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 This CEU-approved course consists of a CD-ROM with lectures by experts and our Grief at School: Training Guide & Resource Manual that offers creative ideas about classroom activities.
PRICE: $130.00
Shipping/Handling not included
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Continuing Education (CE) Credit
Nurses:
This continuing education activity was approved by the Arizona Nurses' Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This educational program is approved for 2 contact hours, to be awarded upon the successful completion of all program components and activities, including achieving a passing score of at least 80% on a post-test.
The expiration date for this course is: 7/23/1012.
Accredited status by ANCC and AzNA refers only to the continuing education activities and does not imply endorsement of any commercial product.
The workshop's planners and presenters do not have any influencing financial relationships to disclose. There is no conflict of interest. There is no commercial support for this activity.
Purpose Statement: To help school nurses and other professional staff support grieving children, enhance their school crisis plans, and introduce age-appropriate classroom activities about loss and grief.
Social Workers:
This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (provider #886407430-6463) for 2 continuing education contact hours.
Social Workers Please Be Aware:
These states do not accept National CE Approval Programs and
require individual program/provider application processes: California,
Michigan, North Carolina, and West Virginia.
Counselors:
The American Hospice Foundation (provider #6122) is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This course is approved for 2 continuing education contact hours.
CE Certificates may be purchased for $10 each after passing the final exam and completing the course evaluation.
Learning Objectives
After taking the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe how various age groups process grief, based on developmental differences
- Describe and demonstrate therapeutic activities appropriate for grieving children of different age groups-including artwork, discussions, and games
- Describe the purposes and benefits of funerals and grieving rituals for different age groups
- Utilize existing curriculum content/readings as springboards to explore death and grief topics
- Identify how grief may affect a child's school performance and behavior, and describe appropriate interventions
- Demonstrate ways to develop and sustain support groups for grieving students
- Explain elements of a crisis intervention plan, involving schools and community resources
- Identify the characteristics of an effective crisis team within a school
- Describe best practices for informing the school community of a death or other crisis
The course has been reviewed by national leaders of school-based professionals and has received rave reviews, as follows.
"Through an excellent program developed by the American Hospice Foundation, educating children about loss, death, and grief has been made significantly more humane and relevant." Dr. Ted Feinberg, Assistant Executive Director, NASP
"The course is comprehensive and covers the range of grade levels found in the schools. School social workers can also use this CD when working with teachers, administrators, and parents." Randy Fisher, Executive Director, SSWAA
"Grief cuts through all aspects of a student's life, and schools and school personnel are in a unique situation to aid in the healing process. Grief at School is a thorough and comprehensive guide to dealing with issues of loss and grief and provides excellent tools to help school counselors and all student service personnel who work with students, parents and teachers." Richard Wong, Executive Director, ASCA
CD-ROM Table of Contents
Segment 1 : Grieving Children
1-1 Segment Introduction
1-2 Grieving Children Overview
1-3 Exploring Feelings of Loss and Death
1-4 Categories of Grief
1-5 Childhood vs. Adult Grief
1-6 Developmental Differences: Preschoolers
1-7 Developmental Differences: School Age
1-8 Developmental Differences: Adolescent
1-9 Language of Death
1-10 Identifying Feelings
1-11 Feelings: Guilt
1-12 Feelings: Anger
1-13 The Grieving Process
1-14 Depression and Attention Span
1-15 Timeframes of Grieving
1-16 Grief is Developmental
1-17 Rituals
1-18 Funerals
1-19 Preparing a Class for a Funeral
1-20 Funerals and Teens
1-21 Additional Activities
Aproximate running time: 38 minutes
Segment 2: Classroom Awareness and Support
2-1 Segment Introduction
2-2 Grief Concerns in the Classroom
2-3 Advanced Training for Teachers
2-4 Classroom Resources on Grieving
2-5 When a Child Dies in the Class
2-6 The Empty Seat in the Classroom
2-7 Behavior Warning Signs
2-8 Manifestations of Grief
2-9 Health Consequences of Grief
2-10 Organizing Grief Support Groups
2-11 Teen Support Groups
2-12 Grieving that Begins Before Death
2-13 Theme/Activity Model for Group
2-14 Group Strategy: Creating a Scroll
2-15 Need for Adult and Peer Support
Aproximate running time: 26 minutes
Segment 3: Crisis Preparation
3-1 Segment Introduction
3-2 Issues to Consider for Crisis Planning
3-3 Countering Rumors
3-4 Organizing a Crisis Team
3-5 Dos and Don'ts for Crisis Team
3-6 Training for a Team
3-7 Avoiding Team Burnout
3-8 Handling Suicide
3-9 Copycat Suicide
3-10 Major Emergencies
3-11 Lessons from 9/11
3-12 Crisis Plan: Roles and Responsibilities
3-13 Sniper Crisis Lessons
3-14 Effective School Leadership
3-15 Crisis Response is Team Effort
3-16 Using Community Resources
3-17 Forging Bonds through Tragedy
3-18 Resources for School-Based Professionals
3-19 Grief Support Outcomes
3-20 Program Conclusion
Aproximate running time: 26 minutes
Appendices
A- CE Post Test/Program Evaluations
B- NHPCO Evaluation and CEU Request Form (for nursing credits only)
C- Resources
D- Religious Perspectives on Death and Grieving
E- Sample Letter to Parents
F- Learning Objectives
G- American Hospice Foundation Mission Statement
H- Faculty Biographies
CAUTIONARY NOTE:
Unauthorized duplication and distribution of these copyrighted materials may subject you to penalties for infringement. Only purchasers of this course may apply for CE credit. Each course sold is assigned a tracking number. Only one course completion certificate may be purchased per tracking number. Course completion certificates are sent within two weeks of purchase. Please note that you may not be certified more than once for this program. We maintain a test history file, which keeps track of tests you have passed and the date when the test was successfully completed.
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