism.
Open
House
at Cedar
Springs
Austin.
Brad
Kennington,
Executive
Director,
will
announce
the
opening
of
the
OCD
and
Anxiety
Programs
at
Cedar
Springs
Austin.
Location: Cedar
Springs
Austin,
4613
Bee
Cave
Road,
Suite
204,
Austin,
TX
Please
help
us
get
the
word
out! Please
forward
a
link
to this
page to
anyone
you
think
might
be
interested.
If
you're
interested
in
attending
the
conference
on Oct 15,
please
register
via
the
link
below.
If
you
cannot
attend,
please
let
us
know
if
we
can
put
your
name
on
the
email
list
for
future
announcements
for OCD
TEXAS by
emailing membersupport@ocdtexas.org.
Future
quarterly
meetings
will
be
in
the
Dallas
area
in
winter
and
the
Houston
area
in
spring.
To
donate any
amount
to
support
the
OCD
TEXAS
mission
to
provide
support
and
advocacy
for
OCD
sufferers,
their
families,
and
treatment
providers
across
Texas, click HERE.
