Treatment of insomnia in an outpatient OT Clinic

Two years ago, if you had asked me (Amy, first author) whether an occupational therapy practitioner (OTP) could provide cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), I would have said no. Traditionally, psychologists have been the primary providers of cognitive behavioral therapy. However, research shows that well-trained OTPs can effectively use CBT-I as part of an occupation-based sleep intervention (Eakman et al., 2022; Leland et al., 2014). My learning journey has led me to discover a new opportunity for the occupational therapy community.