Description

Evidence-based treatments for persistent grief are not routinely available in the National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. Sarah will introduce the development of a treatment pathway for Prolonged Grief Disorder within the service she is based, and share clinical outcomes from a service evaluation of patients who have been through the pathway. Sarah will illustrate the use of Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy with a case example when working with multiple losses. The case will illustrate the assessment process and choice of therapy for the patient and explore how the model can accommodate working with multiple losses.

This webinar was recorded on May 30, 2025.

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss ways to implement PGDT based on the experience of a UK National Health Service Talking Therapies.
2. Describe the framework and core principles of Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy (PGDT) as an evidence-based intervention.
3. Explain how the PGDT model can be used to work with multiple losses.

About the Presenter

Sarah Goff is a professional lead in an NHS-Talking Therapies Service in Devon, UK and is accredited with the British Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP) as CBT practitioner and supervisor. Sarah has worked in adult mental health services, across a range of settings for 31 years, practicing CBT for over 25 years and EMDR for 13 years. Sarah has an interest in working with grief and has introduced a clinical pathway into the Devon NHS Talking Therapies – service, offering PGDT as part of routine care within the service. A recent service evaluation has evaluated clinical outcomes for patients who have been offered PGDT (in press).

Continuing Education

American Psychological Association

The Center for Prolonged Grief at Columbia School of Social Work is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Prolonged Grief maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Note: Many state boards recognize the APA approval. Please check with your state licensing board.

New York State Education Department

• NYSED Board for Social Work recognizes the Center for Prolonged as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW‐0727).
• NYSED State Board for Mental Health Practitioners recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0080) and licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0104).

Note: Non-NYS social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors, please check with your state licensing board. Many states have recognized our continuing education programs as we are at a CSWE-accredited institution and part of a regionally accredited university.