The Sleeping Sound professional development course
Our free online course is designed for healthcare professionals in the community, providing an in-depth exploration of the Sleeping Sound Autism intervention. By completing this course, healthcare professionals will have the opportunity to learn how to use this brief intervention in their clinical settings.
Throughout the course, participants will:
- Develop a nuanced understanding of the most effective ways to assist autistic families.
- Acquire knowledge about normal sleep patterns and gain expertise in delivering psychoeducation on healthy sleep practices.
- Identify common behavioral sleep problems in autistic children.
- Implement a diverse range of behavioral sleep strategies in collaboration with families.
- Use a brief framework for assessing and treating behavioural sleep problems.
- Tackle common challenges encountered during the implementation of behavioural sleep strategies.
The course provides practical tips from field experts on obtaining a comprehensive sleep history and effectively communicating healthy sleep practices to families. Healthcare professionals will be presented with:
- a clinical case based on the Sleeping Sound Autism brief intervention program
- engaging videos, narrated demonstrations and practical handouts about the process of taking a detailed sleep history and developing a sleep plan, identifying common sleep problems, and personalising sleep strategies to manage sleep problems.
