Course Brief
This Masterclass will introduce Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy (PGDT), its underlying model and its key therapeutic interventions. The PGDT model has been developed by Kathy Shear and colleagues at Columbia University and a summary of procedures used within the model will be shared and explored in a clinical context. Please note this is not a training in how to deliver the full PGDT protocol, and no protocol-specific materials will be shared.
This Masterclass will introduce Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) as a diagnostic construct and consider when Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy (PGDT) would be indicated as a treatment option in the context of co-existing conditions.
The evidence base for PGDT will be considered and the theoretical foundations of the model will be explored, including the contribution of attachment and self-determination theories. The practical issue will be addressed of how PGDT helps individuals gradually accept the reality of their loss while maintaining a meaningful and continuing bond with the person who has died.
The workshop will examine how grief-specific interventions can be integrated into clinical practice to help individuals move towards an acceptance and integration of their loss, alongside rebuilding wellbeing and a sense of purpose in a life changed by loss. PGDT draws on elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Your course at a glance:
- Tutor: Sarah Goff
- Participation: Live on Zoom or watch as a recording
- CPD: 3 Hours
- Date(s): 22 January 2027
- Times: 9.30 AM - 12.30 PM, UK time
Course Tutor
Sarah Goff is Operational and Professional Lead with the TALKWORKS Central Team in Devon. She is a BABCP Accredited CBT Practitioner and Supervisor, HCPC Registered and an EMDR Practitioner, with over 33 years' experience in adult mental health services and more than 25 years practising CBT. Her specialist interest is grief, and she introduced a Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy pathway into routine NHS Talking Therapies care.