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URL:https://www.refugio-muenchen.de/refugio/veranstaltungen/treating-sleep
 -disturbances-in-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-international-online-workshop
 -on-stars-sleep-training-adapted-for-refugees-and-irt-imagery-rehearsal-th
 erapy/
SUMMARY:Treating Sleep Disturbances in Refugees and Asylum Seekers:  Intern
 ational Online Workshop on STARS („Sleep Training adapted for Refugees
 “)  and IRT („Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Refugees“)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nFormat: Online (Zoom)\nSle
 ep disorders are a central issue in the therapy and counseling of refugees
 . For those affected\, sleep disorders create a high level of suffering an
 d make it particularly difficult to cope with everyday life. Compared to o
 ther symptoms\, such as post-traumatic stress disorder or depression\, sle
 ep disorders have little stigma. On the one hand\, this offers the possibi
 lity of a low-threshold entry into psychotherapeutic treatment concepts. O
 n the other hand\, sleep disorders can prove to be extremely resistant to 
 treatment in some patients. They are a constant challenge for therapists w
 orking with refugees. Our clients report very different symptoms: e.g.\, d
 ifficulties falling asleep and staying asleep\, nightmares\, brooding at n
 ight\, severe daytime sleepiness\, shifts in sleep-wake rhythm or various 
 sleep-related anxieties.\nIn the workshop\, two treatment approaches will 
 be presented:\n\n	The "Sleep Training adapted for Refugees - STARS" focuse
 s on the treatment of sleep disorders and at the same time goes beyond pre
 vious approaches by addressing specific challenges of refugees and asylum 
 seekers. Aspects such as a culturally sensitive understanding of the disea
 se\, difficult living and sleeping environments\, existing traumas and ver
 y insecure\, stressful life situations are taken into account. The manual 
 is designed for group settings. However\, some of the contents can also be
  implemented in individual settings (therapy or counseling). The program c
 omprises ten detailed sessions. In the workshop an overview of interventio
 ns will be given.\n	The „Imagery Rehearsal Therapy – IRT“ focuses on
  targeting nightmares in a three phase intervention series minimizing expo
 sure to trauma and actual nightmare content making the method more applica
 ble and acceptable to a bigger portion of the patient group of trauma-affe
 cted refugees. The first phase consists of psychoeducation on nightmares a
 nd interventions targeting sleep hygiene. The second phase centers on deve
 loping positive imagery exercises and learning how to rehearse these with 
 the help of techniques to manage intrusions. In the third phase the nightm
 ares are rescripted and the new rescriptions are rehearsed.\n\nThe aim of 
 the workshop is\, on the one hand\, to raise awareness of the issue of sle
 ep-related symptoms in refugees. On the other hand\, the exchange with our
  experienced workshop leaders should enable the participants to use the tw
 o treatment approaches in their daily therapeutic work with clients from a
  refugee background.\nThis workshop is funded by AMIF (Asylum\, Migration 
 and Integration Fund) from the European Commission.\nLanguage: English\nTa
 rget group:&nbsp\;Therapists working with refugees\nPresenters: Britta Dum
 ser (M.Sc.)\, Clinical Psychologist\, Refugio Munich\, Germany and Ida Pos
 chmann (M.Sc.)\, Clinical Psychologist\, Competence Center of Transcultura
 l Psychiatry\, Denmark.\nCost: For free\, application necessary\, limited 
 number of participants (25)\nMotivational Statement: Please tell us about 
 your motivation to participate in this workshop: Give some information abo
 ut your professional background\, working environment and about possible w
 ays to use the presented interventions of this workshop in your daily work
  (max. 150 words)\nApplication Procedure: Please apply with a short motiva
 tional statement to Britta.dumser@refugio-muenchen.de until 26th May 2023 
 for a free participation. We will give feedback about participation until 
 23rd June 2023. Note: Criteria for the selection process will be 1) your m
 otivational letter and 2) a balanced composition of participants from diff
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