For healthcare organizations
Develop Behavioral Sleep Medicine services
Consultation for organizations building or expanding evidence-based behavioral sleep care
The development of a specialty
From broader sleep practice to Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Psychologists and other behavioral health professionals contributed to sleep medicine long before Behavioral Sleep Medicine developed its own formal professional identity. Their work included the assessment of sleep disorders, evidence-based behavioral and psychological treatment, research, education, and participation in multidisciplinary sleep care.
The introduction of a dedicated Behavioral Sleep Medicine credential in the early 2000s helped establish a measurable standard of specialized knowledge and competence. It also gave clearer professional recognition to a field that had already been growing through clinical practice and research.
The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine developed as a dedicated, interdisciplinary professional home for clinicians and researchers working at the intersection of sleep, behavior, psychology, and health. Its founders sought an organized voice that could define the field, advance education and research, support training, and promote the integration of evidence-based behavioral sleep care into healthcare systems.
The Society continues to establish professional standards, expand training opportunities, foster scientific exchange, and advocate for broader access to Behavioral Sleep Medicine. As physician Sleep Medicine developed along its own medical subspecialty pathway, Behavioral Sleep Medicine strengthened its distinct interdisciplinary identity and professional infrastructure.
The Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine credential
After the earlier Behavioral Sleep Medicine certification examination was discontinued, the independent Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine was established to continue formal credentialing for the field. The Board administers the Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine credential and sets eligibility, examination, and continuing-education standards intended to identify advanced knowledge and competence in Behavioral Sleep Medicine practice.
Together, the Society and the Board support complementary parts of the specialty’s development: the Society advances the field through professional community, education, research, and advocacy, while the Board provides an independent credentialing pathway.
Evidence has grown faster than integration models
Research supporting CBT-I and other behavioral sleep interventions has expanded substantially, and Behavioral Sleep Medicine is increasingly recognized as an important component of comprehensive sleep care. Yet healthcare systems and sleep clinics do not share one standard approach for integrating a sleep psychologist or Behavioral Sleep Medicine specialist.
Programs differ in where the clinician is housed, which patients are referred, how referrals are triaged, how medical and behavioral providers communicate, which conditions are treated, how visits are scheduled, and how outcomes are monitored. A clinically sound service therefore requires more than hiring a qualified clinician. It requires an operating model that fits the organization.
Program development consultation
From evidence-based idea to working clinical service
Dr. Rosenblum has developed and delivered Behavioral Sleep Medicine services in different medical settings, including independent sleep medicine, multidisciplinary clinical programs, teaching-hospital care, and integrated healthcare environments. His experience includes not only clinical service development, but active involvement in referral processes, triage, scheduling, interdisciplinary communication, patient flow, and day-to-day clinical workflow.
He can help healthcare organizations design or refine Behavioral Sleep Medicine services that are clinically appropriate, operationally workable, and aligned with the needs of their patients and medical teams.
Areas of consultation
- Program design, clinical scope, and patient population
- Referral criteria, triage, and scheduling workflows
- Integration with sleep medicine and multidisciplinary care
- CBT-I and broader Behavioral Sleep Medicine service delivery
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine training for selected conditions
- Interdisciplinary communication and coordination processes
- Professional education and implementation planning
- Evaluation and refinement of an existing service
Historical references: development of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine; Behavioral Sleep Medicine credentialing history; and Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.