The Sleep Solution Toolkit for Therapists
Simple to Use Clinical Techniques and Lifestyle Medicine for Insomnia
- Speaker:
- Michele Okun, PhD
- Duration:
- 8 Hours
- Product Code:
- LWC150848
- Brochure Code:
- PWZ95942
- Media Type:
- Live Webinar
Description
Sleep isn’t just a side effect of healing …
It’s the foundation of it.
Get tools that work
Without needing to be a sleep expert
Sleep isn’t just a side effect of health – it’s the foundation of it.
With healthy sleep the nervous system can finally rest, the brain can repair and emotions can stabilize.
Simply put. Good sleep is life-changing for clients.
And for you? When clients aren’t stumbling through sessions in a sleep deprived fog … the therapy you’re providing can actually work.
But here’s the thing. Clients want to look at their phones until they fall asleep. The don’t want to turn off Netflix earlier.
So the standard sleep hygiene advice of “turn off screens” and “stick to a bedtime” just doesn’t work.
That’s why we created this training with sleep expert Dr. Michele Okun. The director of the Sleep and Biobehavioral Health Research Laboratory at UC-Colorado Springs, Dr. Okun is a recognized leader in the field of sleep health.
In just one day she’ll give you simple and instantly usable tools and techniques proven to work …
…PLUS the motivational techniques you need to actually get clients to embrace making the changes!
If you treat anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, mood disorders …this is a can’t miss training.
There’s no prior sleep knowledge required. No need to become a sleep expert.
Join Dr. Okun and get the skills and tools to transform your client’s poor sleep into a foundation for healing.
Don’t wait. Register now!
Credit
Speaker
Michele Okun, PhD Related seminars and products
Michele L. Okun, PhD, FSBSM, FAMBR, is a professor of research at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and director of the Sleep and Biobehavioral Health Research Laboratory. She has over 25 years of experience and is one of the leading researchers on sleep and mental health during the perinatal period.
Dr. Okun’s work investigates how sleep disturbances, particularly insomnia, augment risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes via neuro-immune and neuro-endocrine pathways. Dr. Okun’s work has shown that poor sleep quality and insomnia significantly increase the risk for postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). The overarching goal of her research program is elucidating the role that poor sleep health has upon the risk of PMADs and the biological mediators of this relationship. She is evaluating the degree to which a smart bassinet improves infant and maternal sleep thereby mitigating PMADs. Dr. Okun’s research portfolio also includes assessing whether digital CBT-I can mitigate mood symptoms and sleep in adolescents as well as reduce cardiometabolic risk among menopausal women.
Dr. Okun is funded by NIH and DoD, has authored over 80 journal articles, and has served as a peer reviewer for over three dozen journals as well as various study sections.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Michele Okun has an employment relationship with the University of Colorado. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Michele Okum is a member of the American Psychosomatic Society and the Sleep Research Society.
Additional Info
Access Period for Live WebcastYou will have access for 90 days after the program for review. For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. Please note that this requirement may vary by credit type. Please see detailed credit information for specific requirements for each credit type.
Webcast Schedule
Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.
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Objectives
- Evaluate the bidirectional relationship between anxiety-related disorders and sleep disturbances, integrating current neurobiological and clinical evidence.
- Analyze the impact of insufficient sleep on brain function, focusing on cognitive, emotional, and neuroplasticity mechanisms.
- Use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and mindfulness-based approaches to improve sleep quality in individuals with anxiety disorders.
- Appraise the effectiveness of nutritional strategies and nutraceuticals in sleep regulation.
- Formulate comprehensive plans for promoting healthy sleep behaviors in clinical and public health contexts based on current guidelines and position statements.
- Evaluate emerging research directions and interdisciplinary approaches for addressing sleep disturbances in populations with complex psychiatric comorbidities.
Outline
Sleep Science 101 and the Mental Health Connection
- Sleep architecture: stages (NREM, REM) and cycles
- Circadian rhythms and biological clocks
- Brain regions and neurotransmitters involved in sleep
- Role of sleep in emotional regulation and stress response
- Impact on memory, attention, decision-making and impulse control
- Bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health disorders
Sleep Disorders and Their Impacts
- Insomnia prevalence, causes and consequences
- Anxiety: hyperarousal, rumination and sleep fragmentation
- How insomnia predicts depression onset
- Sleep apnea and its link to mood disorders
- Nightmares, sleepwalking and trauma-related sleep issues
- REM sleep’s role in emotional processing
- Sleep and Alzheimer’s risk
- Cortisol, inflammation, immune suppression
Food, Hormones, Screen Time and More
- Caffeine timing and its effect on sleep latency
- Alcohol’s impact on sleep architecture and deep sleep
- Evening eating patterns and blood sugar fluctuations
- Melatonin and light exposure management
- Blue light and circadian rhythm suppression
- Exercise timing for optimal sleep quality
- Stress hormones and bedtime routines
The Biggest Challenge in Solving Sleep Issues:
Techniques and Strategies to Motivate Clients to Change Their Habits
- Using motivational interviewing with clients who need better sleep
- Link sleep goals to personal values and outcomes
- Use small, achievable habit changes to build momentum
- Reinforce progress with sleep diaries and feedback loops
- Normalize setbacks and encourage persistence
- Support systems
The Sleep Solution Toolkit for Clinicians:
Simple, Evidence-Based Interventions You Can Use Right Away
- CBT-I protocols that work
- Stimulus control to associate the bed with sleep
- Sleep restriction to restore the sleep drive
- The paradox of “can’t get sleep because I know I need to sleep”
- Techniques to challenge catastrophic thoughts about sleep
- Mindfulness exercise to calm racing thoughts at bedtime
- Relaxation scripts: progressive muscle relaxation and breathing
- Environmental optimization: noise, light, and temperature adjustments
- Coaching tips for lifestyle, diet and technology use
- Sleep hygiene checklists for client self-monitoring
- Research, risks and limitations
Technology and Future Directions
- Digital CBT-I and telehealth solutions
- Sleep tracking devices and apps: benefits and limitations
- Chronotherapy and personalized sleep medicine
- Sleep and psychedelics
- Cultural and socioeconomic barriers
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Psychologists
- Registered Psychotherapists
- Psychiatrists
- Nurse Practitioners
- Addiction Counselors
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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