Insomnia webinars increase psychologist training opportunities

The ASA’s Behavioural Management of Sleep Disorders Education Subcommittee and the Australian Psychological Society have coordinated a series of 7 webinars on the management of insomnia in specific client populations. All webinars are available live and on-demand, and registration is $10 for ASA and APS members.

 
 
 

New advanced training curriculum starts next year

The RACP has announced that the new updated training curricula for sleep and respiratory trainees will commence in 2026. There’s no change in requirements for current and ongoing trainees – the new curricula will apply to new trainees only. The new curricula will be supported by new technology, the Training Management Platform. This platform allows trainees to submit applications for training, show progress against learning goals and complete assessments.

 
 
 

Sleep Health Week 2025, 11 – 15 August 2025

Sleep: The Lifelong Superpower

Sleep Health Week is the Sleep Health Foundation's annual event raising public awareness highlighting the critical role of sleep in overall health, wellbeing, and daily performance. 

What can you expect?

  • Free and public webinars from the Sleep Health Foundation and their partners
  • A focus on the experiences of people with lived and living experience of sleep disorders and sleep problems
  • Information about sleep's importance across all stages of life, tips on how to improve sleep health, and where to find out more about sleep and its impact on all aspects of health.

  
 
 

 

 

Flexibility around the clock: How to promote a less rigid and values-based approach toward sleep

ACT for insomnia has demonstrated efficacy as a promising intervention. This webinar outlines key knowledge and skills needed to engage people in effective ACT for sleep problems, either as a primary focus or as part of a wider intervention. We will demonstrate how ACT exercises and metaphors can target processes associated with hyperarousal and sleep disturbance (inflexibility, cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance) in adults, and how shifting from rigidity and over-control to values-based living can support sleep drive and circadian rhythms. Case examples from our lab will be presented.

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$45. Registration is required.
Date: Wednesday 27 August, 2025
Time: 12-1pm – Queensland, NSW, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria
          2pm – New Zealand
          11.30am - SA and NT
          9am – WA 

 

 

 

Unlocking the secrets of pain and sleep: New insights and innovative management strategies

Register today for our webinar which explores unlocking the secrets of pain and sleep and the new insights and innovative management strategies.

Speakers

  • Beyond sleep apnoea headache: The importance of sleep and psychology in high-prevalence primary headache conditions
    Daniel Sullivan, University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Rest, Resilience , and Reality: A (critical) reflection on pain and sleep
    Amy Hogan, Cerebral Palsy Society
  • Unlocking pain relief through sleep
    Dr David Klyne, The University of Queensland 

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$45. Registration is required.

Date:  Wednesday 17 September, 2025
Time:  5.30pm – Queensland, NSW, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria
            7.30pm – New Zealand
            5.00pm - SA and NT
            2.30pm – WA  

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