Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Bereavement in Communities of Color

University of Pittsburgh researchers present an adaptation of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for bereavement in communities of color, specifically focusing on the black community in the United States. 

Description

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a well-established intervention in addressing grief and depressive symptoms after the loss of a loved one. Its major goals are to assist the person in finding other activities, social roles, and people in their life to aid them in their grieving process. This adaptation of IPT uniquely meets the need for culturally aligning grief counseling with community needs.

Applications

• Grief counseling
• Depression

Advantages

This IPT adaptation is a product of collaboration with community leaders of the Black community (including clergy and paraprofessionals), conducting focus groups, and incorporating cultural adaptations to IPT based on community feedback The researchers aim to train paraprofessionals to administer culturally adapted IPT for complicated grief and bereavement. and to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and initial clinical outcomes of training paraprofessionals to deliver IPT.

Invention Readiness

in vitro data

IP Status

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