Chloë Volz - Managing Challenging Behaviour in Children and Young People with OCD, Conference 2021

Managing Challenging Behaviour in Children and Young People with OCD OCD causes high levels of distress and anxiety and it is not uncommon for children and young people suffering from OCD to become aggressive and challenging at times. Parents may report that this is “out of character” and it can be highly distressing for family members to have to witness and manage these episodes of challenging behaviour. This talk aims to help parents to understand what might be going on for their children and to help them think through how best to approach these situations. About Chloë Volz The National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorders Service for Children and Young People at the Maudsley Hospital in London is the only NHS specialist OCD and BDD service in England for children and young people and they work with some of the most severe presentations of OCD and often with young people who have co-morbidities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Chloë is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Lead for the service, overseeing treatment for the most severe, treatment-resistant cases of young people with OCD. She is pioneering Multi-Family Group work with families of young people with OCD. With 2 colleagues, she published the clinic’s treatment manual and workbook OCD - Tools to help young people fight back! Turner, Krebs and Volz. This talk was delivered live as part of OCD Action and The BDD Foundation's Joint Virtual Conference on Saturday 26th June 2021.