Helping disabled children and teenagers to sleep – 2-day workshop with Julie Sutton, Birmingham, UK, February 2015
The workshop provides a sound knowledge of sleep theory and equips professionals with the specialist skills to support families of disabled children. The topics to be covered are:
Mechanisms of typical sleep, for example sleep phases and cycle.
Different categories of sleep disorder commonly seen in disabled children.
Partnership working with families of disabled children.
How complex health needs associated with disabled children impact on sleep.
Understanding the role of medication in tackling sleep disturbance.
Preventing sleep problems and developing positive sleep habits.
Assessing sleep problems using diaries and questionnaires.
Understanding how different strategies for change work and knowing how to apply them.
The training is specifically designed for frontline professionals who work with families of disabled children including health visitors, community children's nurses, school nurses and psychologists. This is an opportunity to gain practical skills and develop best practice in sleep work with these families.
This Interconnections training uses the Handsel training materials and was developed with Julie Sutton who joined the Handsel Sleep Initiative in 2008 with the specific role of developing and delivering sleep practitioner training.
She is a learning disability nurse specialising in working with families of children with families of children with disabilities and is an experienced trainer. Her experience includes five years as a Community Sister for children with learning disabilities.
This training has moved from Handsel Project to Interconnections.
The cost is £335 per person to include lunches and refreshments.
The venue is ETC Venue Maple House, 150 Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6TB. Tel: 0121 212 8200.
There is easy access to two airports for delegates coming from other countries. The course is in English. We do not provide accommodation.
Venue website: https://www.etcvenues.co.uk/venues/maple-house
The dates are 9th and 10th February 2016.
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The history of our sleep initiative is here: http://www.teamaroundthechild.com/sleep.html
