Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia in Childhood and Adolescence
April 30, 2021 @ 5:00 am - 8:00 am
Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia in Childhood and Adolescence
Friday, April 30, 2021
Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm
Presented By: Melisa Moore, Ph.D.
Location: Online Workshop
3.0 CE Credits
Act 48 Credits Available
This presentation will open with a review of the broad diagnosis of pediatric insomnia and how it has changed over the past 20 years. Symptomology and the natural course of insomnia in toddlers and young children will be presented and the research base for behavioral treatment approaches will be discussed. Treatment strategies will be described and case material will be presented. The second part of the morning will focus on insomnia in adolescents. Symptomology of insomnia in adolescents and research support for CBTi (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) will be described. Modes of CBTi including internet and group approaches will be presented and finally case material will be discussed.
Objectives:
- Identify criteria for a diagnosis of insomnia in children and adolescents
- Describe the typical presentation of insomnia in both young children and adolescents
- Summarize behavioral treatment approaches for insomnia in young children
- Summarize cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) in adolescents
- Recognize tools used to measure insomnia in children and adolescents.
Melisa Moore Ph.D, DBSM is a clinical psychologist in the Sleep Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is board certified in behavioral sleep medicine. She received her PhD from Case Western Reserve University with a specialization in pediatric psychology, and completed her predoctoral internship at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Sleep Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Moore sees patients from ages 0-21 for a variety of behavioral sleep issues. She also regularly lectures and has taught courses on sleep at universities in the Philadelphia area. She conducts research on sleep in children and adolescents including the relationship between sleep and psychological functioning and interventions to improve sleep. Dr. Moore is also a sleep expert on the Pediatric Sleep Council’s website babysleep.com
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