Online Parent Workshops
This is the online workshop page
This page is for online workshop information and bookings only. For more information about the parent project, and the in-person workshop options, please go back to the parent project homepage by clicking the orange button below.
How do I book a place on an online workshop?
You can find the booking options at the bottom of this page, however, please scroll down and read all of the information on this page before accessing the booking page. It’s important you know more information about the project and the workshops before booking.
Important Information
For information on what the parent project is, what topics we will cover, and any other information about the workshops in general, please click here to return to the main parent page. Below you will find some additional information specifically for our online workshops, so please do read this before bookingWe host small and large online workshops
Our small workshops consist of no more than14 attendees, and our larger workshops consist of no more than 50. More information about the differences between the small and larger workshops can be found below in the booking section.One workshop only
Due to demand, we are unable to offer tickets to anyone who has already attended a workshop, whether that be online or in-person. You will still have full access to our other support services, including our online support groups for parents here.For parents and carers with children with OCD between the ages of 5-18 only
We cannot accept bookings for parents of adults. The content is not relevant for any parent whose child with OCD is over 18. Our funding also only covers this particular demographic.Please only book a ticket if you know you can attend
We ask kindly that you only book a ticket if you know you are able to attend. Whilst we understand that cancellations can and do happen for unforeseen circumstances, it’s important to us that we limit the chances as much as possible.Adults only
The workshops are only suitable for parents/carers, and we cannot offer tickets to children. It’s important that parents/carers have the space to learn about OCD without the presence of their child, or any others.This is a full day workshop
We do not recommend joining late, leaving early, or only attending half a day. If the workshop timings don’t work for you, we recommend booking a different workshop on a day where you are able to attend all day.Tickets are limited
Our online workshops take place via Zoom. We will send zoom details to attendees in the week leading up to the workshop, however, we would like to remind people to refrain from sharing the zoom details with anyone else. We can only admit people from the waiting room who are on our register.Parents only
We cannot offer tickets to grandparents, siblings, or any other relation. Due to demand, and our funding policy, we can only offer spaces to parents and primary caregivers. Thank you for understanding.Timings
The timings of the workshops will be shown in the individual booking boxes in the booking section of this page below. If an attendee is more than one hour late, OCD-UK reserves the right to suggest coming to a different workshop.Workshops
We no longer have a notification or waiting list for our workshops. Due to the high demand of the parent workshops, as a small team, the admin time required for our notification and waiting lists has increased and we need to prioritise support emails and queries.
If you would like to attend any of the workshops listed below, we will open bookings for the event on the date and time stated under each booking box.
We can no longer notify people when bookings are open, so we advise parents and caregivers to set reminders on personal phones or devices so you can be reminded of when they open and do not miss out on booking a ticket for the event you wish to attend.
If you email us asking to be notified of any cancellations, we will not be able to respond as we are prioritising support emails. It is likely there will be cancellations in the week leading up to the event. We do not have a cancellation list, but if you would like to be kept up to date if and when there are any cancellations, we recommend following us on Instagram (ocdukcharity) or Facebook (OCD-UK) as we will post on there if we have any spaces pop up. Alternatively, you can check this page on the week leading up to the event to see if there are any cancellation spaces available to book.
Small workshops
- Small workshops begin at 9:15am and finish by 3:00pm
- The small workshops consist of no more than 14 attendees
- Attendees need a working camera and microphone to access this workshop
- Questions can be asked over the microphone or via the Q&A box
- We will ask all attendees at the start of the session what they hope to achieve by the end of the day. This time is limited to stay on track with the agenda
- During breaks and lunch, attendees are welcome to turn cameras off and take a screen break, however, for any parent who would rather eat and chat through lunch, the option is there also
- The chat box function will not be accessible during the majority of the workshop; this is because this workshop is not a support group and the content we deliver is based on education rather than peer support
- These workshops (both small and large) are not the same as our online support groups, where parents have time to share more and speak amongst each other about their experiences. The main purpose is to learn about OCD and follow the agenda of the day
Wednesday 8th April
Small workshop: 9:15am - 3:00pm
This workshop is fully booked.
(We do not have a cancellation list, but if you would like to be kept up to date if and when there are any cancellations, we recommend to check this page or follow us on Instagram (ocdukcharity) or Facebook (OCD-UK) as we will post on there if we have any spaces pop up)
Small group of 14 attendees
Questions asked over the microphone
Camera and microphone needed
Friday 17th April
Small workshop: 9:15am - 3:00pm
This workshop is now open for bookings. To book a ticket, please click the orange button below.
These workshops often book up quickly, if you click the button and the booking page says 'sold out', this means other people have already booked the tickets.
Small group of 14 attendees
Questions asked over the microphone
Camera and microphone needed
Large workshops
Below you will see dates for our larger online parent workshops. These workshops are exactly the same in terms of the content we cover, what you will learn, and the agenda of the day. However, here are the differences:
- They are shorter (2:15pm finish instead of 3:00pm)
- More attendees (50, instead of 14)
- Questions are still welcomed all day, however, they will only be asked in a Q&A box instead of over the microphone
- In the smaller workshops, attendees have the choice to very briefly introduce themselves and explain what they want to achieve from the day. There won’t be any introductions for the larger workshops, and we ask this question in the sign-up form instead
- Unlike the smaller workshops, cameras don't have to be on if attendees would rather have them off and a microphone is not needed
Friday 8th May
Large workshop: 9:15am - 2.15pm
This workshop will be open for bookings on Friday 24th April at 6:00pm. Unfortunately, we do not have a notification list so we recommend setting a reminder on your phone (or other device) so you can be reminded of when it opens and do not miss out on booking a space.
If you visit here on the date and time shown, and it does not have the option to book yet, please refresh this page a few times until it updates.
Large group of 50 attendees
Questions asked in the Q&A box
No camera or microphone needed
The OCD-UK Diversity and Inclusion Charter
Irrespective of disability, gender, country of origin, race, religion or sexual orientation, everybody is welcomed and respected equally when using, attending and contributing to the OCD-UK workshops.
Data Policy
By registering for one of our meetings you do so accepting our data policy on the sharing of data between Zoom (our provider of online workshop platform) and OCD-UK. We take registration data (name and email address) from zoom and store securely. Data will be stored for the length of this parents project but can be removed upon request prior to that. Your data will not be used by OCD-UK for any other marketing purposes other than sending information about the groups you register for and inviting feedback about these groups. Click here to view our full data and privacy policy.
This project was made possible through funding by a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund.
