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Center for Prolonged Grief

Upcoming Webinars

  • When a Companion Dies: Understanding Pet Loss and Its Intersection with Prolonged Grief

    Friday, July 17, 2026| 12:00–1:00 pm EDT Free Access  or 1 CE Add-On Available ($30) This site is currently undergoing maintenance. If you would like the CE-ADD ON, please email swprolongedgrieftraining@columbia.edu. This presentation explores the psychological impact of pet loss and its clinical significance within grief counseling. While often minimized or disenfranchised, the loss of a companion animal can elicit profound emotional responses that, in some cases, meet criteria for prolonged grief. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of pet grief as a valid and complex bereavement experience, learn to recognize when it may evolve into prolonged...

    $30.00
  • Dyadic Signatures of Social Bonding and Loss

    Friday, June 26, 2026| 12:00–1:00 pm EDT Free Access  or 1 CE Add-On Available ($30) This site is currently undergoing maintenance. If you would like the CE-ADD ON, please email swprolongedgrieftraining@columbia.edu. This presentation will cover work in prairie voles, a monogamous rodent species that exhibits loss upon partner separation. Dr. Zoe Donaldson will discuss the emergence of shared neural phenotypes within relationships and what happens to these signatures following partner loss. This work examines levels of biology typically inaccessible in humans and provides a novel animal model for understanding the biological shifts that contribute to loss adaptation....

    $30.00
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