While grieving is a normal response to death and loss, some people experience a severe and debilitating grief. This can be related to previous experiences of loss or the impact of other factors causing depression and anxiety. This workshop will help delegates understand the core processes in grieving and help them support clients through that process - with an emphasis on clients who suffer extended, complicated and debilitating grief.

Different models of the grieving process will be examined and their implications for support and treatment. Recent research into the grieving process and related treatment options will be reviewed.

What will the workshop cover? (Indicative)

Symptoms of bereavement, grief and loss
Beyond the 5 Classical Stages
Assessing Grief and Coping with Loss
'Uncomplicated' Bereavement and 'Complicated' Bereavement
Prolonged grief disorder
Trajectories of Grief (Bonanno)
Tasks of grief (Worden)
Dual Process Model (Stroebe)
Ranges of response to loss models of grief (Machin)
Practical techniques and exercises: eg journaling, drawing, logging and momentos.

What have previous delegates said about this workshop?

I feel much better equipped to be in the counselling room with grief
Excellent CPD ! Very useful for me as a CBT therapist. Thoroughly recommend.
The workshop was extremely informative and interesting. Gave a lot of practical techniques on treating complicated grief, and Patrick made it very engaging.
I have found this course very informative and I look forward to more workshop's in the future
I am studying PG DIP CBT, this webinar has expanded my knowledge of the theories of grief and also made excellent suggestions of techniques that can be used. This insight will undoubtedly help my practice. Look forward to the next webinar I attend.
This workshop opened my mind to process of bereavement.

What have previous delegates said about our other workshops?

Excellent CPD - a really productive and challenging experience. I recommend Patrick McGhee most highly. Great fun and most informative - with lots of further reading and resources to use.
Patrick was very knowledgeable and has a fantastic way of breaking down complex issues to make them easier to understand. He provides practical advice on how to treat in session
Excellent workshops. Very informative and taught so well, with knowledge, warmth and humour!
A thorough and clear webinar that gave me new ideas and strategies. Very much enjoyed it.
Interesting topic, resources were very good. Presenter clearly experienced.
Highly focused and practical workshop, with things to add to my skill bag that I can use immediately

Who should attend?

This workshop is suitable for:

PCT, CFT, REBT, Integrative and CBT therapists who wish to update their knowledge and skills to enhance support for clients who have bereavement and loss as a primary or secondary issue
Bereavement counsellors looking for a refresher and updating on latest research.
Healthcare professionals seeking CPD on the fundamentals of contemporary support and treatment for the bereaved.
Students and trainees in counselling, psychology, health and social care.

Resources

A full set of slides with extensive clickable links to free online resources, is sent free to all delegates after the event. This also includes references to key sources.

CPD

A CPD Certificate of Attendance confirming 2 hours CPD is available free to all delegates who attend.

Facilitator

Professor Patrick McGhee is a CBT therapist, psychologist and UK National Teaching Fellow. Educated at the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, he has completed CPD programmes at Harvard Business School and Ashridge. In 2017 he was a Visiting Fellow/Scholar at the universities of Cornell, Yale and MIT in the USA. He has taught, researched or practised in psychology and therapy for 30 years. His first post was a Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He is the author of Thinking Psychologically (Palgrave) and co-editor of Accounting for Relationships (Methuen). He is an occasional columnist for the Guardian, the BBC and the Times Higher. He currently works in private practice in Greater Manchester and Lancashire. He has full accreditation from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists.

Joining instructions

Joining instructions for the webinar will be sent to participants on registration and again approximately 48 hours and 20 minutes before the start of the event. Please aim to join about 10 minutes before the start of the event to check connections.

Self care

In registering for this event, delegates will be expected to recognise their own need for self care and managing exposure to any materials which might be upsetting for them.

Photo Credit

Veit Hammer

Treating Complicated Grief, Bereavement and Loss

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