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Covid-19 UPDATE...
We have adapted our training sessions for online delivery.
For upcoming course dates, please see https://www.sleepscotland.org/training/upcoming-course-dates.
Normal service details...
Sleep is a huge issue for many children and young people, with consequences for physical and mental health, behaviour, school attendance, and learning.
We know that a child’s sleep problems often also affect the physical and mental wellbeing of siblings and carers, and their ability to work and live their lives to their full potential.
Sleep Scotland provides a range of high quality, dynamic training courses to enable professionals from Education, Health, Social Work or the Voluntary Sector to develop their understanding of sleep processes and the problems which can be encountered by children and young people, particularly those with additional support needs. All our training is based on the success of our tried and tested, cognitive and behavioural strategies.
We offer a variety of courses for professionals working with typically developing children and young people and/or those with additional support needs.
For professionals working with children with additional support needs:
Sleep Counsellor Training
A five-day training course which equips professionals with the skills and resources necessary to set up and run a sleep counselling service for children and young people with additional support needs, e.g. autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, sensory impairments, cerebral palsy, mental health issues, epilepsy, etc.
Paediatric Sleep Study Day
A one-day course providing senior health professionals with a better understanding of the sleep problems faced by children and young people and how to offer the best advice.
For professionals working with typically developing children:
Sleep Awareness training
A two-day course for professionals working with typically developing children. Participants will gain a comprehensive knowledge of sleep hygiene and sleep processes and learn how to apply those principles to children and young people’s sleep problems.
For professionals in an education setting:
Sound Sleep Training
A training day and teaching resource pack for professionals working with school-aged children and teenagers. Sound Sleep training raises pupils awareness of the importance of sleep for emotional and physical wellbeing, as well as of the impact of sleep on memory and learning for school success. It gives professionals and the pupils they are working with knowledge about basic sleep hygiene and how to get a good night’s sleep. All participants will leave the course with a USB full of curriculum-linked lesson plans, materials, assembly ideas and parent/carer workshop materials for Nursery to P7 or S1 to S6.
For further information, please see https://www.sleepscotland.org/training or give us a call.
