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EVOC Network Meeting 8 May 2014 Sleep Scotland's Role in Edinburgh's community of families, children and young people Jane Ansell, CEO Sleep Scotland Aims To improve the quality of life for families of children with additional support


  1. EVOC Network Meeting 8 May 2014 ‘Sleep Scotland's Role in Edinburgh's community of families, children and young people ’ Jane Ansell, CEO

  2. Sleep Scotland Aims To improve the quality of life for families of children with additional support needs and who have sleep problems by providing the most appropriate intervention To increase the chances of children and young people with sleep problems to reach their potential To raise awareness of the impact of sleep deprivation on the health and wellbeing of families nation-wide

  3. What Sleep Scotland does to deliver its aims • The Sleep Counselling Service – Sleep Scotland’s behavioural intervention approach • Training and on-going support for multi-professional practitioners • Support Line • Parent workshops • Raise awareness • Partnership with the statutory and voluntary services • Sound Sleep – Education Resource for Secondary Schools

  4. The Sleep Counselling Service Network of multi-professional and multi-agency teams of professionals trained to deliver – tried and tested behavioural and cognitive techniques to manage sleep problems of children with additional support needs.

  5. Network of multi-professionals providing sleep counselling and sleep advice to families throughout Scotland EDUCATION Teachers, Nursery Nurses, School Nurses, Pre-School HEALTH Home Visiting Teachers Health Visitors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, SOCIAL WORK Sleep Scotland ’ s Community Social Workers, Sleep Paediatricians, Resource and Educational/Clinical Counsellors Support Workers Psychologists, Community Disability Nurses, VOLUNTARY SECTOR Occupational Therapists, Clinical Sense Scotland, Capability Scotland, Medical Officers Barnardos, Scottish Society for Autism, Action for Children (NCH), Stepping Stones, Aberlour Child Care Trust

  6. Sleep Counselling • • Face to face intervention • Partnership between parents/carers and two sleep counsellors • Sleep assessment and sleep diaries • Setting targets • Individualised sleep programme • As long as it takes • Endings • Evaluation

  7. Why is Sleep Scotland needed? Severe sleep disorders … • Are more common in children with A.S.N • Can go on for years • Major cause of stress in families • Reduce the quality of parental care • Affect the child ’ s and their siblings development and can cause mental health problems for all family members • Often cause families to decide on residential care for their child

  8. Why is Sleep Scotland needed? Severe sleep disorders … Poor sleep damages health! • Obesity • Diabetes • Heart disease • Poor brain function • Mental health problems have all been linked to substandard sleep

  9. Why is Sleep Scotland needed? Why are children with Additional Support Needs More Likely to Have Sleep Problems? • Physical basis for sleep problems • Communication disorders • Hyperactivity • Poor memory or cognitive skills • Prolonged hospitalisation in infancy • Bedtime routines not established • Medication • Parents may unwittingly disturb a child ’ s sleep pattern • Psychological factors • Respiratory problems

  10. “ Parents want to know how to get their children to sleep at night” Bringing Up children – Your Views (The Scottish Government, September 2012)

  11. Family fund surveyed parents and carers raising disabled children across the UK. The key findings: • Over 93% are up in the night with their children • 49% have health issues due to the lack of sleep • 22% have had relationship problems as a result “Tired all the time” Family Fund 2013

  12. 56 – 83% of people with ASD experience some kind of sleep difficulty Source: groups.msn.com/the autismhomepage/ sleep.msnw. Citing Clements, Wing & Dunn (1986) & Richdale & Prior (1995)

  13. Ac?ve Nurtured Resolving ¡children’s ¡ Having ¡sufficient ¡sleep ¡ sleep ¡problems ¡ ensures ¡that ¡children ¡ improves ¡the ¡sleep ¡ can ¡make ¡the ¡most ¡of ¡ and ¡wellbeing ¡of ¡the ¡ taking ¡part ¡in ¡ whole ¡family, ¡ recrea?onal ¡ac?vi?es ¡at ¡ enabling ¡parents ¡to ¡ Respected Achieving home ¡and ¡in ¡the ¡ provide ¡be9er ¡care ¡ for ¡their ¡children. ¡ community. ¡ Where ¡appropriate, ¡ Through ¡improving ¡ children ¡are ¡involved ¡in ¡ children’s ¡sleep, ¡Sleep ¡ devising ¡their ¡sleep ¡ Scotland ¡is ¡improving ¡their ¡ programme. ¡Children’s ¡ ability ¡to ¡learn, ¡develop ¡ needs ¡are ¡the ¡centre ¡of ¡ new ¡skills, ¡and ¡have ¡ the ¡sleep ¡counselling ¡ confidence ¡and ¡self ¡esteem . ¡ process. ¡ Having ¡healthy ¡sleep ¡is ¡ Children ¡are ¡educa?on ¡in ¡ essen?al ¡for ¡children ¡to ¡ good ¡sleep ¡prac?ce. ¡ reach ¡their ¡physical, ¡ Where ¡appropriate, ¡they ¡ are ¡involved ¡with ¡devising ¡ emo?onal ¡and ¡ their ¡sleep ¡programme. ¡ educa?onal ¡poten?al. ¡ Sleep ¡counsellors ¡ Sleep ¡Scotland ¡ Responsible are ¡trained ¡in ¡child ¡ Health helps ¡children ¡ protec?on. ¡ overcome ¡the ¡ y Helping ¡children ¡ health ¡inequality ¡ improve ¡their ¡ of ¡sleep ¡ sleep ¡pa9erns ¡ depriva?on. ¡ helps ¡parents ¡care ¡ for ¡their ¡children ¡ be9er. ¡ Safe Include d

  14. GIRFEC Approach and Sleep Scotland Builds solutions with and around Enables children and children, young people and families young people to get the help they need when they Sleep Scotland is part of the need it solution offering individualised sleep programmes Sleep Scotland is a specialist service needed by children and young people Involves working better together to improve life chances for children, Supports a positive shift in culture, young people and families systems and practice Sleep Scotland’s Sleep Scotland is a dynamic services are delivered in organisation training and supporting partnership with the practitioners to help ensure children statutory and voluntary and young people reach their full sectors potential

  15. Sleep Scotland ’ s sleep counselling services support Edinburgh ’ s Integrated Plans For Children and Young People SO1 ¡Our ¡children ¡ have ¡the ¡best ¡start ¡ SO4 ¡Our ¡children ¡ in ¡life, ¡are ¡able ¡to ¡ and ¡young ¡people ¡ make ¡and ¡sustain ¡ are ¡physically ¡and ¡ rela6onships ¡and ¡ emo6onally ¡healthy are ¡ready ¡to ¡ succeed Adequate sleep is essential for children SO2 ¡Our ¡children ¡and ¡ and young people to young ¡people ¡are ¡ SO3 ¡Our ¡children ¡ reach their full potential, successful ¡learners, ¡ and ¡young ¡people ¡ educationally, confident ¡individuals ¡ in ¡need, ¡or ¡with ¡a ¡ physically and and ¡responsible ¡ disability, ¡have ¡ ci6zens ¡making ¡a ¡ mentally . improved ¡life ¡ posi6ve ¡contribu6on ¡ chances to ¡their ¡communi6es

  16. Sleep Scotland aligns with National Policies and Strategies The National Outcomes Early Years Equally Well Framework National Getting it right parenting for every child Strategy Achieving our Carers potential Strategy Equalities and Mental Health Human Rights Policy Strategy Healthcare Quality Self-Management Strategy for NHS Strategy for Long Term Scotland Conditions Autism E Health Strategy Strategy

  17. Sleep Counsellor Training Run over 6 days Aimed at professionals who work with children and young people with additional support needs Participants will • gain knowledge and understanding of sleep patterns and processes • be able to apply cognitive and behavioural principles to managing sleep problems in children with additional support needs

  18. Sleep Awareness Training Run over 2 days Aimed at professionals providing early intervention support Participants will: • gain knowledge of sleep hygiene and sleep processes • be able to provide families techniques to establish and maintain a good night time routine for their children

  19. Two Tier Training A combination of Sleep counselling and Sleep Awareness training A cost effective way to train a team All parents receive appropriate support Waiting times are reduced

  20. Scheduled Training Dates 6-day Sleep Counselling Training • Inverness September 2014 • Edinburgh January 2014 2-day Sleep Awareness Training • TBA

  21. Sound Sleep

  22. A ¡teaching ¡resource ¡that ¡gives ¡schools ¡(or ¡youth ¡groups) ¡all ¡they ¡ need ¡to ¡deliver ¡lessons ¡and ¡workshops ¡on ¡the ¡importance ¡of ¡ sleep ¡for ¡the ¡overall ¡wellbeing ¡of ¡our ¡teenagers. ¡ ¡ • One ¡day ¡‘train ¡the ¡trainer’ ¡workshop ¡ • Comprehensive ¡teaching ¡manual ¡and ¡CD ¡ • Peer ¡mentor ¡programme ¡ ¡

  23. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Scheduled ¡Sound ¡Sleep ¡Training ¡ Dates: ¡ ¡ • Inverness ¡September ¡2014 ¡ • Edinburgh ¡September ¡2014 ¡ • West ¡Lothian ¡2014 ¡ ¡ ¡

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