Sydney pub discussion - Amy Talbot - Body-focused repetitive behaviours
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Why are skin picking and hair pulling so hard to stop? Join this discussion to explore how clinicians can better understand and treat body-focused repetitive behaviours in practice.
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs), including skin picking (excoriation disorder) and hair pulling (trichotillomania), are relatively common yet frequently under-recognised conditions encountered in clinical practice. These behaviours can lead to significant physical harm, distress, shame, and functional impairment, and clients often present after many years of unsuccessful attempts to stop. Despite this, many clinicians report limited training in the assessment and treatment of BFRBs, and the behaviours are often misidentified as habits, self-harm, or obsessive–compulsive disorder.
This presentation will provide an overview of the current scientific understanding of BFRBs. Empirically supported models of the development and maintenance of BFRBs will be reviewed, with particular attention to cognitive-behavioural mechanisms such as habit learning, affect regulation, sensory regulation, and environmental triggers. These models will be used to demonstrate how research findings can inform clinical assessment, functional analysis, case formulation, and treatment planning.
Full details on our website:
www.aacbt.org.au/eventdetails/38596/body-focused-repetitive-behaviours
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs), including skin picking (excoriation disorder) and hair pulling (trichotillomania), are relatively common yet frequently under-recognised conditions encountered in clinical practice. These behaviours can lead to significant physical harm, distress, shame, and functional impairment, and clients often present after many years of unsuccessful attempts to stop. Despite this, many clinicians report limited training in the assessment and treatment of BFRBs, and the behaviours are often misidentified as habits, self-harm, or obsessive–compulsive disorder.
This presentation will provide an overview of the current scientific understanding of BFRBs. Empirically supported models of the development and maintenance of BFRBs will be reviewed, with particular attention to cognitive-behavioural mechanisms such as habit learning, affect regulation, sensory regulation, and environmental triggers. These models will be used to demonstrate how research findings can inform clinical assessment, functional analysis, case formulation, and treatment planning.
Full details on our website:
www.aacbt.org.au/eventdetails/38596/body-focused-repetitive-behaviours
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Where is it happening?
Forest Lodge Hotel, 117 Arundel St, Forest Lodge NSW 2037, Australia, Pyrmont
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Host or PublisherAustralian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
