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1. 
Knowledge of the stages and cycles of sleep and need for sleep.
2. 
Ability to complete and appraise a sleep history
3. 
Ability to interpret sleep diaries
4. 
Confidence in identifying possible sleep disturbance
5. 
Ability to recognize indicators for referral to specialized services
6. 

Ability to consider the factors affecting the child and family’s readiness to commence intervention to reduce sleep disturbance

7. 

Knowledge of how sleep is studied

8. 

Knowledge and confidence to develop a sleep plan based on behavioural, sensory and communication strategies and setting goals with families.

9. 

Ability to monitor and adapt a sleep plan

10. 

Current knowledge, skill and confidence to work with individual families to reduce sleep disturbance in children and adolescents with a developmental disability