Understanding and Addressing Adolescent Grief Issues

|Grades 6-12| When adolescents experience death it is a terrible shock. These shocks seem to be occurring more and more frequently. Automobile accidents, violent encounters, drug and alcohol-related situations,and surprising deaths of sports stars from health-related issues, all seem to be regularly in the news.

These are the unexpected deaths, but there are also the expected ones from loved ones and friends who have contracted a terminal disease. It is a rare school that doesn't experience one or more of these issues yearly and the counselor needs to be prepared. Adolescent Grief Issues can be your guide. It gives the counselor:

• an understanding of the uniqueness of adolescent grief—whether the adolescent is experiencing grief, trauma, or adolescent suicide
• ways to help the student deal with sudden versus anticipated death
• common adolescent grief concerns
• advice from adolescents
• information about when the student should return to school
• how to develop and facilitate a grief support group
  
  

This invaluable resource will help you guide adolescents through this troubling time and give you comprehensive techniques to address the situation.