Facilitating Adaptation to Loss: Incorporating PGT Principles in Clinical Work

Product Description

Overview

In this presentation, Dr. Dan Wolfson will highlight how the principles and practices of Prolonged Grief Treatment (PGT) can be utilized proactively with any grieving client to support the process of adaptation to loss and help protect against some of the complications that might otherwise lead to Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). 

Following an introduction to the framework of acute and integrated grief as well as the three pillars central to the process of adapting to loss, Dr. Wolfson will explore his work with a 28-year-old male client who began following the sudden death of the client’s partner. Although this client began therapy during the phase of acute grief, techniques of PGT including grief monitoring, psychoeducation, situational revisiting, imaginal revisiting, and goals work were all utilized to help facilitate the client reaching a place of integrated grief.

This presentation is well suited to any clinician working with grieving clients, including the bereaved who do not meet the diagnostic criteria for PGD.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will learn the differences between acute and integrated grief
2. Participants will develop an understanding of the pillars of adaptation to loss including accepting the reality of the loss, continuing bonds, and hopefulness for the future self
3. Participants will be able to identify PGT strategies that can be incorporated into their clinical work with grieving individuals to help facilitate the process of adaptation to loss

About the Presenter

Dr. Dan Wolfson is a clinical psychologist specializing in grief. He is the founder and director of Wolfson Psychology Group, a private practice in New York City, and the clinical director of Experience Camps’ Adult Grief Retreat. In addition to offering individual and group therapy to grieving clients, he provides acute crisis consultation and intervention to communities impacted by loss including schools and businesses. Dr. Wolfson completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University’s Center for Prolonged Grief where he pursued advanced training in the highly efficacious Prolonged Grief Treatment.

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.