The Tourette Association of America is offering a FREE introductory seminar video on an Introduction to Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) through its partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
What is CBIT?
CBIT is a behavioral approach for managing Tourette Syndrome (TS) and other Tic Disorders (TD). CBIT is a non-medicated treatment consisting of three important components:
- a) Training the patient to be more aware of his or her tics and the urge to tic.
- b) Training patients to do a competing behavior when they feel the urge to tic.
- c) Making changes to day-to-day activities in ways that can be helpful in reducing tics.
CBIT has been tested in two parallel multi-site randomized clinical trials. The results showed CBIT to be an effective method to reduce the severity and frequency of tics in children and adults.
Who Should Watch the Seminar?
The seminar benefits practitioners with behavioral and clinical experience, physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, and other allied professionals.
What does the Seminar Entail?
- Introduction to CBIT is offered as an on-demand, virtual seminar and offers a chance to earn CMEs/CEUs.
- The Introduction to CBIT seminar was presented by one of the TAA’s Medical or Scientific Advisory Board members. The programs offer an overview of the CBIT protocol and current research supporting this treatment.
- This seminar video is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes in length. To receive access to the Introduction to CBIT seminar video, please register here: https://tourette.org/resources-for-med/.
For questions on our CDC CBIT seminar video, please email [email protected].
