Advanced CBT for Insomnia & With Comorbid Conditions: A Client-Centred, Evidence-Based Approach

Presented by Colleen Carney, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Thursday, November 17, 2016  |  Calgary, ab

Date & Location

Many clinicians are familiar with the basic strategies of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia, but when it comes to implementation in their practice, they can become stuck when encountering difficult cases. The solution to this problem is to provide advanced training that emphasizes the fundamentals of sleep regulation and how to deliver this information in a client-centered way. Additionally, a workshop that emphasizes case formulation teaches clinicians how to adapt CBT as they treat other disorders, such as pain, anxiety, trauma and depression.

This workshop also provides training on CBT for insomnia with a focus on counter-arousal strategies to address the arousal complaints in insomnia, including worry and rumination. Knowing how to deliver CBT for insomnia in those with complex problems, including high cognitive arousal, is a must for clinicians who want to integrate CBT for insomnia into their practice. The format for the Institute will be a mix of didactic instruction and experiential exercises, from a leading clinician in the area of comorbid insomnias and cognitive arousal. The experiential exercises will include devising behavioral experiments, fatigue attributions and management, and calculating sleep schedule recommendations from actual Sleep Diaries.

The presenter is the author of the only Cognitive Behaviour Therapy self-help workbook written expressly for comorbid insomnias, and a self-help book on cognitive arousal strategies in insomnia.

Who Should Attend

Clinical Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Hospice and Palliative Care Workers, School Counsellors, Youth Workers, Mental Health Workers, Addiction Specialists, Marital & Family Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants and all professionals looking to enhance their therapeutic skills.

Agenda

9:00-10:15

• Welcome
• Assessment (brief overview)
• Explaining Sleep Regulation Interactively

10:15-10:30

• Break

10:30-12:00

• Step-by-Step Core Competencies of CBT-I: Stimulus Control and Timein- Bed Restriction
• How to teach clients to devise their own schedule and assess if it’s working

12:00-1:00

• Lunch

1:00-2:30

• Cognitive Therapy
• Counter Arousal Methods

2:30-2:45

• Break

2:45-4:00

• Step-by-Step CBT-I: Tailoring and Troubleshooting Implementation
• Addressing fatigue effectively
• Remaining Issues and Questions

Learning Objectives

• Present client-centred sleep regulation information interactively
• Teach clients to develop their own optimal sleep schedules and how to use stimulus control effectively
• Increase adherence to CBT through adaptation of CBT, in cases with pain, trauma, anxiety and/or depression
• Manage cognitive arousal
• Target fatigue cognitively and behaviourally

Your Presenter

Colleen Carney, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Colleen Carney, Ph.D., C.Psych received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Louisiana State University in 2003. From 2004 through 2008 she was a professor at Duke University Medical Center, where she established the Comorbid Insomnia Clinic. Since 2008 she has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University, Toronto, where she is Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory.

Dr. Carney is one of the leading experts in psychological treatments for insomnia, particularly in the context of co-occurring mental health issues. She is President of the Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Special Interest Group for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders. She frequently trains students and mental health providers in CBT for insomnia at invited workshops throughout North American and at international conferences.

Dr. Carney has over 100 publications, including seven treatment books, book chapters and numerous peer-reviewed publications on the topic of insomnia and depression. She authored the first self-help insomnia book for those with comorbid depression, anxiety, and chronic pain.

Her research is funded by such agencies as the National Institutes of Health and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Her research was recently featured on the front page of the New York Times.

Dr. Carney is a passionate advocate for improving the availability of treatment for those with insomnia and other health problems. She is an experienced and engaging speaker, with a talent for explaining complex processes simply and with humour.

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