Trauma, Grief and Loss in the Classroom: Supporting Students When Tragedy of Loss Occurs – John Bearoff

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Summary

• Archive: Understand the impact of death, divorce, tragedy & disaster on a students’ ability to benefit from classroom instructionStrategies to support grieving and traumatized childrenImmediate techniques to apply when trauma or loss affects your studentsLong-term, school wide postvention plansCoordinated district-wide interventionsFor your students, death, illness, divorce, natural disaster, community violence, or even a move to a new school can result in grief reactions and related trauma.

• Any of these events can trigger plummeting grades, decreased class participation, negative acting-out behavior, or dropping out of extracurricular activities.

• Watch this engaging seminar and learn how the intensity and duration of the different stages of child/adolescent grief will manifest in school.

• Students may break down crying, become emotionally withdrawn, severely depressed, or show extreme mood swings.

• Dr. Bearoff will show you specific strategies, techniques and interventions to provide the appropriate support to effectively help students dealing with trauma, grief and loss.