Tics and Tourette Syndrome: Treatment Using Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT)
Chronic tic disorders, including Tourette Syndrome, are impulse control conditions often associated with substantial functional impairment and psychiatric comorbidity, and appear to be only partially responsive to medication strategies. A behavioral intervention known as comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT), is effective for children, adolescents, and adults with a primary tic disorder, and improvements following treatment are generally well maintained. Designed for intermediate-level practitioners, this live, interactive webinar will describe the phenomenology of chronic tic...Read more disorders, explore the core interventions involved in CBIT, and review the literature on treatment outcomes. At the end of the presentation there will be a moderated Q&A session to address audience questions. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Identify the three core behavioral interventions in CBIT and how best to sequence these interventions as part of a behavioral approach to treatment
- Discern the four clinical implications of the outcome literature for clinical practice
Learning Levels
- Intermediate
Thursday, May 13, 2021
01:00 PM EDT - 02:30 PM EDT
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Agenda
1 pm ET Welcome and speaker introduction
1:05 pm Phenomenology of chronic tic disorders and Tourette Syndrome
- Definitions
- Common clinic features
- Behavioral theory and application in treatment
- Controversies in the field
1:25 pm Comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT)
- Overarching description
- Awareness training
- Habit reversal training
- Function-based interventions
- Add-ons
1:50 pm Treatment outcomes
- Review of evidence base for chronic tic disorder treatments
- Review of CBIT evidence base
- Moderators and mediators of CBIT outcomes
- Implications for clinical practice with chronic tic disorders
2:20 pm Moderated Q&A
2:28 pm Where to get additional information; closure
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