Neuroimaging Prolonged Grief Disorder: Current State of Science and Future Directions

Product Description

The webinar is free to attend. A free Admission Link is available! One (1) CE is available for purchase. See the Additional Information tab above for more information.

OVERVIEW

This webinar will explore the current state of neuroimaging research related to Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), offering insights into its underlying neurobiology. The presenter will introduce a novel neurobiological model of PGD and discuss how this framework may enhance understanding of PGD’s underlying mechanisms and inform the development of targeted prevention and treatment strategies.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1.  Summarize current understanding of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) neurobiology.
2.  Present a novel neurobiological model of PGD. 
3.  Identify neurobiologically informed models for the prevention and treatment of PGD.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dr. Joseph Goveas is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and the Institute for Health and Equity at the Medical College of Wisconsin. A fellowship-trained geriatric psychiatrist, he serves as Vice Chair of Geriatric Psychiatry, Director of the DREAM (Developing Resilience to Ease Anguish in Mourning) Research Program, and Director of the Mood and Memory Disorders Clinics. He is an NIH-funded researcher with additional support from various foundations. Dr. Goveas has earned numerous accolades, including being named to Best Doctors in America every year since 2009. He is an elected member of the American College of Psychiatrists and the Society of Biological Psychiatry, and a former scholar at the NIMH/Weill Cornell Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health. Dr. Goveas reviews for NIH study sections, has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, contributed book chapters, and delivered national and international presentations on grief, late-life depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and related disorders.

FREE ADMISSION LINK

To join this live webinar for free, sign up for your unique Zoom access link here: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/1617460371497/WN_NNi7jnZ5SuqrjeIYuUUjmw

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.