Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v24i3.4560
Supporting Children and Youth in Coping with Loss at School
Doris Veronika
orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-2632
; University college Aspira Domovinskog rata 65, 21000 Split, Croatia
Lidija Arambašić
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Zagreb Ivana Lučića 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
The aim of this study was to examine the communication of loss and grief in Croatia’s
primary schools. The study was conducted on a sample of 213 teachers and school
counsellors who filled out the survey “Loss and grief in school communities”. The
results show that 96.7 % of surveyees have encountered a student who has experienced
some kind of loss. Only 7.6 % stated that there was a procedure for the school staff
to follow when handling a student coping with loss. Most of the surveyees (68.3 %)
somewhat or completely agree that they would be willing to participate in education
about teaching students about death and other losses. While handling a student coping
with loss, most teachers react by reducing the severity of the loss, and most school
counsellors react by allowing the expression of thoughts and feelings. Results indicate
that education about children and youth grief for teachers and school counsellors
would be useful so that they can provide more efficient and professional support.
Ključne riječi
grief and bereavement in child and youth; primary school; school staff perception; support in the bereavement process
Hrčak ID:
285644
URI
Datum izdavanja:
16.11.2022.
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