Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Skill: Advanced

Type: Clinical Intervention

Duration: 2.5Hrs

Yes, cognitive behavioral therapy can be used to treat sleeping problems! This course is packed full of strategies that may help clients to experience better quality and duration of sleep. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia teaches how to modify the cognitive, behavioral, and emotive symptoms of sleep disorders using techniques like sleep restriction, stimulus control, and psychoeducation on sleep hygiene. You can use these techniques to help a variety of clients who find it difficult to fall and stay asleep. NOTE: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations—A Skills-Based Approach is a prerequisite for this course. You will not receive credit for this course unless you have first completed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations.

LEARNING HUB OVERVIEW:

• Estimated Course Length: 2 hours and 15 min.
• Course Includes: 6 modules with over 20 components in each module (components consist of a mixed media approach with roleplays, video interviews with subject matter experts, animation explainer videos, knowledge games and more). 
• Refresher Videos: 2 provider videos to highlight key concepts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.
• Client Videos: 2 companion videos for your clients specifically designed to reinforce skills learned in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia treatment. Over 120 mental health literacy videos for clients on a host of mental health topics.
• Target Audience: Mental Health Providers 
• Level of Instruction: Intermediate 
• Prerequisite: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations: A Skills-Based Approach 
• Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks 
• Accessibility Accommodations: Closed captioning of all audio and video components

COURSE LEARNING TARGETS

Course Learning Competencies:

What the learner should be able to do upon course completion:

1. Differentiate subclinical sleep issues from Insomnia Disorder in order to correctly diagnose insomnia.
2. Teach your client the importance and practice of proper sleep hygiene habits.
3. Explain and assign the CBT-I techniques of sleep restriction and stimulus control to your client.

Course Learning Objectives:

What the learner should know upon course completion:

1. Identify cognitive, emotional and behavioral factors in your client’s life that contribute to their insomnia.
2. Explain the CBT specific interventions for treating insomnia.
3. Develop relapse prevention strategies specific to insomnia.

TIMED COURSE OUTLINE

Course Activities for CE Credit (≥ 1 hour 49 minutes)*

• Pre-Course Assessment (10 minutes)
• Module 1: Identifying Insomnia (24+ minutes)
• Module 2: Curbing Insomnia: Sleep Restriction and Stimulus Control (12+ minutes)
• Module 3: The Significance of Sleep Hygiene (16+ minutes)
• Module 4: Curbing Insomnia: Second-Line Intervention Techniques (11+ minutes)
• Module 5: Cognitive Restructuring for Insomnia Disorder (9+ minutes)
• Module 6: Retaining Skills and Preventing Relapse (10+ minutes)
• Theory Tank (7+ minutes)
• Post-Course Assessment (10 minutes)

Course Activities NOT for CE Credit

• Participant Evaluation (5-10 minutes)
• (OPTIONAL) Supplementary Videos for Learner and Learner’s Clients
• (OPTIONAL) Written assignment to earn Psych Hub Certification

*NOTE: Since the course is interactive and each learner will proceed at their own pace, timing is not exact. These are approximations based on average pre/post-test time of pilot testers as well as the run-time of course videos and voiceover. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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• Estimated Course Length: 2 hours and 15 min.
• CE Credits: 2.25 continuing education/contact hours for social workers and psychologists / 1.5 continuing education hours for counselors and marriage and family therapists
• Course Includes: 6 modules with over 20 components in each module (components consist of a mixed media approach with roleplays, video interviews with subject matter experts, animation explainer videos, knowledge games and more). 
• Refresher Videos: 2 provider videos to highlight key concepts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.
• Target Audience: Mental Health Practitioners 
• Level of Instruction: Intermediate 
• Prerequisite: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Foundations: A Skills-Based Approach 
• Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks 
• Accessibility Accommodations: Closed captioning of all audio and video components. Contact support@psychhub.com for more information.
• Completion Requirements: To obtain your CE certificate, you must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post test quiz. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.
• Financial/Commercial Support Statement: This course has no commercial support.
• Conflict of Interest: This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.
• Grievance and Refund Policies: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.
• Participation Costs: The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.
• Course Creation Date: 2/27/2020; updated 4/9/2026

Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, the learner should be able to:

1. Differentiate subclinical sleep issues from Insomnia Disorder in order to correctly diagnose insomnia.
2. Teach your client the importance and practice of proper sleep hygiene habits.
3. Explain and assign the CBT-I techniques of sleep restriction and stimulus control to your clients
4. Identify cognitive, emotional and behavioral factors in your client’s life that contribute to their insomnia.
5. Explain the CBT-specific interventions for treating insomnia.
6. Develop relapse prevention strategies specific to insomnia.

Course Activities for CE Credit (≥ 1 hour 49 minutes)*

• Pre-Course Assessment (10 minutes)
• Module 1: Identifying Insomnia (24+ minutes)
• Module 2: Curbing Insomnia: Sleep Restriction and Stimulus Control (12+ minutes)
• Module 3: The Significance of Sleep Hygiene (16+ minutes)
• Module 4: Curbing Insomnia: Second-Line Intervention Techniques (11+ minutes)
• Module 5: Cognitive Restructuring for Insomnia Disorder (9+ minutes)
• Module 6: Retaining Skills and Preventing Relapse (10+ minutes)
• Theory Tank (7+ minutes)
• Post-Course Assessment (10 minutes)

Course Activities NOT for CE Credit

• Participant Evaluation (5-10 minutes)
• (OPTIONAL) Supplementary Videos for Learner 

*NOTE: Since the course is interactive and each learner will proceed at their own pace, timing is not exact. These are approximations based on average pre/post-test time of pilot testers as well as the run-time of course videos and voiceover.