Grief Education for health professionals
Articles for health professionals interested in assessment and management of grief can be accessed here.
Grief Education and Self-Help for the bereaved
A range of self-help courses for the bereaved are available at The Grief Sherpa. These courses are suited to self-paced learning for those whose grief does not require individualised professional management. If in doubt, please consult your health care practitioner before accessing these courses. They are not a substitute or alternative to clinical care.
Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy
I provide Prolonged Grief Therapy, a brief psychotherapy for treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder via telehealth to adults who meet diagnostic criteria for Prolonged Grief Disorder.
Prolong Grief Therapy is available to adults at least 12 months after a bereavement. Please note this is delivered by Telehealth. I require:
- A referral from a medical practitioner
- A current medical practitioner as the primary treating doctor
- Completion of intake questionnaires and consents prior to the first appointment
- The patient has access stable internet connection, privacy and is comfortable with virtual consultations.
Please note: assessment for Prolonged Grief Therapy does not guarantee either provision of Prolonged Grief Therapy by myself, nor any specific outcome of therapy when provided.
Assessment of Grief
I offer assessment of grief via telehealth, and provision of a management plan (without provision of grief therapy) to a treating General Practitioner. This is typically one or two sessions. I require:
- A referral from a General Practitioner requesting a Medicare item 92435 assessment of grief
- A current medical practitioner as the primary treating doctor
- Completion of intake questionnaires and consents prior to the first appointment
- The patient can use and access stable internet with privacy.
Medicolegal Assessment of Grief
I provide assessment of grief for purposes of medicolegal reports.
Prolonged Grief Disorder is classified as a serious mental illness requiring treatment by both American Psychiatric Association (in DSM5-TR) and the World Health Organisation (in ICD-11).
Medicolegal assessment of grief is useful for those bereaved through:
- Workplace accident
- Criminal offence
- Motor vehicle accident
- Medical misadventure
- Pandemic related bereavement
- Work stress associated suicide
- Income protection claims arising from impairing grief
Workplace Bereavement Service
I provide specialist bereavement advice to corporations and workplaces seeking assistance following unexpected bereavement or corporate training in grief and bereavement management.
Note: I request that psychiatric or medical co-morbidity be managed in primary or specialist care, as this facilitates my delivery of Prolonged Grief Therapy. My practice is out-patient and non-acute. I do not provide inpatient care, emergency, out of hours service or cover whilst I am on leave. I am a solo practitioner and small business operator.