Course Description
Certificate Course in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I): Evidence-based Insomnia Interventions for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Pain, & more – Colleen E. Carney & Meg Danforth
Today, how many times did you ask your clients about their sleep? If the answer is “none,” you may be missing a critical diagnosis.
Up to 80% of your clients Ā may meet the criteria for clinical insomnia. And missing this diagnosis could slow or even halt your therapeutic progress with clients suffering from Ā depression, trauma, anxiety, or chronic pain.
The good news? Ā There’s a Ā safe, evidence-based approach Ā that you can easily apply to your clinical practice: Ā Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
The bad news? There aren’t enough CBT-I trained clinicians!
Be part of the solution! Now you can advance your practice with Ā specialized training Ā and Ā earn your Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Ā through this breakthrough online course.
Join two of today’s leading sleep specialists and treatment innovators, Colleen E. Carney, Ph.D., and Meg Danforth, Ph.D, for step-by-step instruction on applying CBT-I in a Ā clear, systematic session-by-session approach Ā that is proven to effectively treat insomnia- long after treatment has ended.
You’ll finish this comprehensive training with your Ā Certificate in CBT-I, and you’ll be armed with tools you can easily integrate and immediately apply into your next clinical session.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia has been proven to…
- Help clients who have taken sleep medication for years
- Be as effective as pharmacotherapy in the short term, and more effective in the long term
- Effectively treat the root causes of insomnia, not just the symptoms as medication does
This comprehensive training will show you how you can…
- Enhance Ā your client’s sleep efficiency & daytime functioning.
- Address Ā the three major causes of chronic insomnia.
- Decrease Ā sleep related anxiety.
- Target Ā perpetuating factors in clients with comorbid insomnia.
- Discontinue Ā or decrease use of sleep medication.
- … and so much more.
Discover evidence-based strategies to help your clients increase energy during the day and sleep more deeply…
Module 1: Assessment and the Basics of CBT-I
You’ll begin your training by mastering the key competencies for sleep assessment in a clinical setting. Get step-by-step guidance to learn the clinical tools you need to identify behaviors that interfere with the build-up of deep sleep drive. You’ll also get strategies for managing cognitive arousal, fatigue management, and so much more…
- Learn key components for sleep assessment in non-sleep specialty setting
- Identify behaviors that interfere with the build-up of deep sleep drive
- Explore fatigue management strategies
- Understand the models of delivery: 4-session individual format, 7-session group format, and single session CBT-I
- Teach clients to calculate their optimal time-in-bed prescription
Module 2: Delivering CBT-I in the Context of Comorbidities
In Part 2, you’ll learn how to apply CBT-I with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and chronic pain. You’ll learn how to troubleshoot adherence, explore the challenges associated with implementation of CBT-I and discover how you can adapt the therapy materials to meet the unique needs of your individual clients.
- Understand the challenges associated with implementation in those with comorbidities
- Get strategies for getting out of bed in the morning
- Learn tools for resting in a way that is pro-sleep
- Explore the evidence for and against sleep medications
Module 3: Co-Occurring Sleep Disorders and Advanced Case Formulation
In Part 3, you’ll get strategies for detecting and safely treating clients with co-occurring sleep disorders such as sleep apnea. You’ll also discover how to use case formulation to guide your assessment and treatment decisions when using CBT-I in practice.
- Learn to use a Case Formulation Worksheet to guide assessment and treatment decisions
- Explore the risks associated with sleep apnea and communicate the importance of apnea treatment with clients
- Learn how to treat mask-related claustrophobia associated with sleep apnea treatment
- Understand how to integrate CBT-I with treatment for nightmares
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