Unpaid Carers

Sleep Posture: Mental Health, Autism Spectrum Disorders & Development Disabilities

A specialist session exploring how sleep posture affects mental health, autism, and developmental disabilities, giving you practical tools to support better sleep hygiene and overall wellbeing for the person you care for.

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Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Venue may vary throughout the region

Duration

2 Hours

Short session covering sleep posture

Cost

Free Of Charge

These sessions are free to unpaid carers

Who can attend

Unpaid Carers

Anyone who is caring for a loved one

Areas Covered

This session looks at the relationship between sleep posture and three closely connected areas, each with its own challenges and implications for the people you care for.

Mental Health - How sleep posture influences emotional regulation, mood, and mental wellbeing

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Autism Spectrum Disorders - Specific sleep challenges for individuals with ASD and strategies to improve quality

Developmental disabilities - Practical knowledge for carers supporting individuals with developmental conditions


Training Outcomes:

  1. Understand the impact of sleep posture on mental health and developmental disabilities.
  2. Learn strategies to improve sleep quality for individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
  3. Gain knowledge of specific sleep-related challenges faced by carers of individuals with developmental disabilities.
  4. Acquire practical tips for implementing effective sleep hygiene routines for those in care.
  5. Recognise the connection between good sleep posture and emotional regulation.

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Training Needs

Meeting your training needs

The training offered will change over different periods of the year and in relation to changes in practice, we need to keep this fresh & up to date.

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