This practical resource provides everything you need to enable your school to provide the best possible support for pupils and staff who have suffered a loss or bereavement.
The book includes a school 'audit' to allow full assessment and evaluation of your school's current bereavement provision, and a full set of photocopiable training exercises for in-school staff bereavement training. It considers the important and unique role the school can play in supporting bereaved pupils and staff, and provides valuable guidance on how to create a school bereavement policy.
A unique and accessible resource that is applicable to all levels of schooling, the book will be a valuable addition to the shelves of pastoral care teams, school counsellors, teachers and other school staff, bereavement counsellors and trainers, as well as psychologists.
About the Author
Introduction
Problems that con arise after loss
Religious and cultural issues
How to use Responding to loss and Bereavement in Schools: Menu of suggested action
Introduction
Importance of planning and policy
Potential roles in schools
The Importance of information gathering and communication
The Key or Golden Moments
Evaluation
When disaster strikes
The pre-training quiz
Pre-training quiz answers
Evaluation of the questionnaires
Training Plan
Training Key
General loss-awareness exercises
The Initial responses to death
The medium and longer-term responses to death