A Group Therapy Model for Treating Prolonged Grief

In this session, participants will review current understanding of prolonged grief and its implications for the life of grieving persons, contemporary best practices to address prolonged grief and what is known and under investigation in prolonged grief in marginalized grievers whose grief may be disenfranchised in the healthcare system. We will share findings from a multi-method investigation of Black grief in persons whose family member died in the healthcare system and efforts to adapt prolonged grief group therapy to the unique support needs of Black grievers.