When Kids Are Grieving
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"Burns provides an excellent, user-friendly guide to help school personnel navigate the tricky waters of children's grief. This is a welcome resource for school professionals."
—Steve Hoff, Licensed Psychologist
Great Barrington, MA
"The author's sensitivity and understanding of cultural variations in reaction to loss provide a much needed perspective to this important topic."
—Heta-Maria Miller, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
The College of Saint Rose
Help students deal with grief and loss in appropriate, healthy ways.
Most students experience some form of loss in their lives, and the resulting grief can profoundly affect their academic performance, emotional stability, and social interactions. Serving both as a resource and workbook, this reader-friendly primer helps educators and school counselors understand and respond to the extraordinary challenges that children and adolescents may face when dealing with loss and grief.
Featuring helpful charts, quotes, activities, case studies, reproducible handouts, and resources from national organizations, this sourcebook offers strategies to help students affected by divorce; death of a parent, relative, friend, or pet; violence; chronic illness; and more. The author examines grief experiences at different developmental levels and illustrates how to:
- Respond appropriately to expressions of grief that are unique to children and adolescents
- Help students handle emotions associated with loss
- Promote communication and facilitate effective interventions
- Determine when to refer a child to a specialist
- Respect cultural attitudes toward loss and grief
This resource underscores the importance of understanding how children experience grief and loss and helps educators assist in ways that promote students' emotional health and recovery.
Contents
Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka
Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. 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
- Key Terms
- 2. 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
- Key Terms
- 3. 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
- Key Terms
- 4. 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
- Key Terms
- 5. 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
- Key Terms
- 6. 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
- Key Terms
- 7. What Grief and Loss Resources Should Our School Have Available?
- Overview
- Naional 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
Postscript
Postscript
Glossary
Glossary
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"Burns provides an excellent, user-friendly guide to help school personnel navigate the tricky waters of children's grief. This is a welcome resource for school professionals."
—Steve Hoff, Licensed Psychologist
Great Barrington, MA
"The author's sensitivity and understanding of cultural variations in reaction to loss provide a much needed perspective to this important topic."
—Heta-Maria Miller, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
The College of Saint Rose
Help students deal with grief and loss in appropriate, healthy ways.
Most students experience some form of loss in their lives, and the resulting grief can profoundly affect their academic performance, emotional stability, and social interactions. Serving both as a resource and workbook, this reader-friendly primer helps educators and school counselors understand and respond to the extraordinary challenges that children and adolescents may face when dealing with loss and grief.
Featuring helpful charts, quotes, activities, case studies, reproducible handouts, and resources from national organizations, this sourcebook offers strategies to help students affected by divorce; death of a parent, relative, friend, or pet; violence; chronic illness; and more. The author examines grief experiences at different developmental levels and illustrates how to:
- Respond appropriately to expressions of grief that are unique to children and adolescents
- Help students handle emotions associated with loss
- Promote communication and facilitate effective interventions
- Determine when to refer a child to a specialist
- Respect cultural attitudes toward loss and grief
This resource underscores the importance of understanding how children experience grief and loss and helps educators assist in ways that promote students' emotional health and recovery.
Contents
Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka
Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. 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
- Key Terms
- 2. 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
- Key Terms
- 3. 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
- Key Terms
- 4. 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
- Key Terms
- 5. 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
- Key Terms
- 6. 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
- Key Terms
- 7. What Grief and Loss Resources Should Our School Have Available?
- Overview
- Naional 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
Postscript
Postscript
Glossary
Glossary
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
February 2010 | 128 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412974905 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781452271316 | $35.00 |
"Burns provides an excellent, user-friendly guide to help school personnel navigate the tricky waters of children's grief. This is a welcome resource for school professionals."
—Steve Hoff, Licensed Psychologist
Great Barrington, MA
"The author's sensitivity and understanding of cultural variations in reaction to loss provide a much needed perspective to this important topic."
—Heta-Maria Miller, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
The College of Saint Rose
Help students deal with grief and loss in appropriate, healthy ways.
Most students experience some form of loss in their lives, and the resulting grief can profoundly affect their academic performance, emotional stability, and social interactions. Serving both as a resource and workbook, this reader-friendly primer helps educators and school counselors understand and respond to the extraordinary challenges that children and adolescents may face when dealing with loss and grief.
Featuring helpful charts, quotes, activities, case studies, reproducible handouts, and resources from national organizations, this sourcebook offers strategies to help students affected by divorce; death of a parent, relative, friend, or pet; violence; chronic illness; and more. The author examines grief experiences at different developmental levels and illustrates how to:
- Respond appropriately to expressions of grief that are unique to children and adolescents
- Help students handle emotions associated with loss
- Promote communication and facilitate effective interventions
- Determine when to refer a child to a specialist
- Respect cultural attitudes toward loss and grief
This resource underscores the importance of understanding how children experience grief and loss and helps educators assist in ways that promote students' emotional health and recovery.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- 1. 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
- Key Terms
- 2. 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
- Key Terms
- 3. 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
- Key Terms
- 4. 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
- Key Terms
- 5. 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
- Key Terms
- 6. 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
- Key Terms
- 7. What Grief and Loss Resources Should Our School Have Available?
- Overview
- Naional 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
- Postscript
- Glossary
- References
- Index