Trauma-Informed Sleep Intervention — LA
MAY 15, 2025
The Trauma-Informed Sleep Intervention training explores how trauma is processed within the body and specifically during sleep. Attendees will learn how to assess the level of impact to the child’s daily functioning, specific interventions to reduce re-experiencing trauma during sleep, and how stress affects all systems in the body.
MAY 15, 2025
The Trauma-Informed Sleep Intervention training explores how trauma is processed within the body and specifically during sleep. Attendees will learn how to assess the level of impact to the child’s daily functioning, specific interventions to reduce re-experiencing trauma during sleep, and how stress affects all systems in the body.
MAY 15, 2025
The Trauma-Informed Sleep Intervention training explores how trauma is processed within the body and specifically during sleep. Attendees will learn how to assess the level of impact to the child’s daily functioning, specific interventions to reduce re-experiencing trauma during sleep, and how stress affects all systems in the body.
Training Details
Case studies discussed during the training include children who have experienced the following types of trauma: sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and medical trauma. Content within this training may be triggering to some individuals, descriptions of abuse within the case studies can be graphic.
Location
The Braille Institute
741 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90029
-
8:30am-9am: REGISTRATION SIGN-IN
Coffee/tea/water and light snacks provided
9am-10:30am: HOW TRAUMA IMPACTS THE BRAINGestational/postpartum experiences (early traumatic events including: substance exposure, medical trauma, caregiver stress, neglect, abuse).
Trauma Spectrum (types of trauma, age & length of trauma experiences, trauma around sleep events)
10:30am-12pm: TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN SLEEPREM & NREM Reprocessing (exploring how the brain sorts through traumatic experiences during different stages of sleep)
Trauma Triggers (sensory memory and the formation of the hyper-protective instinct)
Restorative experiences (strategies to repair lost or traumatic experiences including: sensory, emotional, attachment, and primary regulation).
12pm-1pm: LUNCH BREAK
1pm-2:30pm: TRAUMA-SPECIFIC SLEEP INTERVIEWCaregiver Intake Form
Caregiver Education
Trauma-specific sleep strategies
2:30pm-4pm: CASE STUDIESDiscuss 5 case studies for each category of trauma: gestational trauma, medical trauma, neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse
Develop trauma-informed sleep plans for each of the 5 case studies
FAQs
-
The traumas covered are sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and medical trauma and how those experiences impact sleep and regulation. The content in this training may be triggering for some individuals because the descriptions of the abuse in the case studies can be graphic.
-
Many disciplines work with children who are victims of crime or have experienced medical trauma; however, only providers that are already experienced in treating trauma should attend this training because it is meant to be an add-on to their trauma treatment and not an intervention that should be done in isolation of other trauma informed work. This training is typically attended by mental health providers, medical providers, and occupational therapists who have already had previous training in trauma work.
-
Yes, all content provided in the offered trainings come from peer-reviewed journal articles or accredited professional organizations. The research included in the training manuals is obtained from research conducted in the past five years. The sleep recommendations are informed by the recommendations provided by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics.