Sleep Consultancy Certificate
Sleep counseling and treatment for babies, children and adults
This course deals with the psychology of sleep and the causes of sleep disorders, as well as the relationship between sleep, health and illness. The course gives tools to provide professional advice.
The advanced course in sleep counseling deals with the physiology of sleep and the various causes of sleep disorder.
The course also deals with the relationship between sleep and health and disease states and the effect of sleep on the body system at different ages, as apart of the course you will learn sleep counseling for babies, children and adults and you will receive tools for providing professional counseling in the field.
In the clinical experience, you can experience diagnosing, treating and counseling sleep disorders for babies, children and adults.
Curriculum
The study program includes 330 study hours, of which:
190 theoretical study hours
140 clinical experience hours
Prerequisite for applying to the program:
- You are citizens or residents of Israel.
- You have certified nurse license in the State of Israel.
- You have a Bachelor's degree recognized by the Ministry of Education in Israel.
- You have passed the selection examination for the advanced courses in nursing with a score of 70 or higher and the score is valid (3 calendar years from the date of the exam) or if you are entitled to an exemption from a selection examination.
Tuition and discounts
Registration fee
See the registration fee for advanced courses and selection examinations in the relevant annual circular (Hebrew).
State licensure examination
After graduation and in order to register an advanced course graduate in the nursing register you must successfully pass the State Nursing Board Licensure Examination.
The content and the structure of the exam vary from course to course and are adapted to the field and knowledge acquired in them.
In this course you will pass licensing exams using a simulation method.
The simulation licensing exams include representative clinical situations, simulating reality, in order to solve them you must use the psychomotor and communication knowledge and skills you worked on in the course.
The exam includes a transition between different stations (simulations), which are determined according to the characteristics of the field of training you studied.
Among the different stations:
- Execution station simulator (dummy).
- Simulation station versus a player.
- An investigation station about the simulation against a player.
- Analysis station describing a clinical situation using a video/audio tape (computerized).
- Knowledge stations in front of a computer, 50 multiple choice questions ("American test)
The licensing exams in simulation for advanced courses are held at "Messer" – the National Center for Medical Simulation- the National Training Building for Health Workers at the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
For more details on the exam day and additional instructions for the licensing exam
Where can you take the course
| מרכז הכשרה | זמני פתיחת הקורסים | ימי לימוד | איש קשר |
| Hillel Yaffe Academic School Hadera | 08/01/2024 | Monday | Ayala Levi ayalal@hymc.gov.il |