REST™ Programme – Information for Healthcare Professional Working with Adults & Children

Event Notes:

Day 1 – Sleep Assessment and Management Foundation Course

This event provides evidence-based information, insight and tools which will deepen knowledge and understanding of this often-neglected area of clinical practice. The training has relevance and impact across clinical groups.

The programme includes:

• Introduction to and purpose of sleep
• Sleep problems in long term health conditions, chronic pain, depression, anxiety and other co-morbidities
• Types of insomnia – how to recognise and classify sleep problems
• Non-pharmacological treatments and approaches
• Recognising and assessing issues with sleep
• Impact of good sleep practices

Day 2 – Advanced Assessment and Treatment Strategies for People with Insomnia

Participants in this session will be able to recognise the presence and importance of sleep disturbances in their various clients and will be provided with a range of strategies to manage their clients’ sleeping problems more effectively.

This training is only open to those who have completed our one-day Foundation course in Sleep Assessment and Management.

The programme includes:

• A detailed assessment and formulation process
• Examination of the process of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) and treatment options including a stepped-care CBTi suitable for more complex conditions
• Case discussions and an interactive session at the end of the day where delegates can bring their own case examples/client groups forward for consideration within the treatment model