Pre-conference Workshop: Simple steps for Improving Sleep becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside caregiver coaching, home routines, team meetings, and values-sensitive decision making. In Pre-conference Workshop: Simple steps for Improving 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 →Sleep challenges are common in the autism population and can impact the entire family system. While it may seem like some children will always struggle with sleep, we know that with a few simple adjustments to daily schedules and activities, many children have the capability to sleep as well as or even better than their same-age peers.This event will support families in improving sleep for their child, regardless of age or diagnosis. Parents and practitioners will gain insight into their child's sleep problem and learn: How to effectively identify and adjust age-appropriate sleep schedulesMethods to support children with falling asleep fasterReasons why middle of the night awakenings occur and how to eliminate them•Strategies for successfully calming busy minds and bodies at bedtime Each family will leave this event with a preliminary, individualized sleep plan for their child.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 2 | General |
Emily Varon is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a dedicated focus on sleep-related behaviors. She has worked in the field of behavior analysis since 2000 and has devoted her practice to improving the sleep habits of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder since 2010. Emily takes the complicated issue of pervasive sleep problems and helps behavior analysts develop appropriate and ethical behavior plans for improving the quality of sleep for consumers and their caregivers. Her focus on sustainability of sleep habits versus “good” or “bad” habits offers families and clinicians a broader, long-view perspective of sleep, resulting in more sustainable results over time. By combining the science of behavior analysis with the science of sleep, Emily has curated our field’s first sleep certification program, The Sleep Collective, designed specifically for Behavior Analysts to become fluent in the assessment and treatment of problematic sleep at any age. Emily resides in Irvine, California with her husband and two teens. Improving the quality of life for persons with Autism, and their families, has been a passion of hers for over 20 years.
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