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Course curriculum

    1. Seminar Video

    1. Post-Test

    1. Course Evaluation Survey

About this course

  • $59.00
  • CE Credits: 2.0 hours
  • Self-Paced Video-Based Course
  • Level: Intermediate

About This Course

Though Tourette’s is commonly thought of for its tics, there are many other co-occurring challenges owing to its unique neurology (Cravedi et al, 2017). This course will instruct clinicians in identification and assessment of common co-occurring challenges and application of this knowledge to the treatment of patients with Tourette’s. Particular focus will be given to the phenomenon of intense emotionality in individuals with Tourette’s (Sukhodolsky, Scahill, Zhang, Peterson, & King, 2003; Sukhodolsky, Vitulano, Carroll, McGuire, Leckman, & Scahill, 2009; Leclerc, O’Connor, Forget, & Lavoie, 2011; Conte, Valente, Fioriello & Cardona, 2020). Techniques discussed will involve integration of competing response training with acceptance-oriented techniques to improve ability of patients to adhere to and complete treatment protocols (Lavoie, Leclerc, & O’Connor, 2013; Franklin, Best, Wilson, Loew, & Compton, 2011; Peterson et al., 2016). 


Course created: January 2025

Learning Objectives

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify common co-occurring challenges in Tourette's.


  • Describe co-occurring challenges in functional behavioral terms.


  • Describe mindfulness and competing response training for Tourette's.


  • Describe a treatment plan to address primary and secondary challenges for patients with Tourette's.

Instructor(s)

Charles Galyon, PhD

Co-Owner, Knoxville Behavioral and Mental Health Services

Charles E. Galyon (Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2013) is a Licensed Psychologist and co-owner of Knoxville Behavioral and Mental Health Services. He serves as co-chair of the OCD Training Committee for the Association of Contextual Behavioral Sciences and is an active member of a statewide professional group out of Vanderbilt University Medical School for the Center of Excellence for Tourette’s Syndrome. He is a co-facilitator in a Tourette Association of America online support group for individuals with Tourette’s and tic disorders. In practice, Dr. Galyon works primarily with children, teenagers, and their families to address concerns related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Tourette’s and Tic Disorders, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), and Anxiety Disorders.

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Course Approvals

  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing Board.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0189. Provider Name:  The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC Address:  1910 Route 70, E, Suite 7, Cherry Hill, NJ  08003-2123 Email address: [email protected] 


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7263. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC, #1820, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2026. 


  • *A post test must be taken and passed in order to receive CE credit. Participants may retake the posttest a maximum of 3 times to receive a passing score. A qualifying passing score is 80% or above.

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