APS Professional development
Overview
Over the past 2 years, the APS and the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) have worked together to provide insomnia and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) education to over 2,000 Australian psychologists.
This webinar forms part of a series informed by feedback from psychologists on additional sleep education needs and specific areas of interest.
It will include information on the assessment and management of co-occurring insomnia and pain in psychological settings. Insomnia and pain are both frequent conditions that frequently co-occur.
Approximately 75% of clients with chronic pain report sleep disturbance. This webinar will inform on the onset, progression, and bidirectional relationships between insomnia and pain, and how non-pharmacological treatment of insomnia can be integrated into pain management to improve client outcomes. Interactions between pain and sleep medicines will be described, and further resources to access Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) education will be presented.
Level of Learning
Foundational. This activity is targeted to those who are new to the topic.
Duration of access
This webinar will be recorded. Access to the recording and presenter slides is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.
APS CPD-Approved
This activity has been assessed against the APS Standards for CPD activities and approved for its education quality. Learn more about the APS CPD Approval process.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:
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describe the diagnostic criteria for insomnia and pain, different presentations, and the prevalence of co-occurring insomnia and pain,
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outline the aetiology of co-occurring insomnia and pain, including bi-directional relationships between sleep and pain,
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describe interactions between medicines for pain and sleep, and
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understand and describe current evidence-based treatments for insomnia in clients with pain, the effectiveness of non-pharmacological insomnia therapy on insomnia and pain symptoms, and where to access further education and resources.
Presenter(s)
Delwyn Bartlett, Amelia Scott, James Szeto, Daniel Sullivan
About the presenter(s)
Associate Professor Delwyn Bartlett is a health psychologist and co-ordinator of Medical Psychology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR). She has been working in sleep medicine as a researcher and clinician for over 30 years. She set up and ran a group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for the treatment of insomnia. She works in private practice at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research seeing insomnia patients and does training & supervision of psychologists interested in working in sleep. She continues to be involved in a number of research studies at the WIMR. She has worked on the NHMRC grant exploring sleep in association with infrasound exposure (Wind Farm study) a sleep program for new parents; the effects of cannabis on sleep & performance; an app for sleep consolidation; improving sleep in shift workers; internet programs for adolescents; the association between sleep disorders and dementia; high density EEG studies and recently working on an emotional well-being program for individuals with COPD. She has worked on a number of other NHMRC grants and has authored and co-authored many papers relating to sleep disorders and treatment interventions.
Dr Amelia Scott is a Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist at Macquarie University and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. She has specialised expertise in health psychology, with a focus on sleep, chronic pain, and neurological disorders. At the eCentreClinic, Macquarie University, Amelia leads the development and evaluation of digital treatments for mental health conditions, with a particular emphasis on insomnia and sleep disturbance. Her research and clinical work are dedicated to improving sleep health across diverse populations and complex comorbidities.
James Szeto is a registered counselling psychologist and board approved supervisor with experience across a range of settings and psychological disorders including benzodiazepine dependence, anxiety, and insomnia. He joined Reconnexion in 2011 and in 2019 became the Clinical Team Leader of the benzodiazepine counselling team. Beyond his clinical work, James oversees service design and has supported Reconnexion’s delivery of the Better Sleep Program.
Dr Daniel Sullivan is a Research Fellow in Sleep Health and Clinical Psychologist at the Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast. His current research focus is on models of care in sleep service delivery, including sleep apnoea diagnosis and treatment in First Nations communities, and extended scope of practice in sleep psychology. Dr Sullivan is an Editor of the journal Research Directions: Sleep Psychology and is board certified by the US-based Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at Griffith University, where his doctoral research examined psychological factors involved in sleep-related headaches.