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2017 Principles and Practice of CBT-I: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia


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Categories:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapies |  Insomnia and Sleep
Faculty:
Donn Posner, PhD, DBSM |  Michael Perlis, PhD |  Jason Ellis, PhD
Duration:
16 Hours 19 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
Oct 21, 2017
SKU:
POS043760
Media Type:
Online Learning


Tags: Multi-Day


Description

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is now recommended as the first line treatment for chronic insomnia. This recommendation was, interestingly enough, made by the second largest medical organization in the United States (The ACP) and was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (2016;165(2):125-133).

The recommendation is, in part, based on the following findings.  

  • CBT-I is as efficacious and effective as pharmacotherapy in the short run, and is more durable in the long run            
  • CBT-I has a more benign side effect profile than pharmacotherapy
  • CBT-I yields substantial improvement in sleep continuity, and does so largely irrespective of medical or psychiatric comorbidity.
  • CBT-I directly targets the factors that are thought to perpetuate insomnia (i.e., the mismatch between sleep opportunity and sleep ability).
  • CBT-I has been shown to work well even with patients with a long history of using hypnotics

The Penn Basic CBT-I Course is a two day intensive review of the principles and practice of this intervention. The 16 hour training, along with the conduct of practicum cases with supervision (peer consultation from credentialed BSM individuals [or established experts]) and targeted readings (Tx manuals and practice papers) should position established clinicians to 1) reliably and effectively deliver CBT-I and 2) be eligible for the credentialing exam that is in development by the SBSM and related agencies. For more information on the credentialing process, keep your eye on this space: https://www.behavioralsleep.org/.

 

CEUs


General Credits

This course is available for 16.25 total CPDs

The HPCSA has declared that any on-line courses CPD/CEU credited by a certified US board, is automatically CPD/CEU credited in South Africa. 

As there are different boards for different disciplines, we at Acacia suggest that you use the Counselling CPD/CEU credits. These correspond to South African credits of one CPD/CEU per 60 minutes. If you choose to use your discipline's credits, please do so at your discretion.


Florida Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 16.0 continuing education credits. 



Handouts

Faculty

Donn Posner, PhD, DBSM's Profile

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Donn Posner, PhD, DBSM, is the founder and president of Sleepwell Consultants and provides consultation to organizations and individuals on a wide variety of sleep health issues including insomnia, circadian dysrhythmia, CPAP adherence, and parasomnias. He is an adjunct clinical associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a consulting psychologist for the Palo Alto VA. Dr. Posner works on a number of grants exploring the effects of CBT-I in Gulf War Veterans, and Veterans with insomnia and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. He is also conducting a pilot aimed at using CBT-I techniques to decrease fatigue in breast cancer survivors by increasing total sleep time. Dr. Posner spent 25 years as the Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine for the Sleep Disorders Center of Lifespan Hospitals and was a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and is one of the first Certified Behavioral Sleep Medicine specialists recognized by that group. He is a founding member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and he has achieved the status of Diplomate of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM).

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Donn Posner is the founder and president of Sleepwell Consultants and has employment relationships with the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research. He serves as an advisory board member of Brain Train 2020 LTD and iSleep Clinic. He was a previous advisory board member for Dawn Health and Delta Sleep.io. Dr. Posner receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Donn Posner is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Psychological Association, the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.


Michael Perlis, PhD's Profile

Michael Perlis, PhD Related seminars and products

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Michael L. Perlis, PhD is internationally known for his work in the area of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM). He is a coauthor of the first text book in this field and he is the senior author of a published CBT-I treatment manual and a larger text summarizing all BSM treatments. His research includes neurocognitive phenomena in insomnia, the cognitive and/or behavior effects of sedative hypnotics and placebos, the development of alternative treatment approaches for insomnia, and sleep in depression. His work has been, and continues to be, funded by the National Institutes of Health and he has published more than 100 articles and chapters on the sleep research related topics.

In addition to his academic endeavors, he has served on the editorial boards of Sleep, the Journal of Sleep Research, the journal of Sleep Medicine Research and the journal of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Dr. Perlis has also served as a member, or chair, of several committees and task forces of the Sleep Research Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and he was a founding member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and served as the society's first president (2010-2011).


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Financial: Michael Perlis has employment relationships with the University of Freiburg and the University of Pennsylvania. He receives royalties as a published author. Michael Perlis receives a consulting fee from Anavex Life Sciences and Nexalin Technology. He receives grants Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Michael Perlis receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Michael Perlis is a member of the Sleep Research Society, the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He serves on several editorial boards, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.


Jason Ellis, PhD's Profile

Jason Ellis, PhD Related seminars and products


Jason Ellis, PhD, is a Professor of Sleep Science and Director of the Northumbria Sleep Laboratory and Clinic in the United Kingdom. He is a qualified Somnologist – Expert in Behavioural Sleep Medicine from European Sleep Research Society and a Practicing Health Psychologist under the HCPC. He splits his time between his basic research interests: the pathophysiology of sleep disorders (Insomnia, Restless Legs Syndrome, and Circadian Rhythm Disorders), the natural history of Insomnia, and his applied work on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Within the latter framework he examines the impact of novel adjunct therapies, the influence of social factors on adherence, and the effective delivery of CBT-I in complex cases and environments. He has worked within the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, delivering CBT-I to individuals with a range of physical and psychological conditions and serves on the editorial boards of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and Sleep Health. He has consulted for various industries and third-sector organizations and provided national guidelines to the British and Scottish governments on the identification and management of sleep problems. He is a serious advocate of public engagement and professional education with regard to behavioral sleep medicine and regularly trains CBT-I to clinicians and primary care physicians in the United Kingdom.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Target Audience

Clinical psychologists, clinical trainees, counselors, PhD/NP level nurses, and physicians interested in the assessment and treatment of insomnia

Outline

DAY ONE

  • Welcome announcements and orientation
  • Basics of sleep and behavioral model of insomnia
  • Pharmacological and behavioral treatment options for insomnia
  • Assessment of insomnia Part I-Definition, differential diagnosis, indications for treatment.
  • Session 1- Assessment Part 2-CBT-I forms, devices, setting up sleep diaries
  • Session 2- Treatment planning, setting up sleep restriction and stimulus control

DAY TWO

  • Session 3- Adherence issues, problem solving and sleep hygiene.
  • Session 4- Cognitive Therapy- General and targeted therapies
  • Session 5, 6, & 7- Titration of sleep window, treatment delivery, therapist factors, and charting.
  • Session 8-  Relapse prevention
  • Concluding Remarks

Objectives

  1. Articulate the basics of sleep nomenclature including sleep period, phase, continuity, and architecture.
  2. Discriminate acute insomnia from Insomnia Disorder and articulate the importance of treating the chronic form as a specifically targeted co-morbidity.
  3. Assess for the most common intrinsic sleep disorders such as OSA, RLS, PLMS, circadian rhythm disorders, and narcolepsy.
  4. Evaluate the common medications used in the treatment of insomnia and understand their relative strengths and weaknesses.
  5. Communicate the relative efficacy of pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapies for insomnia.
  6. Communicate the evidence for the efficacy of CBT-I for both primary and co-morbid insomnia disorder.
  7. Apply the principles of the Spielman model of insomnia and employ it in the delivery of CBT-I.
  8. Apply the principles of Borbely’s two-process model of sleep regulation and demonstrate how to utilize this concept in the deployment of CBT-I.
  9. Score and analyze patient sleep diary data, and create a treatment plan based upon the data in the course of CBT-I treatment.
  10. Apply the techniques of Sleep Restriction therapy to the treatment of chronic Insomnia.
  11. Apply the techniques of Stimulus Control to the treatment of chronic Insomnia
  12. Educate patients in sleep hygiene principles and tailor to individual needs.
  13. Apply the techniques of cognitive therapeutic strategies to the treatment of chronic insomnia.
  14. Calculate sleep efficiency and titrate patient sleep windows
  15. Anticipate, identify and problem solve common resistances in CBT-I.
  16. Implement an action plan to prevent patient relapse.

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