Re: Who is going to the OC Conference in Boston?

[Guest guest]

I am planning on going to the conference but not 100% sure.  Have you gone

before?  My son's therapist said it is very worthwhile.  Do you agree?

Anne Marie Dybala

Who is going to the OC Conference in Boston?

Just wondering if anyone on the list is going to the conference. I am

hoping to go, just figuring out the logistics.

Barb

[Guest guest]

I am planning on going to the conference but not 100% sure.  Have you gone

before?  My son's therapist said it is very worthwhile.  Do you agree?

Anne Marie Dybala

Who is going to the OC Conference in Boston?

Just wondering if anyone on the list is going to the conference. I am

hoping to go, just figuring out the logistics.

Barb

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne Marie,

Yes, I went last year. I did get a lot of information and found it

worthwhile in this regard. It was incredible to be in one place with

so many experts all with so much to offer, and available to ask

questions. Many would freely give you their email and phone numbers,

and even offered to communicate with our doctors(too bad our doctors

were not interested and were somewhat offended at the suggestion...).

It is also great to be in a place where everyone has this in their

lives and the weird conversations of OCD are just normal.

Our son who was 15 at the time came with us but would not participate

in any of the organized groups, so did not benefit, he did meet a

couple of kids though. The groups set up for children and teens

looked very good, and I know others who liked them and made friends

who they stayed in contact with. Like anything it just depends who

your child is and their needs. There were a lot of kids there.

It was hard to come back home after and deal with professionals who

didn't get it in the same way as we did after this experience. Still

is actually. Sorry, I'm pretty negative about this, and our

situation.

I can definitely recommend the conference to you.

Barb

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> I am planning on going to the conference but not 100% sure.  Have

you gone before?  My son's therapist said it is very worthwhile.  Do

you agree?

> Anne Marie Dybala

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> Who is going to the OC Conference in

Boston?

>

>

> Just wondering if anyone on the list is going to the conference. I

am

> hoping to go, just figuring out the logistics.

> Barb

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[Guest guest]

I've registered with my husband and OCD son. Hope it works out and we get to

meet there!

Who is going to the OC Conference in Boston?

Just wondering if anyone on the list is going to the conference. I am

hoping to go, just figuring out the logistics.

Barb

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[Guest guest]

Barb,

The plan right now is for my son and I to go to the conference. Looking

forward to

meeting some of the other members of the group who are going. Hopefully I'll

see you there.

Take care

Connie

>

> Just wondering if anyone on the list is going to the conference. I am

> hoping to go, just figuring out the logistics.

> Barb

>

[Guest guest]

That's great Connie, and good that your son will join you. I'm sure you

will find it worthwhile. We will definitely have to make a plan for

all of us to connect at some point. They have a parent support group

session one of the nights.

Barb

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> Barb,

>

> The plan right now is for my son and I to go to the

conference. Looking forward to

> meeting some of the other members of the group who are going.

Hopefully I'll see you there.

>

> Take care

> Connie

>

[Guest guest]

I am hoping to attend the conference with my son who is 16 (17 by then). I am so

excited to see so many familiar names from this group who plan on going!  I feel

like I know so many of you from reading your posts. I have been lurking lately

because I am having trouble keeping up with all the emails. Look forward to

meeting you all in person.

Sinead

Re: Who is going to the OC Conference in Boston?

That's great Connie, and good that your son will join you. I'm sure you

will find it worthwhile. We will definitely have to make a plan for

all of us to connect at some point. They have a parent support group

session one of the nights.

Barb

>

> Barb,

>

> The plan right now is for my son and I to go to the

conference. Looking forward to

> meeting some of the other members of the group who are going.

Hopefully I'll see you there.

>

> Take care

> Connie

>

[Guest guest]

I'm definitely going with my son (and hopefully his sisters; there's

an interesting panel about sibling relationships), but really it's

easy for us because we live down the road.

Does anyone want to try to get together perhaps for Saturday lunch and

we can all meet (especially the kids!)?

Does anyone have an idea of what panels look most promising? Here are

a few I thought looked good:

What Dr. Spock Didn't Teach You:

Parenting a Child with OCD

Jacofsky, PsyD

Sony Khemiani-Patel, PhD

Untangling Behaviors in Kids – Which

Are OCD and Which Are Kids Being Kids

Kathleen Norris, LPC

Parent Support Group

Sue Vitek, LCSW

No Adults Allowed: Not Just Another

Forum for Teens and Young Adults

Fred Penzel, PhD

Siblings Support Group

Constantina Boudouvas, LCSW

is Kant

Improv Workshop for Kids

Mimi Doan

Bob Doan

OCD: The Game Show for Kids

Mansueto, PhD

Renae Reinardy, PhD

Noah Weintraub, PhD

Take It From Me…You Can Beat OCD

(ages 6-12)

Lori Kasmen, PhD

Kathleen Rupertus, PsyD

[Guest guest]

Hi Dana,

That's great that you can go and all your kids too. I would love to

meet anyone/everyone who is going. I see they are having support

groups both evenings, that might be the opportunity for adults to

meet and hang out after the meeting even. The programming for the

kids is really good and they are all together based on age, so they

will definitely meet each other there.

Lunch sounds great too. Last year they provided a box lunch one of

the days, if they do that again we could arrange to meet at some

spot.

My experience with the sessions was that it WAS hard to choose.

Looks like you have some good ones picked out. I think the good news

is that you can't really go wrong, they are all good, just depends on

your particular need. I sometimes split my time between two, and my

husband would go to a separate session. It's good to plan ahead, and

then when you get there start asking others, certain names (doctors)

you will want to hear no matter what the topic, I found. Dr. Jenike

comes to mind, he was very funny and entertaining too.

Barb