Expert Training in Pediatric Sleep on Your Schedule

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Learn About Pediatric Sleep

From newborns through adolescents, this course focuses on the behavioral aspects of pediatric sleep, including sleep and circadian physiology, normal sleep, clinical assessment (including actigraphy), and treatment of pediatric behavioral sleep problems

    1. Welcome to the Basics of Pediatric BSM for Sleep Clinicians Course!

    2. Using the Course Player

    1. 1.1 Who Needs Sleep?

    2. 1.2 What is Sleep?

    3. 1.3 Why Do We Sleep?

    4. 1.4 Review of Part 1

    5. Quiz 1 - Basics of Pediatric Sleep

    6. Optional Reading: Kurth (2010) Mapping cortical activity in first two decades of life

    1. 2.1 Sleep Architecture

    2. 2.2 Process S

    3. 2.3 Process C

    4. 2.4 Circadian Misalignment

    5. Quiz 2 - Sleep and Circadian Physiology

    6. Optional Reading: Jenni (2006) Understanding sleep-wake behavior and sleep disorders in children value of model

    1. 3.1 Sleep Duration

    2. 3.2 Signs of Deficient Sleep

    3. 3.3 Causes of Deficient Sleep

    4. 3.4 Consequences of Def Sleep

    5. Quiz 3 - Sleep Duration and Deficient Sleep

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    6. Optional Reading: Paruthi (2016) AASM guidelines for pediatric sleep duration

    7. Optional Reading: Sadeh (2003) Sleep restriction and extension in school-aged children: What a difference an hour makes

    8. Optional Reading: Gruber (2012) Impact of sleep extension and restriction on emotional lability and impulsivity

    1. 4.1 Newborn PHDs

    2. 4.2 Infant PHDs

    3. 4.3 Toddler PHDs

    4. 4.4 Preschool PHDs

    5. 4.5 School-Aged PHDs

    6. 4.6 Adolescent PHDs

    7. 4.7 PHD Review

    8. Quiz 4 - PHDs of Sleep Across Development

    9. Optional Reading: AAP (2022) Sleep-related infant deaths updated guidelines

    10. Optional Reading: Crowley (2018) An update on adolescent sleep - New evidence informing the perfect storm model

    1. 5.1 Clinical Assessment Part 1

    2. 5.2 Clinical Assessment Part 2

    3. 5.3 Screening Questionnaires

    4. Download: Sleep Screening Questionnaires

    5. 5.4 Actigraphy and Wearables

    6. 5.5 Actigraphy and ICSD

    7. Quiz 5 - Clinical Assessment

    8. Optional Reading: Beyond PSG - Clinical Assessment of Sleep Health

    9. Optional Reading: Development and validation of the PROMIS pediatric sleep item banks

    10. Optional Reading: Development and Validation of the Pediatric Sleep Practices Questionnaire

    11. Optional Reading: When is Actigraphy Useful in Pediatric Sleep?

Basics of Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine

  • $429.00
  • 5.5 hours of video content
  • Clinical case studies and tools for clinical use

Meet Your Instructor

Lisa J. Meltzer, Ph.D., CBSM

Dr. Lisa Meltzer is an internationally-recognized pediatric sleep psychologist. For over 20 years, she has been treating sleep problems in infants through college-aged patients. Dr. Meltzer is the co-author of Pediatric Sleep Problems: A Clinician's Guide to Behavioral Interventions, and has provided training for countless physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, and other allied health care professionals.
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Pricing

The Basics of Pediatric BSM for Sleep Clinicians includes:

  • ● 5.5 hours of video content
  • ● Case studies
  • ● Downloads
  • ● Learning quizzes

    Discounts available for clinicians working in LMICs. Apply here to get started.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who teaches this course?

    The course is taught by Dr. Lisa Meltzer, a board-certified and licensed pediatric sleep psychologist with 23 years of experience treating sleep problems across development, from infants through college-aged students.

  • Who is the course for?

    This course was designed for licensed clinical providers, in particular sleep medicine fellows and other clinicians who are new to pediatric behavioral sleep medicine, but plan to work in a sleep clinic. This includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, and other licensed allied health professionals.

  • What type of training or experience do I need to complete this course?

    The material in this course assumes that you have training in at least one of the following fields: medicine, mental health, and/or child development.

  • Why should I take this course?

    If you are a pediatric clinical provider, you know that many of your patients have sleep problems. But you likely received very little training on how to manage pediatric sleep problems. This course will give you the skills you need to screen for and treat the most common sleep problems in pediatrics.

  • Does this course review medications I can prescribe for insomnia?

    No. There are no FDA approved medications for pediatric insomnia. In addition, we know that behavioral interventions are more effective and enduring than medications. Thus, the treatments for insomnia provided in this course use primarily behavioral, with a few cognitive, approaches.

  • I have more questions, what should I do?

    Please email Dr. Meltzer at [email protected] with any questions you may have about the course. She will do her best to respond within 1-2 business days.

What Others Are Saying

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Janice Schreier

I enjoyed the format of the training. I found that the use of videos, articles, and case studies helped with solidifying the information for me. I appreciated that this toolkit covered newborn through adolescents!

I enjoyed the format of the training. I found that the use of videos, articles, and case studies helped with solidifying the information for me. I appreciated that this toolkit covered newborn through adolescents!

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Companion Resource

Written for primary care providers and mental health professionals, this book is a companion resource to the course, helping you quickly implement behavioral sleep interventions into your practice. 

The content parallels and expands on information provided in the online course, making it an essential part of every provider's library. 

The book comes with patient handouts that can be downloaded and shared with your patients, saving you time and helping your patients sleep better!