Sleep Strategies to Decrease Trauma-Based Nightmares (3 CEs)

The mere thoughts of sleep can cause many individuals to dread the idea of going to bed due to the fear of experiencing nightmares. Millions of Americans yearn for a good night’s sleep, but feel they have limited options to relieve the stress of nightmares, doom, gloom, and rumination. Distressed sleep is often seen across a variety of age groups, cultures, and demographic populations. The good thing is that there is hope for restful sleep.
 

Despite what many may think resolutions to insomnia and nightmare challenges are not found within the purchase of a new mattress, the sounds of waterfalls in the background, or aromatherapy. Imagery Rehearsal Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have proven to be useful in helping individuals improve poor quality sleep…even in the absence of over-the-counter medications and/or prescribed medications.
 

Webinar participants will learn how to keenly listen to their clients’ sleep struggles related to PTSD symptomology to in-turn help them effectively modify their daily habits and develop more positive sleep experiences. Important topics such as trauma re-experiencing, imagery, re-scripting, biological factors, stimulus control and sleep restriction will be discussed in great detail to help clinicians develop treatment interventions that reduce the intensity and frequency of trauma-based nightmares.
 

The current webinar led by Dr. Lillian Gibson will provide mental health professionals best practices to assess and treat trauma-based nightmares. Participants will learn how to apply treatment specific takes that can be made when effective approaches to improve sleep are not utilized.