January Member Meeting/ Region 2 Super Meeting

Join us and Natalie Rolle, MOT, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist and Expert in Chronic Insomnia Treatments for a presentation on “Sleep Health, Shiftwork and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Industry”.

Sleep is the third pillar of health, and many would argue really it is the platform that we build the other pillars of health on, because without sleep, we know those other pillars break down. We can’t reap the full benefits of our good diet/exercise if we aren’t sleeping well. We also cannot be as safe at work or in life as we would be if we were getting a better quality and more appropriate quantity of sleep. This presentation is about the most up to date science on why sleep is important, costs of not getting enough or quality sleep, our sleep systems and how they work, as well as goals people can work on to attain better sleep whether they are on shift work or not.

At the conclusion of the course the participant will:

1. Describe the importance of understanding the physiology of sleep in changing sleep behaviors and understanding why sleep is so essential to safety.

2. Describe why sleep is considered the 3rd pillar of health and identify three different ways sleep contributes to safety in some way. 3. Describe tips and tricks that help all sleepers and shift workers to attain better quality sleep and more optimal functioning.

Speaker Bio:

Natalie Rolle is a nationally recognized Occupational Therapist who specializes in behavioral sleep treatments with advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI) for going on ten years now. Natalie is the creator and program director for Sleep Services at Colorado State University within the Center for Community Partnerships (CCP). Prior to this, Natalie worked on a sleep grant and in other capacities at CCP and worked in a private practice behavioral sleep clinic. Natalie has also co-developed an on-site and online CBTI for OT training which is available for purchase internationally and was invited and has participated in a CBTI-Jedi’s group for years that has provided CBTI through grant services at UPENN in Philadelphia. Natalie has supported individuals with insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, shift worker disorder, hypersomnia, etc. in Northern Colorado for years now and continues her sleep awareness mission by speaking at interdisciplinary conferences, providing consultation services, supervising OTs new to sleep, and introducing fieldwork students to sleep as an area of specialty practice. Natalie recently got hired by Somnia Health, an online behavioral sleep company as one of their consultants. Natalie’s goal is to help individuals and health professionals learn how to improve overall sleep quality, increase daytime functioning, and improve safety in the workplace through behavioral interventions and knowledge. Natalie and her family live in Windsor. She enjoys paddle boarding, walking her dogs, hiking, disc golfing, biking, puzzles, watching crime shows, and going to concerts with her husband. Natalie’s work accomplishments stand out in not only her impact on the Northern Colorado community but also her passion and commitment to excellence when it comes to sleep services and presentations.

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