Improving Insomnia: Mental Health Interventions for Sleep Hygiene (2HR)

How much do you know about how your clients are sleeping? Even slight disruptions in sleep can have a large impact on our clients’ well-being. In this training, we will explore the nature of sleep disorders and the influence they have on mental and physical health. We will also review a variety of ways that therapists can help their clients – from children to adults – improve the quality of their sleep.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the differences between various sleep disorders
• Evaluate the impact of disrupted sleep on the mental and physical health of a client
• Review a wide variety of interventions for addressing sleep disorders
• Determine which strategies are most appropriate when treating sleep disorders

Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 hours of Clinical, Evidence-Based Practices, and General Skill Building continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Dreya Blume