Recruiting Clinician to Test Virtual Insomnia Patients
Interested in learning Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) Also interested in testing a new Virtual Insomnia Patient to practice your CBT-I skills?
The Insomnia and Sleep Health Research Lab are recruiting clinicians to participate in a research study at the Medical University of South Carolina testing newly developed Virtual Insomnia Patients after completing web-based provider training for CBT-I at www.cbtiweb.org. The Virtual Insomnia Patients simulate realistic patient scenarios so learners can practice new skills on their own time and receive feedback before seeing real patients
Procedure:
The platform simulates a patient with insomnia which a new clinician can practice their treatment skills with prior to seeing an actual patient.
Participant Eligibility:
To participate in this study, you will need to meet the following requirements:
- At least 20 years of age
- English speaking psychological provider
- Have reliable internet access to a laptop or desktop computer
- Agree to complete a 4 to 5 hour training over a 1-month timeframe
- Attend a 30-50 minute individual video teleconference to provide qualitative feedback.
Compensation:
Participants will receive $100.00 for completion of this study.
Contact:
If you are interested and eligible:
- Register and complete www.cbtiweb.org
- www.CBTIweb.org is a self-paced, online learning course for CBT-I.
- CBTIweb takes approximately 10 hours to complete.
- 10 American Psychological Association Continuing Education (CE) credits provided.
- The course cost is $25 for verified military and student users and $100 for all others.
- After completing www.cbtiweb.org, you can enroll in Alpha-testing of the Virtual Insomnia Patients
For questions, contact:
An Institutional Review Board responsible for human subjects research at The University of Arizona reviewed this research project and found it to be acceptable, according to applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.
Updated: 08/05/26