What Will I Learn?
15 LESSONS: 60 MINUTES
This course has been designed as an Introductory Course for health professionals working with sleeping children.
It provides a quick, easy and convenient way to keep your skills up-to-date in safe sleep and settling. The course includes:
:: an overview of social and emotional development in infants and toddlers.
:: evidence-based information on how to create a safe sleeping environment.
:: sleep cycles, tired signs and sleep requirements by age and stage
:: common sleep challenges in infants and toddlers.
:: Sleep resources for your parent community.
The program has been developed for health professionals and anyone providing care, education and/or counselling to families and young children including; Child and Family Health Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Family Support Workers and Early Childhood Educators.
Participants have 90 days to complete the course from the date of enrolment.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction
- The First 3 Years of Life
- The Concept of "Being-With"
- Building Emotional Security
- Circle of Security
- The Six States of Consciousness
- Sleep Cycles
- Tired SIgns
- Decoding the Cries
- Responding to a Baby's Cries
- Six Steps to Sleep Baby Safely
- Infant Sleep Requirements
- Common Infant Sleep Challenges
- Toddler Sleep Requirements
- Common Toddler Sleep Challenges
- Quiz
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I receive a Certificate of Completion?
Yes. On successful completion of the course, participants will be issued with a Certificate of Completion.
Does the certificate of completion mean I am a certified Safe Sleep Space consultant?
No. While our courses have been designed to enhance the knowledge of health professionals and anyone providing care, education and/or counselling to families and young children, it does not give you certification as a Safe Sleep Space consultant. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact us.
Does the course include safe sleeping guidelines?
Yes. The course includes an overview of the six steps to sleep baby safely.
Can I complete the Introductory course if I haven’t previously completed any of the courses in the Sleep Smart series?
Yes. this course has primarily been designed as an introductory course and provides a good introduction for those looking to go on and complete our full course series at a later date.
How long do I have access to the course material?
Your access to the course is for 90 days. You must complete the training within this timeframe as access cannot be extended without repurchase.
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Your Instructor
Ternity Group, an Australian Council of Healthcare Services ACHS EQuIP6 accredited organisation, is the group behind Nourish Baby, Safe Sleep Space and Sleep Smart. We are passionate about supporting parents and health professionals with high quality, engaging and easy to understand early parenting education. At the foundation of our training is the most scientifically informed knowledge and best practice, and an understanding that infancy and early childhood is a critical time for the development of emotional, physical and mental health.
Completing Sleep Smart - Course 1, 2, 3 and the Sleep Smart Refresher Course contribute to NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Student/child mental health addressing standard descriptors 1.1.2, 4.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW