Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
[10 CE] I-CBT is an evidence-based OCD treatment offering a cognitive alternative to ERP. This session covers its 12 modules, with case examples, role plays, and a review of OCD assessment and diagnosis.
Slides Handout
Section 1: Video A
Section 1: Video B
Section 1: Post-Test
Section 2 Video
Section 2: Post-Test
Course Evaluation
Inference-based cognitive behavioral therapy (I-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment for OCD in adults (Aardema et al., 2022), which presents a cognitive-based treatment alternative to Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). We will discuss the role of inferential confusion in OCD (Baraby, Bourguignon, Aardema, 2022; Yang, Jaeger, & Moulding, 2025) and how I-CBT specifically targets this construct using a cognitive (rather than behavioral) approach. We will cover the twelve modules of I-CBT as based on the Clinician’s Manual (O'Connor & Aardema, 2011), with deidentified case examples and role plays utilized throughout to illustrate how the techniques are implemented in sessions. Finally, we will offer participants ample time throughout the presentation as well as at the end to ask questions. Additionally, this presentation will review diagnostic criteria, phenomenology, and assessment of OCD for participants who do not have previous experience in OCD treatment.
Course created: Oct. 25, 2025
At the completion of the course, participants will be able to: