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When kids are grieving, addressing grief and loss in school, Donna M. Burns ; foreword by Kenneth J. Doka

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

When kids are grieving

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894790131

Donna M. Burns ; foreword by Kenneth J. Doka

addressing grief and loss in school

Most students experience some form of loss in their lives, and the resulting grief can profoundly affect their academic performance, emotional stability, and social interactions. Serving both as a resource and workbook, this reader-friendly primer helps educators and school counselors understand and respond to the extraordinary challenges that children and adolescents may face when dealing with loss and grief.Featuring helpful charts, quotes, activities, case studies, reproducible handouts, and resources from national organizations, this sourcebook offers strategies to help students affected b

Am I qualified to work with grieving children? -- Overview -- Self-awareness -- Reflection activity -- Case study: how do I tell the children? part I -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What are the different types of losses and grief reactions? -- Overview -- Dimensions of loss -- Anticipatory grief versus unanticipated grief -- Precedent: a conceptual framework for understanding grief responses -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What do I need to know about children's grief? -- Overview -- Developmental processes -- What and how children grieve -- Case study: how do i tell the children? part II -- Gender differences -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What do I need to know about adolescents' grief? -- Overview -- Developmental processes -- Cognitive factors -- Socioemotional factors -- Family and peers -- School, media, and technology -- How teens grieve -- Risk-taking behaviors and suicide -- Suicide prevention -- Case study: reactions to a classmate's suicide -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What can I do to help grieving students? -- Overview -- "But I'm not a grief counselor--" -- Things you need to know first -- Things you can do -- Rituals and activities -- Cultural considerations -- Humor -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What are the elements of school-based crisis response? -- Overview -- School-based crisis response -- Crisis response team -- Skills and training -- Types of crises -- School crisis response plan -- Crisis postvention -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What grief and loss resources should our schools have available? -- Overview -- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) resources -- Fernside and Banana Splits Resource Center reading lists -- Online resources -- School grief and loss resource library -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection