Bereavement Support Provision in Primary Schools: An Exploratory Study

Autor/inn/en	Costelloe, Ailbhe; Mintz, Joseph; Lee, Frances
Titel	Bereavement Support Provision in Primary Schools: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology in Practice, 36 (2020) 3, S.281-296 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-7363
DOI	10.1080/02667363.2020.1767040
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Grief; Coping; Death; Elementary School Students; Social Support Groups; Student Needs; Well Being; Emotional Response; School Personnel; School Psychologists; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Trauer; Bewältigung; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Emotionales Verhalten; Schulpersonal; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Großbritannien
Abstract	In the UK, approximately 1 in 29 children have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. It is argued that schools are suitably positioned to provide support to bereaved children. However, there is a gap in research exploring bereavement support provision (BSP) in primary schools. This paper presents the qualitative phase of a mixed-methods study which aimed to gain insight into BSP in primary schools in one UK Local Authority. After completing an online questionnaire, 16 school staff took part in semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study highlighted that BSP is characterised by emotional support and other indirect responses. A key finding is that providing emotional support to a bereaved child has a negative impact on the emotional well-being of staff. This study discusses how educational psychologists (EPs) are well placed to provide whole school and targeted bereavement support to children and school staff. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01