Adult Sleep Training

For: Professionals

Those supporting adults with sleep issues

Duration: 60 mins approx

Cost: £40/licence

Buy all eight modules for £240 (saving £80). Discounts are available for group licences. Please contact a member of our team for more information on these discounts.

£40.00£240.00

A brand new mini-series of adult sleep training created by sleep expert, Professor Jason Ellis, professor of sleep science at Northumbria University and director of the Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research.

It is estimated that 40% of the adult population suffer with sleep issues impacting on mood, behaviour, ability to concentrate and productivity.

What’s available?

Understanding Adult Sleep

An introduction to understanding adult sleep, ideal for those wanting to expand their knowledge around sleep in adults and use it to help other areas of their work. Also gives an overview on the causes of sleep issues and identifies practical strategies that adults can try.

 

The module covers:

  • What is sleep and what is normal sleep
  • Sleep physiology
  • How much sleep do adults need
  • How do we measure sleep
  • Importance of a sleep diary

This module equates to 1.25 CPD hours

What is insomnia?

Looking at how it develops, the importance of a diagnosis, some of the consequences associated with insomnia and how we treat it with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi).

 

The training covers:

  • What insomnia is and the importance of a diagnosis
  • DSM-V/ICD-10/ICSD-3 – what is the difference between diagnostic systems
  • How does it develop
  • The impact of insomnia
  • Treatment of insomnia

This module equates to 1.35 CPD hours

Managing sleep through the menopause

An exploration into why menopause can be a key trigger of insomnia because of the physiological and psychological changes women experience when going through the menopause.

 

The module covers:

  • Sex differences in sleep
  • Sleep in menopause
  • Managing sleep during the menopause
  • Sleep hygiene

This module equates to 1.10 CPD hours

Sleep and mental health

Examining the close relationship between sleep and mental health, some of the sleep problems associated with mental health problems and how treatment can improve both issues.

 

The module covers:

  • Sleep and general mood
  • Sleep problems in mood disorders
  • Cause or consequence
  • Treatment of mental health and sleep problems

This module equates to 1.05 CPD hours

Sleep and ageing

Tackling the misconception that sleep needs decline with age by looking at why sleep becomes more vulnerable as we age and some of the typical issues that older adults experience.

 

The training covers:

  • Sleep throughout the life span
  • Changes in physiology and sleep architecture
  • Typical sleep pattern in an older adult
  • Common issues
  • Sleep in dementia

This module equates to 1.10 CPD hours

Impact of shift work on sleep

Exploring problems with shift work, the effect it has on sleep as well as on physical and mental health and how to manage sleep and fatigue.

 

The module covers:

  • What is shift work?
  • Problems with shift work
  • The health implications
  • Strategies to implement

This module equates to 1.05 CPD hours

Stress and sleep

Discovering how we react to stress by looking at what happens to our sleep, and the problems we experience with sleep when we get stressed including some strategies that can help.

 

The module covers:

  • What is stress?
  • Preventing sleep problems
  • Managing the impact
  • Self-restriction

This module equates to 1.10 CPD hours

Sleep disorders

An introduction to understanding some of the common sleep disorders that adults experience including Insomnia, Sleep Apnoea and Restless Legs Syndrome, the symptoms to look out for and the treatments available.

 

The module covers:

  • The difference between sleep problems and sleep disorders
  • Sleep disorders – DIMS or DOES
  • Common sleep disorders – what they are and what to look for

 

This module equates to 1.10 CPD hours