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 Grief at School: Training Guide & Resource Manual is a dual resource. The Training Guide section, which provides a 4-session curriculum, is designed to be used as an instructional learning format for school-based professionals. The Resource Manual section includes instructions and tools for understanding grieving students at each grade level, assessing the needs and resources of the whole school, developing and implementing a school-wide crisis plan, and creating school-based programs for grieving students.
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Table of Contents
PART 1 - Training Guide
Introduction
Objectives and Benefits
SESSION 1 Preparing Educators for Grief at School
Handout I Enhancing Reflective Listening Skills: A Critical First Step
Listening Tips
Handout II Alphabet Attributes: Skills for Educators and Caregivers
SESSION 2 Understanding Grieving Children and Teens: Developmental, Cognitive, and Behavioral Manifestations
SESSION 3 Types of Death, Funeral Preparation, and At-Risk Students
Handout III Sudden and Anticipated Death Loss: Examples and Common
Characteristics
Handout IV Part I: Sample Letter to Parents after a Student's Death
Part II: Ways to Support and Help Your Grieving Child
SESSION 4 Classroom Awareness and Curriculum Integration
Handout V Helpful and Hurtful Words
Handout VI How to Write a Condolence Note to a Grieving Student
Handout VII Ideas to Modify Teaching Strategies for Grieving
Handout VIII Suggestions for Grief and Loss Curriculum Integration
Handout IX Suggested Bibliography for Classroom Integration
Handout X My Story
Handout XI How Schools Can Provide Grieving Children a Safe Haven
Handout XII How Educators Can Support the Families of Grieving Students
PART 2 - Resource Manual
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 An Overview
Myths about Working with Grieving Children
Important Things to Know about Grieving Children
Reproducible Loss Inventory
Bill of Rights for Grieving Children
Key Terms Related to Grief
Different Concepts of Death: Cognitive Development in Children
The Impact of Grief on Children
Emotional Experiences
Physical Reactions to Grief
Behavioral Reactions
Thought Patterns
Emotional Reactions
Spiritual/Philosophical Reactions
Common Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviors of Grieving Children
CHAPTER 2 Factors Influencing Grief
Factor One: Family Functioning
Factor Two: Sudden or Traumatic Death
Factor Three: Complicated Grief
Factor Four: Victimization and Re-Victimization
Factor Five: Secondary Loss/Adaptation Strategies
Factor Six: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
CHAPTER 3 Cultural Perspectives
Terminology
Why Is Learning about Culture Important?
CHAPTER 4 Role of the School
Possible Reactions of Bereaved Children in the School Setting
Classroom Response
Guidelines and Suggestions for Teachers When a Child's Loved One Has Died
Do
Don't
Crisis Intervention: An Overview
Skills for the Helper
District Crisis Plans: Nuts and Bolts
Step One: Identify Existing Teams
Step Tw Choose Who Should Serve in These Roles
Step Three: Consider Roles and Responsibilities
Step Four: Gather Team for Post-Crisis Debriefing
Helping Families Explain Funerals to Young Children
Reproducible Guidelines for Parents and Step-Parents - Supporting Your Grieving Child
CHAPTER 5 Types of Loss
Research Synopsis
Harvard Child Bereavement Study
Arizona State University Family Bereavement Program
When Siblings Die
When Grandparents or Extended Family Members Die
Military Kids: Responding to Their Grief
Impact of Grief on the Mentally and Developmentally Challenged Child
CHAPTER 6 Suicide Awareness
Suicide Warning Signs
Reproducible What to Expect When a Loved One Has Died by Suicide
CHAPTER 7 Care for the Helper
Caregiver Burnout Survey
CHAPTER 8 Importance of Rituals
Rituals to Commemorate
CHAPTER 9 Helping Children Express Their Grief
Using Art and Play as a Means of Expression
CHAPTER 10 Practical School-Based Activities and Strategies
Activities for Grieving Children: Grades K-3
Reproducible Weather Symbols
Activities for Grieving Children: Grades 4-6
Reproducible Cards of Change
Activities for Grieving Preteens and Young Teens: Grades 7-8
Reproducible Crossword Puzzle
Activities for Grieving Teens: Grades 9-12
CHAPTER 11 On-Campus Support Groups
Establishing Support Groups
Needs Assessment
Identify a Compatible Co-facilitator
Type of Group
Other Considerations
Enrollment Forms
Reproducible Support Group Enrollment Form (Elementary School)
Reproducible Teen Grief Support Enrollment Form
Ground Rules
Activities before Groups
The Language of Death: Activities
Reproducible Word Find
Grades K-3 Support Group Sample 8-Week Session
Grades 4-6 Support Group Sample 8-Week Session
Grades 7-12 Support Group Sample 8-Week Session
Reproducible Teen Bereavement Group Agreement
Bibliography
References
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