A Special Kind of Grief (eBook)

Sarah Helton is a SEND trainer and consultant with 20+ years of SEND experience in the UK and US.

Acknowledgements; Notes; PART ONE Introduction; 1. Who is this book for?; 2. Why is there a need for this book?; 3. The importance of acknowledging grief; 4. The school; 5. An overview of school policies and procedures; PART TWO A death occurs; 6. How to inform staff; 7. How to tell pupils; 8. How to let parents, families and the wider community know; PART THREE Pupils; 9. How grief affects children at different ages and developmental stages; 10. Common signs of grieving in children; 11. Common behaviours of grieving children; 12. Ways to support grieving children; 13. Advice for supporting children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD); 14. Talking about funerals, cremations and burials; 15. All forms of grief and loss; 16. Traumatic losses; 17. When to refer children to other professionals; PART FOUR Staff; 18. How to support staff; 19. Staff emotions and the school day; 20. Staff dos and don'ts; PART FIVE Mind, Body & Spirit; 21. How emotions affect the body and the breath; 22. Holistic support; 23. Special assemblies and memorials; 24. Remembering; PART FIVE The environment; 25. How to manage the school environment following a death of a member of the school community; 26. How to manage the classroom environment following the death of a pupil; PART SIX Families; 27. How to support families; PART SEVEN Special days; 28. Anniversaries; 29. Holding an annual event - Friendship Day; PART EIGHT School management; 30. School bereavement and loss policy; 31. School bereavement and loss procedures; 32. The curriculum; 33. Staff training; Appendices; Statistics; References; Index