John Bearoff – Trauma, Grief and Loss in the Classroom

Students can be hurt by illness, death, divorce, natural catastrophe, violence in the community, or even moving to a different school. in Grief reactions and Related trauma

John Bearoff – Trauma, Grief and Loss in the Classroom

The Universal Experience of Trauma Grief & Loss

• The stages of grief: Normal grieving vs. Pathological Grieving
• Common myths about grieving
• Types and types of losses and events that trigger grief & trauma
• Our personal history of loss – How it impacts our response to students

Manifestation of Trauma and Grief in Students

• Important ways in What is the difference between adult and child reactions?
• Childhood trauma and Grief: Normal vs. Abnormal
• Acute and Loss can cause chronic feelings and trauma
• Reactions of child/adolescent: concrete, black-and-White, tendency to generalize. Repetitive, physical, cyclical.
• Trauma: The consequences and bereavement on school performance and Behavior

Interventions Loss At Each Stage of Development

• Behavioral changes and Warning signs the Need for support
• Differential interventions for children and adolescents
• Case examples

One-To-One in-School Interventions to Trauma Grief, and Loss

• The Big Four: Death, Divorce, and Illness and Abuse, and How to intervene
• Strategies to encourage students talk about their losses
• Techniques for validating feelings
• Here are some tips to help you face your fears and overcome irrational fears
• Individuals’ current and Future safety and security

Classroom Wide Interventions

• Impact of an individuals’ loss on the Whole classroom: How to Help
• Large-scale tragedies and How to help in disasters
• Students can help grieving classmates by using these strategies
• Answering students’ most frequent questions
• Both the impact of a new student and their effects the student and Your classroom
• How to start student support groups

Interventions for Students Outside of School

• Strategies to help parents in Their children’s welfare
• In-Parents can access school resources
• Connect parents to other resources for children and They themselves

Support for Staff Members

• Staff can be proactive in preparing for grief and trauma. and loss
• Interventions and Teachers support after grief, trauma and loss

Plan your school’s postvention and District

• Short term, immediate interventions for your school
• Short term interventions can be coordinated with your district
• School is a long-term investment and District Interventions
• Examples of successful, established postvention plans

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• Understand the impact of death, divorce, tragedy & disaster on a students’ ability to benefit from classroom instruction
• Strategies to support grieving and traumatized children
• Use these immediate techniques to help students who have suffered trauma or loss.
• Long-term, school wide postvention plans
• Coordinated district-Broad interventions

Students can be hurt by illness, death, divorce, natural catastrophe, violence in the community, or even moving to a different school. in Grief reactions and Related trauma Any one of these events could lead to lowered class participation, plummeting grades, and/or negative acting.-Dropping out of extracurricular activities or exhibiting unacceptable behavior. This engaging seminar is available to view. and Find out how the Intensity and The duration the Different stages of grief for children and adolescents will appear in school. Students might cry, withdraw emotionally, feel depressed or have extreme mood swings. Dr. Bearoff We will demonstrate specific strategies and techniques and Interventions to Provide the Support to students who have experienced grief or trauma. and loss. You will be armed with strategies to help you deal with tragedy and grief whether you are a classroom teacher or a school counselor. and Trauma at an individual and classroom level and Even a school can be a school-wide level.