Bode the German Shepherd Battles the OCD Monster

The variorum edition explores the role of storyelling as a psychoeducational tool for developing healthy coping skills through Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Both useful as an imaginal exposure and expository therapeutic learning tool, storytelling engages elements of ERP with Narrative Therapy, Metacognitive training (MCT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the psychological flexing exercises of Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT). The thinking behind the kids book "e;Bode the Brave Battles the OCD Monster"e; is explained along with the variations and nuances that OCD symptoms exhibit.