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How a Sleep Resource Can Enhance Your Therapy Skills: Insights from Recent Research

How a Sleep Resource Can Enhance Your Therapy Skills: Insights from Recent Research

As a special education director, staying updated with the latest research and integrating evidence-based practices into our programs is crucial. One recent study, Examining the Utility of a Sleep Resource in Transdiagnostic Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Observational Study, offers valuable insights into how we can enhance our therapy services, particularly for students struggling with insomnia.

Understanding the Study

The study examined the use of a brief sleep resource within an 8-week Transdiagnostic Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy (T-ICBT) program aimed at treating anxiety and depression. The resource included sleep psychoeducation and strategies such as stimulus control and sleep restriction. Out of 763 patients, 30.1% reviewed the sleep resource. Those who did were older, more engaged with the ICBT course, and had higher pretreatment insomnia symptoms.

Key Findings

Implementing the Findings

Here are some actionable steps to incorporate these findings into your practice:

  1. Integrate Sleep Resources: Consider incorporating a similar sleep resource into your online therapy programs. Ensure it includes comprehensive psychoeducation and practical strategies for improving sleep.
  2. Monitor Engagement: Track patient engagement with the sleep resource and follow up to encourage consistent use, especially for those with higher initial insomnia symptoms.
  3. Provide Tailored Support: Offer personalized recommendations and follow-ups based on individual patient needs, focusing on those who might benefit the most from the resource.
  4. Evaluate and Adapt: Collect feedback from patients about the sleep resource and make necessary adjustments to improve its effectiveness and relevance.

Encouraging Further Research

While this study provides a solid foundation, further research is needed to explore how sleep resources can be better integrated into T-ICBT programs and how therapists can more effectively encourage their use. Future studies could investigate different methods of offering sleep resources, such as incorporating them as core components of therapy rather than optional add-ons.

To read the original research paper, please follow this link: Examining the Utility of a Sleep Resource in Transdiagnostic Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Observational Study.


Citation: Peynenburg, V., Ababei, A., Wilhelms, A., Edmonds, M., Titov, N., Dear, B. F., Kaldo, V., Jernelöv, S., & Hadjistavropoulos, H. D. (2022). Examining the Utility of a Sleep Resource in Transdiagnostic Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Observational Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), 9337. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159337
Marnee Brick, President, TinyEYE Therapy Services

Author's Note: Marnee Brick, TinyEYE President, and her team collaborate to create our blogs. They share their insights and expertise in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, Online Therapy Services and Academic Research.

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