Behavioral Supports to Help Kids Sleep matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in caregiver coaching, home routines, team meetings, and values-sensitive decision making. In Behavioral Supports to Help Kids Sleep, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better alignment between intervention and the family context in which it must survive, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Up to 80% of kids with special needs experience sleep disturbances that affect their daily lives. Parents and Caregivers of children with specific diagnoses (i.e.: Autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome) report some of the highest levels of sleep disturbances as compared with the general population. In this workshop, we will look at the latest research around the numbers of children with specific sleep disturbances, and outline what those disturbances are specifically. Then, we will delve into the latest research-based interventions and strategies that have proven to be effective for families to increase a child's sleep duration over time. Participants will walk away understanding the overall concerns reported by parents of kids with special needs, as well as with links to and examples of practical, behaviorally sound resources and strategies they can utilize to support families in more restful nights. These strategies will be helpful for practitioners working with kids of all ages, but primarily focus on children in early intervention and elementary stages.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | General |
Katie Holloran has run her own business supporting families as a teacher, special education teacher, behavior analyst and sleep coach since 2005. Prior to starting her business, Katie graduated from Georgetown University and then earned her Masters in Special Education from George Washington University, both in Washington, DC. While teaching and working with children with Autism and Developmental Delays in Public, Private, Charter schools as well as in-home therapy programs in the DC area, Katie completed the coursework and obtained her Board Certification in Behavior Analysis in 2010.While she had worked with many children and helped many families since starting as a classroom teacher in 2000, having her first child in 2008 helped her to see first-hand how confusing and overwhelming information and advice from other mothers, friends, family, and the internet could be. The single most effective parenting step Katie took was to learn about the science of sleep, and how to utilize that knowledge to create a healthier and more supportive schedule for children. Since becoming a Certified Gentle Sleep Coach in 2012, Katie has combined her knowledge of sleep with her coaching practice. Katie co-authored a book, The Good Night Sleep Tight Workbook for Children with Special Needs, with renowned sleep expert Kim West in 2019. Every child and family is different, but Katie’s passion is helping other families to understand the foundations of a supportive sleep environment, and then learning how to apply that to their own specific family dynamic. As a sleep coach with expertise in education and special education, Katie works with families with children with unique strengths and needs across the globe, many who have specific medical, psychological, cognitive, behavioral and developmental diagnoses. Katie’s sleep work centers on supporting children and their needs, working together with tired parents everywhere to create a more positive - and more restful - home life. Katie and her two kids, husband and rescue mutt Zoey live in the Capitol Hill area of Washington DC where they love exploring local attractions, nearby bike trails, participating in and watching all things baseball, swimming, and weekend backyard fire pit s’mores with neighbors.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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