Overview:
In this two-day workshop, you will learn how to implement a short-term, evidence-based treatment using active empathic listening, brief personalized interventions, companionship alliance, and a series of targeted procedures to help clients:
- understand and accept grief and optimize their ability to manage emotional pain
- think about the future
- strengthen relationships with loved ones and others in their community
- tell the story of the death
- live with reminders of the loss
- connect with memories of the deceased
Clips from actual treatment sessions are used to highlight core procedures.
Presenters
Bonnie Gorscak, PhD & Kim Gordon, LMHC
Learn more about our workshop faculty: https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/about-us/our-team
Eligibility
Licensed mental health professionals who are actively working with clients and want to use PGDT to help bereaved people. This includes psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, and nurses.
If you are either not licensed to provide therapy or a health or mental health program graduate student, contact us at [email protected] before registering to determine if this workshop is an appropriate fit.