The School Bereavement Toolkit

A Practical Guide to Supporting Children
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-02668-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 301 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 432 g

Practical and accessible, this guidebook is designed to help staff in schools support bereaved children in their care. Providing information and guidance on practical issues around bereavement and indicating some of the issues that might require extra thought or assistance, this book makes accessing relevant information as easy and quick as possible.

When busy school staff are faced with a bereaved child, the prospect can be daunting. What do I say? What can I do? Will I make it worse? Have I got time to do this? This book is a toolbox to give staff confidence in helping bereaved young people. Information is easily accessed and simple to use, giving staff quick and practical help. There are sections on what will help and what will not; also included are photocopiable worksheets and tools to aid children and young people to explore their grief, as well as information on how school communities can share the news and manage an initial response.

With age-appropriate guidance to help school staff working in both primary and secondary settings, this key guide provides quick-to-access information for those not trained in child bereavement to help individual children or whole classes following a loss.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palmer, Jacquie

Weitere Mitwirkende

Spink, Lucy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erziehungsberatung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Basic procedures on hearing the news and in the longer term How a bereaved child might be feeling Considerations when talking to a bereaved child Interventions in the classroom Answering difficult questions Helping classmates support their grieving friend When a child in the class dies When a bereavement needs more support Support for the carers Helpful organisations References and bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Jacquie Palmer ran a counselling service in a school for students with complex medical needs for ten years and gave regular in-service training to teachers on managing bereavement in schools. She is a bereaved mother and has a bereaved daughter of her own.

Lucy Spink is an illustrator who has always taken a keen interest in creating art that assists education and the understanding of ideas, particularly for those who learn best through visual learning.