Grief

Process and Integrate the Loss

Client will identify at least 3 emotional responses related to the loss within the next 30 days.
Patient will identify at least 3 ways the loss has affected daily functioning within the next 60 days.
Client will process at least 3 grief-related experiences during therapy over the next 90 days.
Patient will report increased ability to discuss the loss without significant emotional avoidance over the next 90 days.

Client will identify at least 3 grief-related emotional triggers within the next 30 days.
Patient will learn and practice at least 3 coping strategies for managing grief-related distress over the next 90 days.
Client will use an identified coping strategy during periods of increased distress at least 3 times per week over the next 90 days.
Patient will demonstrate a 2-point reduction in average SUDS ratings during identified grief-related distress over the next 90 days.

Client will identify at least 3 meaningful activities, roles, or values affected by the loss within the next 30 days.
Patient will engage in at least 2 meaningful activities per week over the next 90 days.
Client will establish at least 2 consistent routines that support daily functioning within the next 90 days.
Patient will identify at least 2 future-oriented goals that support continued adjustment within the next 90 days.

Client will identify at least 2 supportive individuals or resources within the next 30 days.
Patient will communicate at least 2 grief-related needs to an identified support person within the next 90 days.
Client will practice at least 2 healthy communication or boundary-setting skills over the next 90 days.
Patient will increase engagement with identified sources of social support at least 2 times per month over the next 90 days.

Client will identify at least 3 changes resulting from the loss and develop adaptive responses to each within the next 90 days.
Patient will identify at least 3 ways to maintain meaningful connection to what or who was lost within the next 90 days.
Client will engage in at least 2 values-consistent activities per week over the next 90 days.
Patient will report increased ability to move toward future-oriented goals while acknowledging the ongoing significance of the loss over the next 90 days.