Sleep Problems and ABA: Evidence-Based Interventions for BCBAs | Learning BCBA CEU Credits: 2

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BCBA reviewing evidence-based behavioral sleep interventions for sleep problems and healthy sleep routines.

This presentation guides Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) in conceptualizing sleep disturbances as functional skill deficits shaped by environmental contingencies and biological variables.

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This presentation guides Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) in conceptualizing sleep disturbances as functional skill deficits shaped by environmental contingencies and biological variables. Attendees will examine the physiological mechanisms governing sleep—such as circadian rhythms, adenosine sleep pressure, and the pharmacokinetics of melatonin and caffeine—alongside environmental establishing operations like light exposure, core temperature, and nutrition. This course is designed for those seeking BCBA sleep CEU credit. The course details practical, evidence-based behavioral sleep medicine interventions, including stimulus control strategies to prevent negative bed-stress associations, managing competing reinforcement and sleep chains, and pediatric behavior analytic techniques such as bedtime passes, scheduled check-ins, reducing reinforcement contrast, and systematic fading of non-replicable sleep dependencies. For professionals looking to deepen their skills, this BCBA sleep CEU course offers valuable insights.

Publication Date: Sept 2026. In short, the BCBA sleep CEU content provides relevant and current knowledge in the field.

To summarize, sleep assessment and evidence-based behavioral intervention are the primary focus of this course, which provides 2 CEU credits for the BACB, QABA, and IBAO. Clearly, completing BCBA sleep CEU requirements can enhance your practice.

 

BACB CEUs

2 Credits
IBAO CEUs

2 Credits
QABA CEUs

2 Credits
Course Format

Video + Activities

ACE Provider

ACE Provider Information
Provider Name: Behavior Analyst CE
Provider Type: Organization
Provider Number: OP-23-10561
Next Renewal Date: 10/31/2026

Author/Speaker

Katherine Saint, PhD, LPC, BCBA-D, Katherine has her doctorate in Behavior Analysis and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Katherine presents locally and internationally on topics related to autism, mental health and behavior analysis. Katherine has a private practice focusing on mental health counseling and is the Director of Training at Fox Valley Autism Treatment Program in Appleton, WI. Katherine has designed college courses as well as published books and articles related to mental health. Katherine also teaches master level behavior analytic courses at Pepperdine University.

Instructor Qualifications

Dr. Saint’s CV

Requirement Category Meets Requirement (✔) Evidence / Description
Published Peer-Reviewed Research or Books on the Subject ☐ No Katie Saint, PhD, LPC, BCBA-D, has authored published books and scholarly works addressing behavior analysis, autism, depression, mental health, and applied behavioral practice. Her CV does not identify peer-reviewed publications or books specifically focused on sleep or behavioral sleep interventions.
≥ 5 Years of Practical Experience (e.g., direct service delivery, applied practice, professional engagement) ☑ Yes Over 15 years of applied professional experience as a BCBA-D and Licensed Professional Counselor providing behavioral and mental health services across clinical settings. Extensive experience conducting functional analyses, developing behavior plans, addressing environmental and behavioral variables affecting client functioning, and implementing individualized interventions for individuals with developmental, behavioral, and mental health needs.
≥ 3 Years Teaching / Training / Mentoring Experience ☑ Yes Extensive experience teaching, training, and supervising behavior analysts, counselors, therapists, and other professionals across clinical and educational settings. Has developed ABA curricula, created training modules, provided parent-training webinars, taught university-level ABA courses, and facilitated professional instruction on behavior analysis and mental health topics.

Objectives

  1. Explain the biological mechanisms influencing sleep architecture—including circadian regulation, adenosine buildup, melatonin release, and the counteracting effects of caffeine and light—within a behavioral assessment framework.
  2. Apply environmental and stimulus control protocols (e.g., leaving the bed after 20–30 minutes of wakefulness, morning sunlight exposure, and temperature regulation) to strengthen sleep-conducive stimulus control and reduce bedtime anxiety.
  3. Analyze problematic sleep chains and nighttime maintaining contingencies, identifying adult and child dependencies that cannot be replicated independently during nocturnal awakenings.
  4. Implement pediatric behavioral interventions—such as scheduled check-in intervals, the bedtime pass protocol, visual wake prompts, and reducing bedtime reinforcement contrast—to decrease bedtime noncompliance and nighttime call-outs.
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