Teachers' Perspectives on Working with Children Experiencing Loss |
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| Authors: | Bob Spall & Grace Jordan |
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| Institution: | North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust,;Bereavement Care, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent |
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| Abstract: | This paper investigates one aspect of the teacher's role which is likely to cause stress and in many cases some personal grief. A significant number of teachers at some point in their career find themselves offering support to pupils who have experienced loss. Using a small-scale questionnaire, the writers investigate teachers' personal perspectives on this work. The results showed the personal distress that teachers can experience and the high self-expectations they are likely to have of themselves. The kind of support that the teachers felt they needed is described, as is the proactive work which teachers might undertake. |
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