Prolonged Grief Disorder; Understanding the DSM-5-TR Update

Pittsburgh, PA US
April 9, 2024

The purpose of the continuing education program is to better equip health care focused social workers to meet the needs of their patients through improved understanding and treatment of grief and prolonged grief disorder. Additional content will include information on the prevalence of depression and traumatic stress responses to both chronic and acute illness.

Target Audience

ISD Clinical Staff

Learning Objectives

  1. State the difference between the basic paradigm for normal grief and prolonged grief disorder
  2. Recall skills to address the impact of grief (complex and normal) and to chronic illness
  3. Summarize differences between grief/depression/trauma and prolonged grief disorder
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.00 ASWB
  • 2.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/25/2024
Course expires: 
05/10/2024
Event starts: 
04/09/2024 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/09/2024 - 2:00pm EDT
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Program begins at 12:00pm and ends at 2:00pm  Total Education Time = 2 Hour(s)

TIME

CONTENT

PRESENTER

12:00 – 12:30pm

Overview of grief and it’s relationship to acute and chronic illness

Amy A. DeGurian, LSW

12:30-1:00pm

Review of William Worden’s fours task model of grief

Amy A. DeGurian, LSW

1:00-2:00pm

Overview of differential criteria for grief/emotional reactions

Amy A. DeGurian, LSW

UPMC Health Plan
US Steel Building - RM 3718
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Amy A. DeGurian, L.S.W, Field Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2 contact hour(s).

 

This activity is eligible for endorsed credit for UPMC Health Plan EMTs and Paramedics.  Complete ETHOS course work, obtain the attendance certificate, and submit to EMS governing body for 2 CE credit(s).

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credit(s).

Pharmacy and CCM CE are not offered with this educational activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

NOTE:  Paramedic/EMT CE is approved for any activity in which ANCC (nursing CE) is approved.  This is per Heather Bogdon and Christie Hempfling

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.00 ASWB
  • 2.00 Attendance
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