Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
for Insomnia
Sharpen your psychologically-informed practice skills and receive AOTA CEUs!
Course Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
Differentiate chronic insomnia from transient sleep difficulties and other sleep disorders using clinical interview findings, screening tools, and established diagnostic criteria to determine suitability for CBT-I and the need for referral.
Interpret information obtained through a comprehensive sleep assessment, including sleep diaries and standardized outcome measures, to identify factors contributing to chronic insomnia and guide individualized intervention planning.
Apply core behavioural components of CBT-I, including sleep restriction therapy and stimulus control, and adjust these interventions in response to sleep diary data and treatment progress.
Select and implement cognitive and counter-arousal strategies, including Socratic questioning, behavioural experiments, thought-monitoring approaches, and individualized counter-arousal techniques, to address cognitive and physiological processes that perpetuate insomnia.
Adapt CBT-I assessment and intervention strategies for clients presenting with co-occurring conditions, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, and chronic pain, while identifying circumstances requiring referral or modification of the standard CBT-I protocol.
Develop an individualized CBT-I intervention and relapse-prevention plan that addresses sleep-related patterns that interfere with the client’s occupational performance and participation in desired daily activities, roles, routines, and occupations.
Interpret information obtained through a comprehensive sleep assessment, including sleep diaries and standardized outcome measures, to identify factors contributing to chronic insomnia and guide individualized intervention planning.
Apply core behavioural components of CBT-I, including sleep restriction therapy and stimulus control, and adjust these interventions in response to sleep diary data and treatment progress.
Select and implement cognitive and counter-arousal strategies, including Socratic questioning, behavioural experiments, thought-monitoring approaches, and individualized counter-arousal techniques, to address cognitive and physiological processes that perpetuate insomnia.
Adapt CBT-I assessment and intervention strategies for clients presenting with co-occurring conditions, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, and chronic pain, while identifying circumstances requiring referral or modification of the standard CBT-I protocol.
Develop an individualized CBT-I intervention and relapse-prevention plan that addresses sleep-related patterns that interfere with the client’s occupational performance and participation in desired daily activities, roles, routines, and occupations.
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Assessment & Certification
AMP Healthcare Education is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# [number]. This distance learning-independent activity is offered at 1.075 CEUs, intermediate, OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
In order to receive a course certificate and, for AOTA CEU seekers, CEUs, participants will be expected to complete all of the lessons (watch 100% of video lessons and open all E-books/PDFs) and submit all reflection practices. Participants will also be expected to complete a Knowledge Tests throughout and at the end of the course with a minimum passing grade of 80% AND submit an evaluation of the overall learning experience.
Target Audience
This is an intermediate level course designed for Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists as well as other rehabilitation and mental health providers looking to gain evidence and skills for integrating CBTi principles and techniques into practice.
No previous learning or expertise in the content area of CBTi is required. There are no pre-requisites to taking this course.
Course Sections
Sleep, pain, and mental health ride together... CBT-I can help!
What’s Included
- On-demand, evidence-based video lessons
- Downloadable handouts and clinical tools you can use immediately
- Practical examples for both mental health and rehab settings
- Reflection questions and assignments to deepen learning
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Meet your instructor
Dr. Colleen E. Carney is an Associate Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. She is the current President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders Special Interest Group.
Dr. Carney was previously on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, where she was a recipient of the prestigious National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. Her main research areas are: how to best treat insomnia in the context of other mental health conditions and understanding comorbid insomnias.
As part of her clinical trial research, she and her students provide free Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those with insomnia and other conditions. She trains students and mental health providers in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia at invited workshops, and international conferences each year, as well she helps practices implement CBT-I via intensive staff training and longterm consultation in varied treatment settings (e.g., primary, family care, mental health clinics).
Financial Disclosure: Dr. Colleen Carney receives compensation from AMP Healthcare Education as the developer and instructor of this course. Dr. Carney also receives royalties on books that she has authored and that are mentioned within the course. Dr. Carney's books are useful supplementary materials but are not used as the evidence-base for the course itself. Nor are her books required reading for participation in this course.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Dr. Colleen Carney has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Dr. Carney was previously on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, where she was a recipient of the prestigious National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. Her main research areas are: how to best treat insomnia in the context of other mental health conditions and understanding comorbid insomnias.
As part of her clinical trial research, she and her students provide free Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those with insomnia and other conditions. She trains students and mental health providers in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia at invited workshops, and international conferences each year, as well she helps practices implement CBT-I via intensive staff training and longterm consultation in varied treatment settings (e.g., primary, family care, mental health clinics).
Financial Disclosure: Dr. Colleen Carney receives compensation from AMP Healthcare Education as the developer and instructor of this course. Dr. Carney also receives royalties on books that she has authored and that are mentioned within the course. Dr. Carney's books are useful supplementary materials but are not used as the evidence-base for the course itself. Nor are her books required reading for participation in this course.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Dr. Colleen Carney has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.