Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

The Center for Deployment Psychology will be presenting a two-day course in the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on 13 - 14 December 2023, 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Eastern. Registration for the course is $45.

Course Description: This 2-day intermediate workshop will help behavioral healthcare providers to assess and treat insomnia using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). We begin by discussing common problems military members have with sleep, as well as provide a foundation for understanding normal sleep (i.e., theories about why we sleep, how sleep is regulated, sleep architecture, and how sleep changes over the lifespan).  The workshop utilizes this foundation of understanding normal sleep functioning to further clarify clinical problems patients experience, reviewing differential sleep diagnoses and available assessment tools.  Next, we review the etiology of insomnia along with going over each step of the CBTI protocol. We go over implementation strategies and different formats for CBT-I such as telehealth and group settings.  During the workshop we will use experiential and interactive elements to develop practical skills for using assessment tools like a sleep diary, questions for a sleep specific interview, stimulus control, sleep restriction, and cognitive therapy.  This workshop focuses on clinical practice by application of assessment and intervention methods for both individuals and group members experiencing insomnia that have consistent and credible empirical support in the literature (i.e., Zhou et al., 2020; Department of Veteran Affairs & Department of Defense, 2019; Moore et al., 2021; Lui et al., 2020; Hertenstein et al., 2022).

Instructional Content: Intermediate

Target Audience: For behavioral health providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.  

Learning Objectives:

1. Distinguish Insomnia Disorder from Insufficient Sleep Syndrome.
2. Differentiate the role of process S (Homeostatic Sleep Drive) and process C (Circadian Rhythm) in regulating sleep.
3. Analyze the differences in sleep architecture between individuals with and without insomnia 
4. Demonstrate interview skills specific to conducting a sleep assessment.
5. Formulate an individualized case conceptualization (including 3 P model) of insomnia for military patients.
6. Integrate subjective sleep measures for CBT-I treatment decisions with patients.
7. Evaluate the negative effects of hyperarousal (physical, cognitive, emotional) on sleep.
8. Calculate a patient’s sleep efficiency using data from sleep diaries.
9. Apply principles of stimulus control to patients with insomnia.
10. Create new bedtime and waketime schedules for patients using sleep restriction principles.
11. Evaluate the use of cognitive therapy approaches in treating patients with insomnia.
12. Appraise the role of CBT-I in cases of insomnia with co-morbidities.

Attendance Requirements:

• Attendees must attend the entire workshop series to earn credit.
• Role play participation is an attendance requirement for this workshop to receive credit. If you log out deliberately or do not participate during the role plays, that will count against participation.
• Content in this workshop is cumulative, and attendees are required to attend and participate entirely to receive CE credits.
• Please note that all participants must attend from their own account and not as part of a group sharing one computer.
• A functioning microphone is MANDATORY in order to be able to participate in the role-play sessions.
• Cameras will not be used for this workshop.

There is a 30-day time limit post-training to complete all CE requirements.