FOI_25-093 Body Dismorphia teaching in BDD and OCD in HI CBT PGDip course

Date of response: 02 April 2025

We have now considered your request of 27 March 2025 for the following information:

We kindly request the following information regarding training on BDD and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) within the University of East Anglia HI CBT PGDip course curriculum:

Question 1. Is training on BDD/OCD provided?

BDD: Yes / No

OCD: Yes / No

Our response:

BDD: Yes

OCD: Yes

Question 2. How is this training delivered?

BDD: Lecture / Skill-based workshop / Seminar / Other (please specify)

OCD: Lecture / Skill-based workshop / Seminar / Other (please specify)

Our response:

BDD: Lecture / Skill-based workshop

OCD: Lecture / Skill-based workshop

Question 3. What content is covered in this training?

BDD: Assessment of BDD / Treatment of BDD / Other (please specify)

OCD: Assessment of OCD / Treatment of OCD/ Other (please specify)

Our response:

BDD: Assessment of BDD / Treatment of BDD

OCD: Assessment of OCD / Treatment of OCD

Question 4. What is the duration of the training session on your course?

BDD: Less than half a day / Half a day / A full day / More than one day

OCD: Less than half a day / Half a day / A full day / More than one day

Our response:

BDD: More than one day

OCD: More than one day

Question 5. What teaching stream does this training fall under?

BDD: Adults / Children and adolescents / Unsure / Other (please specify)

OCD: Adults / Children and adolescents / Unsure / Other (please specify)

Our response:

BDD: Adults

OCD: Adults

All responses above have been provided in relation to our PDIP Evidence Based High Intensity CBT High Intensity Therapist 2025/26 | UEA course, as clarified on 01 April 2025.