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‘Brake Adjustments’

Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) Programming

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 Brake Jobs

Sometimes people just want to be able to stop better -- they want their brakes to work like everyone else's do! We could work on strengthening your brakes in the following way --

To read our Brake Shop clinic ‘Treatment Philosophy’, please click here.

Exposure & Response Prevention Treatment Programming (for OCD)

Exposure & Response Prevention (or ‘ERP’) is a highly effective, non-pharmaceutical treatment for OCD.  It is a form of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Here’s how it works: the overall premise of ERP is to reduce the anxiety surrounding intrusive, obsessive thoughts so that our patients are no longer forced into engaging in time-consuming, embarrassing, and/or disruptive rituals to achieve some internal peace.  The best way to do this is to think of the obsessions as a bully who likes “pushing your buttons”, to give it a belittling nickname, and to use various techniques for “bossing back” OCD. By using the ERP ‘tools’ to reduce obsessive anxiety in a way other than giving in to the compulsions, our patients learn to “call OCD’s bluff”, realize the anxiety is beatable, and over time gain increased confidence and skill at “bossing back” increasingly difficult obsessions. 

Want to see a more detailed explanation of ERP? Find it on  our FAQ (Treatment) page

·         Download fact sheet here

·         Download an OCD-specific bibliography here

·         Download tools for ‘bossing back OCD’ here and here

·         Want to support someone in this treatment?  Download instructions

        here

·         Are you an agency within CPRI’s catchment area that is looking for training and ongoing consultation in this treatment?  Click here

Treatment services provided, if deemed necessary, are determined in partnership with the family on an individual basis.  Services are tailored to each client's needs, and do not replicate/replace services available and/or existing within the local community.

Treatment typically includes ‘maintenance checks’ (phone check-ins) and/or ‘tune-ups’ (booster sessions) at approximately 6 weeks and 6 months.

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