Program Announcement
Understanding Tourette’s Disorder:
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Tourette’s syndrome is an often misunderstood condition that can limit an individual’s quality of life. The Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition) classifies tic disorders as neurodevelopmental disorder. Despite the
neurological basis of the disorder, the individual’s internal and external environment can influence the severity of tics.
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) provides a model for effectively treating people with Tourette’s
syndrome. This program will provide an overview of the basic steps of CBIT: Function-Based Assessment/Intervention and Habit
Reversal (Awareness Training, Competing Response Training, and Social Support). The application of these components will be
informed by the presenter’s specialized training by the leaders in the field of movement disorders, as well as her clinical
experience treating individuals with tic disorders.
Dr. Melanie VanDyke received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2002, where she began
developing her specialty in treating anxiety and related disorders using cognitive-behavioral protocols. She completed her
postdoctoral fellowship on intensive anxiety treatments at the Center for OCD and Anxiety Related Disorders at Saint Louis
Behavioral Medicine Institute. Dr. VanDyke has more than 10 years of experience treating individuals with OCD, social anxiety,
body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding, and Tourette’s. Dr. VanDyke works as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. Louis
College of Pharmacy, where she continues her research on improving outcomes for individuals with anxiety-related disorders,
with a current focus on family-based interventions. Dr. VanDyke presents at local and national professional meetings, and her
publications include treatment resistant anxiety disorders, intensive treatment for OCD, and cognitive behavioral treatment for
social anxiety disorder.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the DSM 5 Criteria for Tourette’s Disorder, Persistent Tic Disorder, and Provisional Tic Disorder
2. Recognizing that Tic Disorders are neurological disorders which may be influenced by environmental factors, list 3
environmental factors that may increase the severity of tics
3. Describe 3 function based interventions for addressing potential environmental factors
4. Summarize the behavioral model as it applies to tic maintenance
5. List 3 examples of competing responses that may be practiced after premonitory urges as alternatives to tics
CE 2.0 Hours (for Missouri psychologists only)
LOCATION AND TIME:
Cyrano’s Café, The Room at Cyrano’s
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Registration and Cash Bar
603 E. Lockwood
6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Dinner
Webster Groves, MO 63119
7:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Program
314.963.3232
COST: $40 for paid SLPA members (dinner and CE included) or non-psychologist guests (dinner only; no CE certificate
issued).
$25 for paid SLPA student members.
$60 for non-SLPA members (CE included).
$80 for non-member psychologists applying for SLPA membership. Application for membership must
accompany CE registration.
Registration Form
Understanding Tourette’s Disorder:
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Please mail this form with your check for $25, $40, $60 or $80 (see above) made payable to SLPA:
** Your check and reservation must be received by February 27, 2014 **
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St. Louis, MO 63146
Invite your colleagues to join us for this exciting program!