Sleep issues and management in people living with dementia and their caregivers
- Dementia
- Sleep
About
Sleep disturbances in dementia are very common and are cited by caregivers as the main reason for the breakdown of community-based care delivery.
The sleep disruptions exacerbate the rate of cognitive decline and increase the challenges of activities of daily living for both people living with dementia and their caregivers.
A knowledge of managing sleep problems in this group is important for psychologists in order to enhance their practice and optimise their treatment outcomes.
This webinar will describe the science of sleep, the impact that neurodegenerative conditions can have on sleep organisation, quantity and quality, and the impact of poor sleep on caregiver burden and the breakdown of community-based care delivery.
The session will then discuss the importance of optimising sleep to enhance activities of daily living, reduce the rate of cognitive decline and relieve caregiver burden.
Who is the Event For?
This programme is designed for practitioners to further understand and be able to explain the science of sleep and how different sleep stages are relevant to the experience of progressing dementia.
By the end of the webinar, you'll be aware of and able to recognise some insomnias and parasomnias which are commonly seen in people who are living with dementia and their caregivers.
You will be able to identify appropriate treatment approaches for these clients, and understand and be able to explain the significance of sleep quality in this group and be able to apply evidence-based interventions to assist both their clients with dementia and family caregivers
A recorded version of this webinar will be available after the live webinar.
Post webinar materials for this webinar will be made available a few days after the session.
How to take part
The Zoom link will be released a minimum of 24 hours before the webinar and you will also receive an email notification. Please ensure you check your spam/junk folder for an email from [email protected].
Presenter: Dr David Lee BSc PhD CertEd CPsychol AFBPsS CSci.
Originally a Human Biologist, but then conducted a PhD in Sleep Psychology at Loughborough University's internationally renowned Sleep Research Centre examining sleep and associated quality of life in vulnerable, clinical groups. Since then he has held academic posts at Bradford and Newcastle Universities, lecturing in Psychobehavioural Treatments for Insomnia and holds a certificate in higher education practice.
He has trained in the delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) and Good Clinical Practice, was registered as Newcastle University's Sleep Expert; has made several appearances on local and national radio; and presented as 'Dr Sleep' at recent Newcastle ScienceFest events in 2010 and 2011. He has delivered training and teaching workshops / seminars to a range of healthcare professionals, including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, GPs, Nurses, Midwives, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Occupational Therapists, etc, and delivered training in this field for the British Psychological Society over the last 5 years with each of the 5 courses delivered to date being sold-out.
He provides consultation to companies and individuals relating to sleep and has provided expert witness testimony to the court. Findings from his own research have been published in international, peer-reviewed journals. He is author of the recently published "Teaching the World to Sleep." 2017. Routledge, London.