Donn Posner – Treating Insomnia: Transdiagnostic Clinical Strategies to Optimize Sleep & Improve Outcomes in Clients with PTSD, Anxiety, Depression & Chronic Pain
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- Faculty:Faculty:
- Donn PosnerDonn Posner
- Duration:Duration:
- 6 Hours 31 Minutes6 Hours 31 Minutes
- Format:Format:
- Audio and VideoAudio and Video
- Copyright:Copyright:
- Jul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019
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Sleep Regulation Problems: Sleep Regulation Problems: How Insomnia Develops How Insomnia Develops
- Factors that weaken the sleep driveFactors that weaken the sleep drive
- Factors that weaken the signal of the circadian clockFactors that weaken the signal of the circadian clock
- How the circadian clock & sleep drive work together to regulate sleepHow the circadian clock & sleep drive work together to regulate sleep
- How the arousal system interferes with sleep regulationHow the arousal system interferes with sleep regulation
- Cognitions & behaviors that create cognitive arousal & interfere with sleepCognitions & behaviors that create cognitive arousal & interfere with sleep
- Identify conditioned insomniaIdentify conditioned insomnia
Assessment & Treatment Planning Assessment & Treatment Planning
- Treat insomnia to improve outcomes of PTSD, chronic pain, depression & anxietyTreat insomnia to improve outcomes of PTSD, chronic pain, depression & anxiety
- Why treating a primary mental health disorder won’t cure insomniaWhy treating a primary mental health disorder won’t cure insomnia
- Insomnia-informed considerations for the clinical interviewInsomnia-informed considerations for the clinical interview
- Who is a good candidate for CBT-IWho is a good candidate for CBT-I
- Hypnotic medications & sleepHypnotic medications & sleep
- Drugs that can cause sleep disturbanceDrugs that can cause sleep disturbance
- Take-home assessment resourcesTake-home assessment resources
- Sleep diarySleep diary
- Limitations of research & potential risksLimitations of research & potential risks
Assessment Factors Assessment Factors
- Assess for comorbid sleep disordersAssess for comorbid sleep disorders
- Evaluate sleep continuityEvaluate sleep continuity
- Identify daytime symptoms of insomniaIdentify daytime symptoms of insomnia
- Discern bad sleep habitsDiscern bad sleep habits
- Other assessment considerationsOther assessment considerations
- When to refer to a sleep specialistWhen to refer to a sleep specialist
Sleep Hygiene: Sleep Hygiene: Decrease Clients’ Vulnerability to Insomnia Decrease Clients’ Vulnerability to Insomnia
- Clock watching & implications for sleep diaryClock watching & implications for sleep diary
- Environmental concernsEnvironmental concerns
- How eating affects sleepHow eating affects sleep
- When to exerciseWhen to exercise
- Address caffeine, alcohol & nicotine useAddress caffeine, alcohol & nicotine use
Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT): Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT): Strengthen the Sleep Drive and Signals From the Circadian ClockStrengthen the Sleep Drive and Signals From the Circadian Clock
- Goals of sleep restrictionGoals of sleep restriction
- Sleep restriction rationaleSleep restriction rationale
- SRT: Step-by-stepSRT: Step-by-step
- Considerations for setting the sleep windowConsiderations for setting the sleep window
- How & when to extend time-in-bedHow & when to extend time-in-bed
- Rules for before-bed activitiesRules for before-bed activities
- Address clients’ fears about SRTAddress clients’ fears about SRT
- Combat difficulty with waking on timeCombat difficulty with waking on time
- Troubleshooting insufficient progressTroubleshooting insufficient progress
Stimulus Control (SC): Stimulus Control (SC): Address Conditioned ArousalAddress Conditioned Arousal
- Goals of stimulus controlGoals of stimulus control
- Rational for stimulus controlRational for stimulus control
- Stimulus control: Step-by-stepStimulus control: Step-by-step
- Counter arousal strategiesCounter arousal strategies
- Activities for nighttime wakefulnessActivities for nighttime wakefulness
- Address clients’ practical concernsAddress clients’ practical concerns
- Overcome obstacles to stimulus controlOvercome obstacles to stimulus control
Cognitive Therapy: Cognitive Therapy: Help Clients Change Thoughts & Beliefs that Interfere with SleepHelp Clients Change Thoughts & Beliefs that Interfere with Sleep
- Reduce arousal: The buffer zone & worry timeReduce arousal: The buffer zone & worry time
- Educate your client to become an expert on their own sleep disorderEducate your client to become an expert on their own sleep disorder
- Tools to identify cognitions & belief that interfere with sleepTools to identify cognitions & belief that interfere with sleep
- Combat intrusive thoughts during sleep timeCombat intrusive thoughts during sleep time
- Activities to help clients with arousalActivities to help clients with arousal
- Reduce sleep effort & worry about lack of sleepReduce sleep effort & worry about lack of sleep
- Correct clients’ unrealistic expectationsCorrect clients’ unrealistic expectations
- Strategies to restructure thoughtsStrategies to restructure thoughts
- Behavioral experimentsBehavioral experiments
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Donn Posner, Ph.D., DBSM Related seminars and products: 4
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Donn Posner, Ph.D.,Donn Posner, Ph.D., a Diplomate of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM), is working as a clinical/research psychologist for the Palo Alto VA. a Diplomate of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM), is working as a clinical/research psychologist for the Palo Alto VA.
Prior to his role at the VA, he spent 25 years as a clinical associate professor at Brown Medical School. He served as the director of clinical behavioral medicine for Rhode Island and Miriam hospitals and was also the director of behavioral sleep medicine for the Sleep Disorders Center of Lifespan Hospitals. For 20 of those years, Dr. Posner served as the primary supervisor for a rotation of the behavioral medicine track of the clinical psychology internship at Brown. He also mentored post-doctoral fellows and lectured on behavioral sleep medicine and anxiety disorders to interns, fellows, and residents in internal medicine and psychiatry. In addition, he was a consultant for the Veteran’s Administration roll out of CBT-I and trained VA clinicians across the country in the implementation of this treatment.Prior to his role at the VA, he spent 25 years as a clinical associate professor at Brown Medical School. He served as the director of clinical behavioral medicine for Rhode Island and Miriam hospitals and was also the director of behavioral sleep medicine for the Sleep Disorders Center of Lifespan Hospitals. For 20 of those years, Dr. Posner served as the primary supervisor for a rotation of the behavioral medicine track of the clinical psychology internship at Brown. He also mentored post-doctoral fellows and lectured on behavioral sleep medicine and anxiety disorders to interns, fellows, and residents in internal medicine and psychiatry. In addition, he was a consultant for the Veteran’s Administration roll out of CBT-I and trained VA clinicians across the country in the implementation of this treatment.
Dr. Posner is one of the authors of Dr. Posner is one of the authors of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session GuideCognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide (New York: Springer/Verlag). The book is intended for clinical trainees and non-insomnia sleep specialists, as well as more experienced clinicians from outside the sleep medicine field who wish to learn how to provide empirically validated cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBT-I). (New York: Springer/Verlag). The book is intended for clinical trainees and non-insomnia sleep specialists, as well as more experienced clinicians from outside the sleep medicine field who wish to learn how to provide empirically validated cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBT-I).
Dr. Posner is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and became one of the first certified behavioral sleep medicine specialists recognized by that group. He is also a founding member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and has achieved the status of Diplomate with the SBSM, the highest level of qualification and competency that the organization bestows.Dr. Posner is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and became one of the first certified behavioral sleep medicine specialists recognized by that group. He is also a founding member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and has achieved the status of Diplomate with the SBSM, the highest level of qualification and competency that the organization bestows.
Speaker Disclosures:Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Donn Posner is adjunct clinical associate professor at Stanford University of Medicine. He is a clinical researcher for Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research. Dr. Posner receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.Financial: Donn Posner is adjunct clinical associate professor at Stanford University of Medicine. He is a clinical researcher for Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research. Dr. Posner receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Donn Posner is a member of the American Psychological Association; Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.Non-financial: Donn Posner is a member of the American Psychological Association; Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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