CBIT Program Led by Occupational Therapists Helps Patients Control Their Tics

Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is a non-drug treatment administered by occupational therapists at Children’s of Alabama.

CBIT consists of three components – training patients to be more aware of their tics, training patients to use “competing behavior” when they feel the urge to tic and making changes to everyday activities to help reduce the occurrence of tics.

The CBIT program at Children’s/University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of five academic institutions making up the Tourette Association of America’s (TAA) South East Regional Center of Excellence. Other institutions in the consortium include the University of Florida, Emory University, Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group and the University of South Florida.

Dr. Leon Dure serves as Medical Director of the CBIT program and Dr. Jan Rowe is the CBIT Clinic Coordinator. She joins the show today to discuss CBIT. 

More information can be found at www.childrensal.org/CBIT.