The Big Picture: Prolonged Grief Therapy Principles & Procedures

Product Description

Overview

This one-day workshop is designed to provide a conceptual framework for understanding grief and adaptation to the death of a loved one generally and in relation to Prolonged Grief (PG). We include strategies and procedures for screening, diagnosis, and assessment of individuals with PG, and discuss how to differentiate this condition from major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. We provide an overview of Prolonged Grief Therapy (PGT), and introduce some simple, practical procedures that you can use in your practice. This workshop pairs well with our two-day workshop, Practice-Focused Training in Prolonged Grief Therapy (June 12-13).

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate understanding of acute, integrated, and prolonged grief and adaptation to loss by explaining these concepts to a friend or family member
• Implement effective screening, diagnosis, and assessment procedures with bereaved clients
• Recognize differences between PG, PTSD, and MDD
• Introduce and explain the use of a grief monitoring diary

Target Audience

This workshop is designed for health and mental health professionals, graduate-level students, and individuals who work closely with bereaved individuals, including hospice administrators, clergy members, and grief support group facilitators.

This is an Introductory to Intermediate course.

Presenters

Sonya Lalisse Lott, PhD  & Nancy Turret, LCSW

Learn more about our workshop faculty: https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/about-us/our-team

Workshop Registration – $225 USD

Registration includes participation in the workshop along with:

• A Certificate of Completion issued upon completion of the workshop (6.5 contact hours)

• A complimentary PGT Assessment Instrument Packet (valued at $39.95)

CE Approvals

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 mental health counselors (#MHC-0104).
• 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).
• NYSED State Board for Psychology recognizes the Center for Prolonged Grief as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0150).

Note: Non-NYS social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists, 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.

Refund Policy

The registration fee will be returned if the Center for Prolonged Grief (training@complicatedgrief.columbia.edu) receives written notice up to one (1) week before the workshop.

Special Accommodations and Grievance Policy

Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event at Columbia University, please contact Disability Services at 212-854-2388 or disability@columbia.edu and the Center for Prolonged Grief at training@complicatedgrief.columbia.edu at least 10 days in advance of the event.

If you have a question or concern about a workshop, non-receipt of a certificate, refund, or another issue related to the Center for Prolonged Grief’s continuing education programming, please email training@complicatedgrief.columbia.edu.

There is no commercial support or conflicts of interest with this course.