Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia course

For: Registered Health Care Professionals
Duration: Two days
Cost: £645 / delegate

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

We are delighted to be able to offer the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) course in partnership with sleep expert Professor Jason Ellis, professor of Sleep Science at Northumbria University and director of the Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research.

This introductory course is aimed at registered health professionals with a good standing in their field of expertise (e.g. HCPC), who have an interest in psychological sleep interventions and want to identify, assess, and diagnose cases of insomnia, and with peer supervision, manage cases using the principles of CBT-I within their practice.

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that makes it hard to fall asleep, stay asleep or causes you to wake too early and not be able to go back to sleep. This occurs despite having adequate opportunity for sleep and causes daytime distress or impairment. With up to 40% of the population reporting insomnia symptoms and between 10-15% of individuals meeting criteria for Insomnia Disorder, the direct and indirect costs of Insomnia Disorder are extensive. Insomnia Disorder is a public health burden and the consequences can be seen at individual, family, community and societal levels.

Professor Jason Ellis delivers the course through a mix of online learning, live session and Q&A to provide the theory and practical training to delegates to use in their practice.

Modules covered include:

• Defining insomnia
• Models of insomnia
• Differential diagnosis
• Who is a candidate for CBT-I
• Structure and Tools for CBT-I
• Sleep hygiene and education
• Sleep restriction
• Stimulus control
• Cognitive therapy I
• Cognitive therapy II
• Peer support
• Acute insomnia
• Q&A

Learning Outcomes

• Define Insomnia Disorder according to International Classification of Sleep Disorders (3^rd Edition), the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5^th Edition) and the Research Diagnostic Criteria
• Identify the differences between the various types and subtypes of Insomnia Disorder
• Conduct a differential diagnostic for Insomnia Disorder, including the assessment of intrinsic and extrinsic sleep disorders masking as insomnia (e.g. Restless Legs Syndrome, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Narcolepsy)
• Identify who is and who is not a suitable candidate for CBT-I
• Conduct CBT-I under peer supervision, including note and case studies
• Determine when brief therapies and adjunct therapies are indicated

Format & Location

Two day course

Day 1 – delivered online through our online learning hub
Day 2 – delivered live 9am – 4.30pm, at Hilton Garden Inn, Doncaster Racecourse, Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6BB
A printed workbook is also provided