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The Ick Scrupulosity Training Institute (Icksti) is SWTI’s professional learning space for clinicians, clergy, and chaplains seeking deeper, culturally responsive training in scrupulosity care. Through cohort-based training for clinicians, twice-yearly workshops for clergy and chaplains, and additional educational and interdisciplinary learning opportunities, Icksti helps professionals grow in confidence supporting individuals navigating OCD, faith, and scrupulosity through an interfaith and interdisciplinary lens.
Clinician applications are accepted on a rolling basis year-round, with applicants considered for the next available cohort. Clergy and chaplains can sign up to be notified when registration opens for our January and June training workshops.
Next Clinician Cohort: Begins January 2027
Next Clergy Workshops: January 2027 and June 2027
Apply for the Next Clinician Cohort
Next Cohort: Begins January 2027
Full Cohort: $397 (approved for 10 CEs through Amedco, including APA and ASWB)
Summary
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5-month cohort
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10 modules total
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Each module includes approximately 1 hour of video content (broken into 3 lessons)
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Monthly live group consultation
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Interdisciplinary, culturally responsive specialty training
Monthly Cohort Rhythm (Repeats Each Month for 5 Months)
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Week 1: New video module released for self-paced learning
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Week 2: Second new video module released for self-paced learning
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Week 3: Reflection discussion questions + brief knowledge check
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Week 4: Live group consultation to integrate learning, ask questions, and discuss real-world application
Curriculum
Module 1: Understanding OCD & Scrupulosity
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What Is the Why?
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What Is OCD?
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What Is Scrupulosity?
Module 2: ERP for Scrupulosity
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ERP Foundations for Scrupulosity
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Creating Effective Exposures
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Response Prevention & Reducing Spiritual Rituals
Module 3: Additional Evidence Based Approaches & Collaboration
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ACT for Scrupulosity
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I-CBT for Scrupulosity
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Scrupulosity Care
Module 4: Exploring Religious & Spiritual Traditions (Part 1)
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Judaism & Scrupulosity
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Protestant Christianity & Scrupulosity
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Catholicism & Scrupulosity
Module 5: Exploring Religious & Spiritual Traditions (Part 2)
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Islam & Scrupulosity
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Hinduism, Buddhism, & Eastern Traditions
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Atheism, Agnosticism, & Humanism
Module 6: Assessment & Case Conceptualization
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Assessing Scrupulosity
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Identifying Spiritual Compulsions
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Building a Treatment Plan
Module 7: Religious Trauma & Clinical Nuance
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Understanding Religious Trauma
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Why Scrupulosity Feels So Sticky: Guilt, Shame, Disgust, & Responsibility
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When Faith Leaders Disagree: Navigating Theological Diversity
Module 8: Culturally Responsive Treatment
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Religious Literacy in Clinical Practice
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Values Based Exposures
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Creating Culturally Responsive ERP
Module 9: Faith, Meaning, & Uncertainty
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Diverse Theological Understandings of Uncertainty
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Treatment as a Leap of Faith
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Spiritual Assessment & Meaning Making
Module 10: Advanced Applications
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Working with Clergy & Faith Communities
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Answering Big, Scary Questions
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What Does Recovery Look Like?
This 4-week learning rhythm repeats each month across the 5-month clinician cohort experience.
Clergy & Chaplain Workshops: January + June
Clergy Workshops: January + June
Icksti offers a 2-hour live scrupulosity training workshop twice each year designed specifically for clergy, chaplains, and spiritual care professionals.
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2-hour live, interactive training
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Practical tools for recognizing and responding to OCD and scrupulosity
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Guidance for supporting individuals without reinforcing reassurance or compulsive patterns in congregational and chaplaincy settings
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Exploration of faith, spirituality, moral distress, and uncertainty
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Interfaith and interdisciplinary perspectives
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Opportunities for discussion, reflection, and community
Ready to join us? Reserve your spot for an upcoming Icksti Clergy & Chaplain Workshop. No application or additional approval is required. When registration opens, we’ll reach out with next steps to complete payment and finalize your registration. If the upcoming workshop timing doesn’t work for you, you can simply defer your spot to the next offering.