Community Practice Institute

About this course

Bring sleep, alertness, fatigue, rest, and time-of-day patterns into a practical conversation about participation.

Designed for recreational therapists and community-based support professionals. Adapt examples to your actual role, preparation, and setting.

What you will learn

• Distinguish sleep, sleepiness, fatigue, and rest without diagnosing a condition.
• Use accessible questions and a 24-hour participation-and-energy map to notice patterns.
• Apply the REST Participation Check to shape support, document observations, and route concerns within your role.

Put the learning to work

Use a fictional case to replace a judgment label with a clearer observation, a small participation adjustment, and a responsible next step.

Course format and time

8 short captioned video lessons, complementary reading, on-page practice, a ten-question knowledge check, and an optional course evaluation. Plan about 60 minutes for the full learning experience, including practice and the quiz. This is a planning estimate; completion time varies.

All practice is on the lesson pages. You may keep your own notes using fictional or general examples without identifying client information.

Instructor

Tyler Neimeyer, MS, CTRS, founder and instructor at Community Practice Institute.

Access and learner support

The learning content is free. This session content is NCTRC pre-approved for 1.0 hour under the title “The Other Third: Sleep, Fatigue, and Participation Across the 24-Hour Day,” valid August 25, 2026–August 24, 2027. Certificate purchase and issuance are not yet available. Review Refunds, Accessibility & Learner Support, the Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use.