2-day sleep workshops in New Zealand. Are these relevant to you?

 

We are exploring the possibility of delivering 2-day in-house workshops to health practitioners in New Zealand. The workshops will equip practitioners to support sleep-deprived families who have a disabled child or teenager.

This would be during the end of July and first part of August 2016.

These Interconnections workshops are for groups of up to 18 people and are delivered by Julie Sutton using the Handsel materials.

The 2-day course provides a sound knowledge of sleep theory and equips professionals with the specialist skills to support families of disabled babies, children and young people. The topics covered include:

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 work and knowing how to apply them.

 

The training is specifically designed for frontline health and other professionals who work with families of children with disabilities / special needs, including doctors, health visitors, community children's nurses, school nurses and psychologists.

Extra information is here: http://www.teamaroundthechild.com/sleep.html

We are looking at this stage for expressions of interest. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We will reply with costs and terms.

Peter Limbrick

Interconnections