Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment of Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Both Hair Pulling Disorder (also called Trichotillomania) and Skin Picking Disorder (also called Excoriation Disorder) are clinical disorders that are neither rare nor benign. The Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment model provides a guiding, comprehensive, conceptual framework that encompasses and integrates sensory, cognitive, affective, motor and environmental variables into an individualized treatment package geared to the unique clinical phenomenology of each patient. This training will provide an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding BFRBs and will provide extensive i...Read morenformation on treating BFRBs utilizing the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) treatment model. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Describe the varieties and defining characteristics of BFRBs as currently understood by expert clinicians and researchers.
- Describe the importance of the clinical phenomenology of BFRBs as reflected in Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) treatment.
- Describe how the ComB model guides assessment, patient education and clinical decision-making throughout the treatment process.
Friday, March 06, 2026
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Touro University Cross River Campus (Room 401)
3 Times Square, New York, NY, 10026
3 Times Square, New York, NY, 10026
Live Interactive Webinar
09:00 AM EST - 01:00 PM EST
$150.00
- $175.00
EARN 3.5 CE Credit Hours
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About the speakers
Charles S. Mansueto, Ph.D.
Dr. Mansueto is founder and director of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, a leading center for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. He has over 40 years of experience in the application of cognitive behavior therapy to a broad range of clinical problems. Dr. Mansueto has written extensively and presented nationally and internationally on OCD and related disorders. He currently serves as a member of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation, is past president and a current board member of OCD Mid-Atlantic, an IOCDF affiliate, and a founding member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) where he is the Director of Professional Training. Dr. Mansueto created the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Model, a widely used treatment approach for BFRBs and has authored and co-authored books, chapters and journal articles on the subject.
Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC
Ms. Golomb is a senior clinician, supervisor, and past co-director of training at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. She has conducted numerous workshops, seminars and panel discussions covering topics including Tourette’s Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs). In addition to publishing articles for professional journals and newsletters, Ms. Golomb is co-author of The Hair Pulling 'Habit' and You: How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle, a self-help book for hair pulling children and their parents, and “A Parent Guide to Hair Pulling Disorder: Effective Parenting Strategies for Children with Trichotillomania. She is also co-author of Psychological Interventions for Children with Sensory Dysregulation, Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation, Overcoming Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors and The BFRB Survival Guide. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of The TLC Foundation for BFRBs.
Agenda
9am-10:50am:
- History
- Case Examples
- Phenomenology
- Recent Research (Behavior Precision Medicine Initiative)
- Implications for ComB Treatment
- Functional Analysis
- HRT
- ComB
10:50-11am: Break
11am-1pm:
- ComB Treatment
- Guidelines for Intervention Choices
- Specific Interventions for each domain
- ComB Treatment Continued
- Role Play (case example)
- Evaluate Effectiveness
- Empirical Support for ComB
- Role Play (case example)
- Q and A
CE Information - Earn 3.5 CE Credit Hours
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In support of improving patient care, CE Learning Systems is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
American Psychological Association
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work
CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.
New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors
CE Learning Systems, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology
CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0016.
New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy
CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0045.
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