Safe Sleep Education Training (P.S.D.B.)

MAR 06, 2023
2:00 pm CST


Course Title: Safe Sleep Education Training
Trainer: Casey Manser, Executive Director Iowa SIDS Foundation
Timing: 2 hours; Offered One Time Per Semester

Description: Each year in the United States, 3500 infants die of sleep-related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. After a substantial decline in sleep-related deaths in the 1990s, the overall death rate attributable to sleep-related infant deaths has remained stagnant since 2000, and disparities persist. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a safe sleep environment to reduce the risk of all sleep-related deaths. A safe sleep environment involves baby sleeping Alone on their Back, in a safety-approved Crib. This training will help equip Home Visiting staff to educate their clients regarding safe sleep practices and provide life-saving information regarding risk reduction. Participants will gain knowledge on how to navigate difficult conversations with families and caregivers and learn how to empower caregivers to keep their babies safe during sleep.

Learning Objectives: 
  1. Distinguish and differentiate SIDS and SUID
  2. Understand the scientific definition of SIDS and SUID and how they are diagnosed.
  3. Understand research-based facts of SIDS/SUIDS as well as common misconceptions to integrate this information into education and prevention. 
  4. Explain and link factors that put babies at risk for SIDS & Other Accidental Sleep Related Deaths
  5. Use knowledge gained to identify Modifiable Environmental Stressors within the Triple Risk Model and implement ways to reduce those specific risks.
  6. Integrate culturally competent care in providing safe sleep education to various cultures and ethnicity groups
  7. Become prepared to answer challenging questions and address comments surrounding sleep and cultural practices 
  8. Understand professional responsibility regarding safe sleep education and risk reduction 
  9. Prioritize and recommend Tummy Time
  10. Understand what tummy time is and why and how it is important to baby’s development.
  11. The participant will be able to integrate tips for implementing tummy time to promote infant development. 


Prerequisite Required: Infant Care: The ABCs of Safe Sleep for Infants

Competency Addressed: Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition.

Reflective Questions: 
  1. How have you supported a parents’ understanding of the importance of always placing their infant to sleep on their backs?
  2. Describe a time that you assisted a parent(s) to observe their infant’s sleep environment and identify possible hazards. How did this process go? And what might you do differently in the future if it didn’t go well? 
  3. How have you applied the information you learned during this course to your practice?

Event Details

WHEN March 06, 2023 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm CST
LOCATION

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CONTACT Kristy Roosa
kristy.roosa@idph.iowa.gov
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HOSTED BY
Kristy Roosa
Author
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Skills Addressed
Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition Safe environments for young children Safe sleeping