When a client walks in pulling their hair, skin picking, or nail biting – often to the point of visible damage, pain, or infection -– it’s not uncommon to feel at a loss.
These Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) aren’t “just bad habits.” They’re complex, self-reinforcing behaviors that thrive in shame and misunderstanding.
But here’s the thing. If you work with clients with anxiety, OCD, ADHD or those on the autism spectrum you will almost certainly encounter BFRBs in your practicer - and you’re likely not trained to treat them.
That’s why we created this course to give you the tools to treat these behaviors with confidence, even if you’ve never worked with these conditions before.
You’ll join 2 of the leaders in the field, Dr. Marla Deibler and Dr. Renae Reinardy co-authors of The BFRB Recovery Workbook.
With step-by-step guidance, clinical insights, and practical tools – including printable worksheets – they’ll make it simple to use a comprehensive, evidence-based roadmap for effective treatment for your clients – whether you work with kids, teens or adults.
This training gives you everything you need to:
Whether you’re new to treating BFRBs or looking to strengthen your skills, this course will equip you with the tools needed to help your clients thrive.
Enroll now!
All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.
Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.
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Earn up to 12.5 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 12.5 credit hours.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 12.5 continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement
PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2029. Social workers completing this course receive 12.75 Clinical continuing education credits.
Course Level: Advanced Format: Synchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities offered by providers approved by the ASWB ACE program for ongoing professional development.
This activity qualifies for 760 continuing education minutes as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses in full attendance will earn 12.5 contact hours. Partial contact hours will be awarded for partial attendance.
Marla Deibler, PsyD, ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified in behavioral and cognitive psychology. She is the CEO of The Center for Emotional Health, where she leads a team dedicated to the evidence-based treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan, with locations in NJ, NY, and PA, and serving those across the US via telehealth.
Dr. Deibler has over 25 years of experience specializing in the research and treatment of body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and is a passionate advocate for expanding access to high-quality, individualized care. She serves as faculty of the Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), is a member of the board of directors of OCD New Jersey (OCDNJ), and a member of the scientific advisory committee of the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders (NJCTS). She also serves as a visiting clinical supervisor at Rutgers University, Psychological Services Clinic.
Dr. Deibler co-authored The BFRB Recovery Workbook: Effective Recovery from Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting, and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (2023)and Free to Be Me with a BFRB: The Ultimate Kid’s Guide to Living Well with Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting and Other Body-Focuses Repetitive Behaviors (in press).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Marla Deibler is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC. She serves on the faculty of the International OCD Foundation and the Behavior Therapy Training Institute, is a visiting clinical supervisor at Rutgers University, and is a consultant for the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Marla Deibler serves on the scientific advisory committee for New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrom and Associated Disorder and the executive council for Association for Contextual Behavioral Science and Relate Disorders Special Intrest Group.
For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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