6 Ways Grief and Loss Affect Children
Learn six ways that grief can affect classroom behavior and academic performance, in this free download adapted from the practical guidebook The Grieving Student. Read More
Supporting the Grieving Student: Practical Guidance for All School Professionals
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
5 Guided Imagery Exercises
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
The Grieving Student A Guide for Schools, Second Edition Excerpt
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
The Grieving Student A Guide for Schools, Second Edition, What’s New Handout
View this handout to learn what’s new in the second edition of The Grieving Student: A Guide for Schools. Read More
Supporting Grieving Students: What to Say, What NOT to Say
Teachers often find themselves on the front line when a child needs sensitive support. Read More
Support for grieving children: what to do
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
Giving support to students
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
Communication: the heart of the work
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
