Tags: Insomnia
Description:
This half-day workshop builds on the foundation of sleep education provided in the 2-day Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) workshop. Detailed instruction on circadian rhythm physiology provides an understanding of contributors to both normative patterns and development of disorders. We then explore assessment specific to circadian rhythm disorders and introduce clinical interventions for the two most common in Service members: Delayed Sleep Wake Phase Disorder and Shift Work Disorder. Step-by-step guidance illustrated by examples underscore recommended techniques. Participants are expected to have attended the CBT-I workshop or have equivalent or greater training in CBT-I to complete this advanced course; for a review of sleep basics such as regulation and mechanisms, we recommend viewing the CDP Presents webinar recording “The Basics of Sleep: What Every Provider Needs to Know” This program content focuses on application of psychological assessment and intervention methods for treating suicidal patients that have consistent and credible empirical support in the scientific literature (Meyer et al, 2022; Doty et al, 2019; USA FM7-22, 2020; Ashbrook et al., 2020; Wilson et al., 2019).
Instructional Level: Introductory
William Brim, Psy.D., is the deputy director of the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP). He joined the CDP in 2007, initially as a deployment behavioral health psychologist at Malcolm Grow (USAF) Medical Center and has served as the deputy director since 2008. Prior to joining the CDP, Dr. Brim served on active duty as a psychologist in the United States Air Force from 1997 to 2007.
Dr. Brim received his Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee and his Master's and Doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a graduate of the Wilford Hall (USAF) Medical Center Psychology Residency Program and the Wilford Hall Clinical Health Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program.
The focus of Dr. Brim's clinical work, supervision and training is on deployment and redeployment related to mental health issues, specifically assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and insomnia. Additionally, Dr. Brim focuses on health psychology clinical practice and supervision, the integration of mental health services in primary care and offers forensic psychology expert consultation and witness services.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: William Brim has no relevant financial relationship to disclose
Nonfinancial: William Brim has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose
