Product Description

Dr. Szuhany will discuss types of sleep disturbance in bereavement and how to recognize and treat them using case examples. She will also discuss how sleep may impact grief therapy, including effects on learning, memory consolidation, and emotional processing. Dr. Szuhany will also summarize other sleep research in complicated grief. 

Webinar recorded on August 16, 2019.

Learning Objectives

1. To discuss types of sleep disturbance in bereavement
2. To discuss types of interventions for sleep disturbance
3. To understand how sleep disturbance may impact learning, memory, and emotional processing to impact treatment and outcomes

About the Presenter

Dr. Kristin Szuhany is a Clinical Instructor in the Anxiety and Complicated Grief Program in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health. She completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Boston University, her internship at Montefiore Medical Center, and her postdoctoral fellowship at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Szuhany has extensive experience implementing evidence-based treatments for adults with anxiety disorders, PTSD, grief, and depression, including cognitive-behavioral therapy and behavioral activation. Her research interests include examining the efficacy of exercise interventions for anxiety and mood disorders, exploring the psychological and biological mechanisms of change involved in treatment response for anxiety, trauma and loss related conditions, and identifying factors that promote behavioral change. She is a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and the Society for Behavioral Medicine.

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

1. NYSED State Board for Psychology recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0150).
2. NYSED Board for Social Work recognizes the Center for Prolonged as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW‐0727).
3. 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).

Note: Non-NYS social workers, marriage and family therapists, and other professionals,, 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.