Full Course Description
Principles and Practice of CBT-I: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Objectives
- Define sleep continuity variables and understand how to define chronic insomnia with regard to diagnostic criteria, severity and chronicity
- Discuss the consequences of insomnia as they relate to medical and psychiatric co-morbidities of insomnia as well the cost to public health, personal safety, and quality of life
- Explain the two process model of normal sleep wake regulation and describe the 3 key treatment implications of the model
- Explain both the 3 and 4 factor versions of the Behavioral Model (Spielman Model) of insomnia and discuss the key implications of the model and its relevance for treatment
- Summarize the various pharmacological approaches to insomnia and discuss the relative efficacy of CBT-I and pharmacotherapy
- Practice a thorough sleep assessment, understand how to use a sleep diary and when polysomnography is needed, and discuss other available assessment tools in insomnia
- Discuss how insomnia evolves into a primary and co-morbid condition, how it requires specific and targeted treatment, and who is a good candidate for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Discuss and describe the major components of CBT-I and begin to understand how to handle some basic resistances, as well as describe the existing literature that supports CBT-I as a well-established, efficacious, and front line treatment for primary and secondary insomnia
Outline
Day One:
- Sleep 101: Overarching Framework
- Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Disorders
- Definition of Insomnia
- Etiology & Pathophysiology of Insomnia (Basic model)
- Treating Insomnia - Part I
- Treating Insomnia - Part II
- Determination of Whether CBT-I is Indicated
Day Two:
- CBT-I Session-by-Session Review Orientation
- Session I - Intake Evaluation
- Session II - Treatment Initiation
- Sleep Restriction Procedures and Rationale
- Stimulus Control Procedures and Rationale
- Session III - Sleep Hygiene
- Sessions IV, V, & VI - Titration and Compliance
Day Three:
- Session VII - Cognitive Therapy for Insomnia Related Catastrophic Thinking
- Session VIII - Relapse Prevention
- Practice Management & Billing
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses and other Mental Health Professionals
Copyright :
10/15/2015