TIC MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX

(If you are having difficulty watching downloaded videos on your computer (.FLV), you may need a new video player, such as VLC)

"Virtual" Brake Adjustments

Virtual Treatment - Fact Sheet 
Virtual Treatment - Instruction Sheet
Virtual Treatment - Log
Toolbox Service Bay - Posters

1. Tic Management - The Starting Line

Tic Management - the starting line. Video Transcript

Practice Materials:

FAQ - Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders

FAQ - Treatment (Tics)

Video - Introduction to Tourette Syndrome TS Fact Sheet

Strategy Sheet - Putting the Brakes on Tics Treatment of TS Bibliography

2. Creating a Tic List

Creating A Tic List - Video Transcript

Practice Materials:

Tic List

Ways My Tics Annoy Me

Once This Annoying Tic Is Gone

3. Be a Tic Detective

Be a Tic Detective - Video Transcript

Associated Materials:

Enhancing Insight

Practice Materials:

Be A Tic Detective!!!

4. Creating a Tic Blocker

Creating a Tic Blocker - Video Transcript

Practice Materials:

Competing Response Catalogue

5. Using Your Tic Blocker

Using Your Tic Blocker - Video Transcript

Associated Materials:

Using Your Tic Blocker

Spontaneous Recovery

6. Practicing Your Skills

Practicing your Skills - Video Transcript

Associated Materials:

Importance of Assignments

Practice Materials:

Tic Tracking (before Tic Blocker)
Tic Tracking (after Tic Blocker)

7. Starving Tics Attention

Starving Tics of Attention - Video Transcript

Associated Materials:

Starving Those Tics!!!

8. Stress Techniques

Stress Techniques - Video Transcripts

Associated Materials:

What Is Tension and Stress?

What Does Relax Mean?

The Breathing Triangle

Practice Materials:

Practice Relaxation

Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) script

9. Cheerleading - Tic Management

Cheerleading Tic Management - Video Transcript

Associated Materials:

How To Be A Good Cheerleader!

10. Keeping Up Your Skills

Keeping up Your Skills - Video Transcript

Associated Materials:

How Will I Remember Everything I Learned?!

Practice Materials:

Tic Management Tool Card

[ {"term":"Commensurate","description":"To be Equal"},{"term":"emotional disorder","description":"There are several different emotional disorders, and people can have more than one. Someone with an anxiety disorder has a lot more than the usual amount of fears and nervousness. Someone with a depressive disorder often feels sad, irritable, hopeless, or moody. A person with an obsessive-compulsive disorder or trauma-related disorder may have thoughts or reactions that impact their thinking, feeling, and behaviour, causing major problems in their day-to-day life."},{"term":"evidence based practice","description":"Evidence based practice means applying the best available research results when making decisions."},{"term":"informed consent","description":"Informed consent means our workers will explain to you and your child:\r\n\r\nWhy the service is being proposed; \r\nThe nature of the service; \r\nWho will be providing the service; \r\nWhat are the expected benefits; \r\nWhat are the alternatives to having the service; \r\nWhat are the risks and side effects; \r\nWhat are the likely consequences of not having the service; \r\nWhat are the limits of confidentiality; \r\nbefore asking you to agree to the service."},{"term":"intellectual disability","description":"Someone with an intellectual disability has limitations in thinking and problem-solving skills (also called intellectual functioning) and day-to-day life and social skills (also called adaptive functioning). The problems begin in childhood and last for the person’s whole life. Each person with an intellectual disability is different and might need a different kind of support."},{"term":"Psychoeducation","description":"Information and teaching to empower a person with a mental health condition to cope with the condition effectively"},{"term":"Reactive attachment disorder ","description":"Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is a very specific diagnosis that can only be made by a qualified psychiatrist, psychologist, or physician. RAD refers to a very limited set of circumstances in which children are thought to not have the opportunity to develop any specific attachment to a caregiver. Onset of the problems must begin before age five and cannot be due to another mental health or developmental problem, and the child must have reached a developmental age of at least 9 months old. Children with RAD cannot or do not seek or respond to any comfort, even when very distressed or hurt. Extremely insufficient care, such as neglect or repeated changes of primary caregivers, without meaningful contact with adults, is thought to “cause” the disorder."},{"term":"resilience","description":"An individual\\'s ability to adapt to stress and adversity"},{"term":"Trauma informed","description":"Trauma-informed care recognizes trauma symptoms in clients and the role that trauma has played in their lives."} ]