Sleep Scotland has launched a training course for health and social care professionals, including social workers, specialist nurses, residential workers and occupational therapists, working with adults with complex needs.

Registration is now open for the Sleep Counselling for Adults programme which begins on 3 February.

Head of sleep services for Sleep Scotland, Martyna Jabłońska said: “Having trained sleep counsellors within adult services will be a valuable asset. Sleep Scotland-trained sleep counsellors have demonstrated how vital their work is in the paediatric space. As a result, their positive impact has driven demand for training to support adults. Sleep Scotland has a huge depth of experience delivering highly sought-after training for professionals working with young people, so we are delighted to be able to extend the training we offer to those working with adults.”

The training features a mix of online learning and interactive live sessions, alongside practical training, case studies and assessments designed to support participants to apply cognitive and behavioural principles to managing sleep problems in adults with additional support needs and to plan and run a sleep counselling service within their workplace.

You can register by clicking here.