Summary

Tens of millions in the U.S. struggle with insomnia and yet few doctors refer to CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia), a therapy that has a 70 – 80% success rate for promoting sound sleep. Our online streaming chats will feature CBT-I specialists who will share all the ways to get affordable, accessible CBT-I – anywhere.

 

Broadcast

https://youtu.be/2mgaY1MTh2M

Who will chat?

Meredith Cary, the host, will chat with clinicians, researchers, educators, and students from multiple disciplines … from among civilians & the military, non-profits & for-profits, and from professional sleep societies and associations.

What will we chat about?

 

Slides

 

Previous CBT-I Broadcasts

 

Summary

Video #1:  (roughly 4 – 5 minutes) Psychiatrist demonstrates how to refer to the Insomnia Hub, using motivational interviewing with a student role-playing a patient who simply wants sleeping pills for insomnia

 

Summary

Video #2:  (roughly 3 minutes) Psychiatrist demonstrates (with student role-playing a patient) to the patient how to navigate through the Hub to show the various resources (e.g., success stories, broadcast comparing 3 App’s, how to find local CBT-Insomnia trained clinics and clinicians in the Directory, etc.)

 

Guiding patients

Would GMU nursing faculty integrate a pass/fail (15-minute) asynchronous online clinical training module (to be developed) into their clinical training?

Online Module Learning Objectives:

1.    Use motivational interviewing to activate the patient to learn more about and to access CBT-I via the Insomnia Hub.

2.   Refer to a specific local service.  Example:  A post authored by GMU psychology students with an overview of their low-cost CBT-I services (i.e., Center for Psychological Services).

3.     Refer to a review of a CBT-I app. Example: An archived ‘Insomnia Live’ broadcast – an interactive discussion to help consumers understand the relative benefits of CBT-I apps.  Hosted by a communication student, GMU psychology students (who’ve posted their reviews of apps: SHUT-I, Sleepio, CBT-I Coach) would interact with the SHUT-I developer (UVA researcher) and a GMU clinical faculty Discussant, with audience participation.

4.     Refer to a ‘Success’ Story:  Example:  A story of a real person who overcame insomnia with behavioral treatment.

5.     Refer ...

 

Summary

Video #3:  (roughly 2 minutes) Psychiatrist demonstrates follow-up with the ‘patient’ at next visit to determine status (e.g., look at patient’s App data)