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Preliminary Program

8:00	–	8:45	Registration
8:45	–	9:00	Introduction
9:00	–	9:45	Overview & assessment of Tourette Syndrome  John Walkup, M.D.
9:45	–	10:30	Pharmacotherapy  Lawrence Scahill, MSN, Ph.D.
10:30	–	10:45	Break
10:45	–	12:30	Introduction to behavioral treatments:  background, rationale and evidence base  Douglas Woods, Ph.D.
12:15	–	1:15	Lunch
1:15	–	3:15	Overview of behavioral treatment approaches for Tourette Syndrome   Douglas Woods, Ph.D.,  Alan Peterson, Ph.D., ABPP
3:15	–	3:30	Break
3:30	–	4:30	Role Play and Case Discussion   Douglas Woods, Ph.D.,  Alan Peterson, Ph.D., ABPP

Course Description

This Workshop will provide an overview of the clinical phenomenology of Tourette Syndrome and a standardized approach for assessing tic symptoms and common co-occurring conditions. Developed by members of TSA’s Behavioral Science Consortium, a comprehensive protocol for tic management will be described. Various instructional approaches will be employed including didactic instructions, videotaped examples of actual treatment sessions and other demonstrations.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss TS symptoms and explain related phenomenology and patterns of co-occurring conditions.
  
  
• Summarize the current state of evidence regarding pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for tics and common co-occurring conditions.
  
  
• Describe the CBIT protocol for tic management.
  
  

Continuing Education Credits

Satisfactory Completion: Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete an Attendance/Evaluation form to receive a continuing education certificate.  Participants not fulfilling these requirements will not receive a certificate.  No exceptions will be made.  Partial credit is not available. 

ADA Statement: ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law.  If you require ADA accommodations, please indicate what your needs are at the time of registration.  We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification.

Psychologists
This program is co-sponsored by Amedco and Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.  Amedco is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  Amedco maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  6 hours.

Social Workers
This course is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars and Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.  R. Cassidy Seminars, ASWB provider #1082, is approved as a provider for continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards, (www.aswb.org), phone: 1- 800-225-6880) through the Approved Education (ACE) program.  R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program.  Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.  Social workers will receive 6 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course.

The TSA Behavioral Sciences Consortium

Established in 2001, the mission of the Behavioral Sciences Consortium (BSC) is to develop, evaluate and disseminate evidence-based behavioral treatments for children and adults with Tourette Syndrome. Since its formation, the consortium has received NIMH funding to study the efficacy of Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) in children and adults. While based on traditional Habit Reversal Therapy mechanisms, CBIT differs in that it focuses primarily on increasing awareness of tic onset and teaches strategies to successfully manage tic symptoms. Studies show that 60% of people who go through CBIT derive significant benefit. All four workshop presenters are founding members of the BSC, and are principle investigators of the NIMH funded grants.

Presenters

John Walkup, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Division of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions at Baltimore, MD.  He currently serves as the chairman of national TSA’s Medical Advisory Board and is a co-chair of the Clinical Trials Consortium. Dr. Walkup is the author of a number of articles and book chapters on psychopharmacology, Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other anxiety disorders.  

Lawrence Scahill MSN, Ph.D., is professor of Nursing and Child Psychiatry at Yale University where he is the director of the Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology. Dr. Scahill is actively involved in treatment research in Tourette Syndrome and is a member of the TSA’s Medical Advisory Board and is co-chair of the TSA Clinical Trials Consortium.  Dr. Scahill is an active clinician specializing in the care of children with Tourette Syndrome and children with autism. He is the author of over 130 journal articles and numerous book chapters.

Alan L. Peterson, Ph.D, ABPP, is a professor at the Behavioral Wellness Center for Clinical Trials in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Peterson, together with Dr. Nathan Azrin, conducted several of the initial studies to develop and evaluate the treatment protocol for the use of Habit Reversal for treating Tourette Syndrome, and has published more than 100 papers on the subject.

Douglas Woods, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Dr. Woods is a member of the TSA Medical Advisory Board and the Clinical Trials Consortium. His main interest is assessing and treating tic disorders, trichotillomania, and other OCD-spectrum disorders in children and adults. He has published more than 110 scientific articles, presented more than 127 papers at National and International Meetings, and is the author/editor of 8 books.


Program is Free of Charge but pre-registration is required.

Program supported by New York State Senator Dean Skelos, and the national Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.

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