Sleep in People with Complex Conditions: An introduction to the assessment and management of sleep problems and insomnia in people who have complex conditions.

Event Notes:

An introduction to the assessment and management of sleep problems and insomnia in people who have complex conditions

This course is aimed at all professionals working with those who have complex and/or chronic conditions to manage in their lives, particularly
the treating multidisciplinary team including:

• Case Managers,
• Neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapists,
• Physiotherapists,
• Psychologists,
• Nurses
• and other neurorehabilitation clinicians working in both paediatric and adult client groups, living either in the community or in care establishments.

This day-long workshop will detail:

• The science of sleep
• Age-related changes in sleep
• Physiological and behavioural mechanisms which control sleep
• The assessment of sleep problems in people with complex presentations
• The use of evidence-based psychological and behavioural treatment interventions with proven efficacy and recommended by NICE – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)

Special focus will be presented for both adults and children who are living with:

• Brain injuries
• Chronic pain
• Fatigue
• Anxiety, depression and trauma-related distress
• Medication side effects
• Ongoing litigation
• Family and professional caregivers