Students with OCD: A Handbook for School Personnel

Students with OCD: A Handbook for School Personnel is the definitive resource on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the school environment. Providing a detailed window into this often misunderstood and overlooked disorder, this comprehensive guide is the key to changing the lives of the estimated 1 out of 100 students who battle OCD at any given time. Empowered to better recognize, understand, and work with the disorder, parents, school personnel, and health professionals become the critical link between OCD and education--allowing bright and promising students to realize their full potential. This book is divided into six parts: Part I is an introduction to what OCD is and why it is so important for school personnel to know about it. Part II provides an overview of obsessions and compulsions in young people with OCD, how they frequently manifest in school, and other important characteristics of obsessions and compulsions. Part III focuses on a number of key issues related t