A one-day workshop was organized in which Dr. Kiran Bashir educated our students regarding the behavior modification technique of Applied Behavior Analysis and how it can be applied on children suffering with Autism spectrum disorder. She shed light on the theoretical perspective, various techniques that can be utilized and several behavioral interventions which can be used to teach several skills to such children.
On the same day, Dr Zainab Bhutto delivered a lecture on ‘Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders’. In this lecture she acquainted students on the various aspects of Schizophrenia and related disorders. The diagnostic criterion as per DSM-5 was reviewed. Also the various sub-types and etiological causes of Schizophrenia were discussed in detail.