Led by a renowned school crisis expert and a family therapist, this coffee chat will offer practical advice for all school professionals on how to support grieving students and make sure that your school’s practices—and your approach with students—are grief-sensitive. Read More
Try these 5 guided imagery exercises—adapted from trauma expert Jen Alexander’s popular book Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools—to help students manage their stress during the transition back to in-person learning. Read More
Read this except from The Grieving Student A Guide for Schools, Second Edition for a preview of chapter one, Why Schools and Educators? Isn’t This Someone Else’s Job? Read More
View this handout to learn what’s new in the second edition of The Grieving Student: A Guide for Schools. Read More
This excerpt explains the most common ways in which a student may behave after the death of a loved one. For more information on how to support children suffering from a loss, consult The Grieving Student: A Teacher's Guide. Read More
Read this chapter to learn about handling situations where death affects an entire school community. School crisis plans are discussed. Read More
Read the excerpt to better understand concrete steps schools and teachers can take that will help bereaved children. Included in the excerpt are six goals of intervention, suggestions for how to act, and examples of what to say to grieving children Read More
Teachers can make a meaningful difference in times of grief by establishing a supportive connection with students. Learn several steps that teachers can take when a school is reacting to a death in the community. Read More
This chapter explains four basic concepts of death that are necessary for a child or adult to fully grieve and come to terms with death. Teachers can talk with students to discover whether they need help understanding these four concepts. Read More
Read the excerpt and discover steps teachers can take to start and sustain communication with grieving students. This excerpt also addresses why children who are grieving may not readily approach teachers about their loss. Read More
