When kids are grieving [[electronic resource] ] : addressing grief and loss in school / / Donna M. Burns ; foreword by Kenneth J. Doka

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480486003321
• Autore: Burns Donna M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, 2010
• ISBN: 1-4522-7131-3; 1-4833-5036-3; 1-4522-1197-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DokaKenneth J
• Disciplina: 371.4
• Soggetti: School psychology; Child psychology; Counseling in elementary education; Bereavement in children; Grief in children; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Am I qualified to work with grieving children? -- Overview -- Self-awareness -- Reflection activity -- Case study: how do I tell the children? part I -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What are the different types of losses and grief reactions? -- Overview -- Dimensions of loss -- Anticipatory grief versus unanticipated grief -- Precedent: a conceptual framework for understanding grief responses -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What do I need to know about children's grief? -- Overview -- Developmental processes -- What and how children grieve -- Case study: how do i tell the children? part II -- Gender differences -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What do I need to know about adolescents' grief? -- Overview -- Developmental processes -- Cognitive factors -- Socioemotional factors -- Family and peers -- School, media, and technology -- How teens grieve -- Risk-taking behaviors and suicide -- Suicide prevention -- Case study: reactions to a classmate's suicide ; -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What can I do to help grieving students? -- Overview -- "But I'm not a grief counselor--" -- Things you need to know first -- Things you can do -- Rituals and activities -- Cultural considerations -- Humor -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What are the elements of school-based crisis response? -- Overview -- School-based crisis response -- Crisis response team -- Skills and training -- Types of crises -- School crisis response plan -- Crisis postvention -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection -- What grief and loss resources should our schools have available? -- Overview -- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) resources -- Fernside and Banana Splits Resource Center reading lists -- Online resources -- School grief and loss resource library -- Thought provokers and issues to consider -- Chapter reflection.
• Sommario/riassunto: This primer on loss and grief helps educators and counsellors understand and respond to the extraordinary challenges that children and adolescents may face when dealing with loss and grief. The book explains how children and adolescents are affected by various forms of loss.