Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Traumatic Grief

OVERVIEW

After a traumatic death, many children develop traumatic stress symptoms that interfere with their ability to negotiate typical bereavement tasks (“Childhood Traumatic Grief”, CTG). This presentation describes how to implement an evidence-based child trauma treatment, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children with CTG.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Define Childhood Traumatic Grief and Prolonged Grief Disorder 2. Identify Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) PRACTICE- and GRIEF-focused components 3. Describe TF-CBT evidence for effectively addressing CTG

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Judith Cohen, M.D. is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, Professor of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine, and Medical Director, Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents at Allegheny General Hospital/Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh. She is co-developer of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (https://tfcbt.org ; www.musc.edu/tfcbt2 ) described in Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents, 2nd Edition (www.guilford.com/p/cohen ); past Co-Chair of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s Child Maltreatment & Violence Committee and current co-chair of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s Child Sexual Abuse Committee. She is a consultant to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors and Sesame Workshop and maintains an active practice training and consulting to professionals to implement evidence-based trauma treatment for children and their families.

Target Audience: health and mental health professionals, graduate-level students, and those who work closely with bereaved people, like hospice administrators, clergy, and support group facilitators.

This is an Introductory to Intermediate course. There is no commercial support or conflicts of interest with this course.

FEES

The webinar is free to attend. Registration is required using the free general admission link. A $30 fee is required for the available continuing education add-on and certificate of completion.

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 Grief 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).
• 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, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors should check with their 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 There are no refunds for this event.

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.

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