Applicable for Self Help and Mental Health professionals.

(). 1.5 LCATs in New York State have self-study contact hours.

The weaving of symbol into story is part of the work of grief. Like a thumbprint, no two people are the same, and that’s how we make meaning of our stories.

Complicated grief. It is a form of unabating grief. This diagnosis was added to the DSM V in 2013 and is different from normal grief and depression. Understanding the underlying neural mechanisms and attachment issues is essential to treating Complicated Grief.

The introduction to theory and treatment of Complicated Grief with Creative Arts Therapies will be hosted by Briana MacWilliam.

Much of the discussion is based on Ms. MacWilliam’s first publication. There are Theory, Treatment and 14 Ready-to-Use Protocols for Complicated Grief. , Pre-order on Amazon.

Research and theory are emphasized in part I.

There will be an emphasis on research and theory relevant to the history and diagnostic criteria of complicated grief in the first part of the presentation.

An outline of an 8-week treatment protocol will be provided. First time. The directive will be shared.

There are topics for Part I.

• Symptoms of Complicated Grief
• The Neurobiology of Attachment
• Grief and Addiction
• Models for Grief
• Complicated Grief and Depression
• Vulnerability to Complicated Grief
• The Dual-Process Coping Model
• Experiential Introduction to an 8-Week Treatment Protocol

You will receive it as well.

• A printable copy of this directive
• The handouts used in the demonstration
• An outline of this presentation
• A FREE, downloadable guided meditation, to use in practice

Participants will be able to…

• Identify the definitions of the detachment model and the reunion model for grief.
• Identify two factors affecting a susceptibility to Complicated Grief.
• Identify the definitions of loss-related strategies and restoration-related strategies, in treatment.

You can check out the second part of the presentation.

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Contact hours if you are interested in continuing education.

This course is currently available. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it 1.5 There are continuing education contact hours for licensed Creative Arts Therapists in New York State.

You will need these contact hours in order to get them.

• To complete all Lesson modules (there is a tracking system that monitors if you watched all lectures to their completion and opened all lesson modules, etc.).
• To complete a course evaluation through Survey Monkey.
• To complete a graded learning assessment (you must answer at least 75% of the questions correctly; this score will trigger the release of your certificate by email).

There is a reminder about continuing education.

Only 1/3 of the required contact hours for your license renewal can be achieved with a self-study course. A maximum of 12 of the 36 continuing education contact hours can be self-study if your license is renewed in three years. Live events are the rest of your contact hours. On a monthly basis, CreativeArtsTherapiesOnline.com will be offering online webinars. Enrolled students will be updated on new course launches. Keep an eye out for our newsletter.

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The New York State Education Department has recognized Briana MacWilliam, Inc. as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists.

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