Date/Time
1.5 CEs. See Learn More and Register link below for full details.
Children’s bereavement centers/programs/providers can play an important role in supporting a school after a major crisis event due to school or community violence. The following topics will be covered: how you and your center/program can prepare for consultation in this context; practical advice and support that can be provided to staff, students, and families; clarifying the distinction between trauma and grief; the potential goals of grief support in schools; providing training and professional development to educators on how to support grieving students using freely available resources; considerations related to commemoration and memorialization; and promoting staff support and professional self-care for educators.
Guidance on when and how to seek additional support, including partnering with the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, during short- and long-term recovery will be discussed.
The session will also address how to advise schools and caregivers on how to talk to children who are only indirectly impacted by violence through the news or social media. Ample time will be provided for questions and discussion.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
Describe your program’s goal and strategy for consultation to schools after a crisis involving school or community violence.
Outline practical advice and support that can be provided to staff, grieving students, and their families in this context.
List 2-3 appropriate goals for training of educators to support grieving students and freely available training materials.
Describe when and how to partner with the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement or similar resource to support short- and long-term recovery within the school.
Advise schools and caregivers on how to talk to children indirectly impacted by violence through news or social media.
Target Audience: Counselors, Social workers, Bereavement support professionals
Instructional Level: Intermediate – This best describes a topic or issue that the audience likely has a theoretical foundation for understanding and/or a working knowledge
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: National Alliance for Children's Grief (NACG)
Cost: Free
For questions, email Megan Lopez at megan.lopez@childrengrieve.org