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Coping With Grief

Guidelines and Resources for Assisting Children

Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University, melissa_allen{at}byu.edu

Deon Leavy

Department of School Psychology at Brigham Young University

Kristina Hansen

Department of School Psychology at Brigham Young University

Katherine Ryan

Department of School Psychology at Brigham Young University

Lacey Lawrence

Department of Psychology at Brigham Young University

Amy Gerritsen Sonntag

Department of School Psychology at Brigham Young University

This article provides basic information for school-based mental health professionals, teachers, staff, and administrators to support students coping with grief, and more specifically, grief related to death. The information is consolidated into guidelines and key points in providing support; suggested children's books and activities; Web sites with additional resources, information, and handouts for parents and teachers; and a list of key readings further explaining how children understand and cope with grief.

Key Words: crisis management • intervention(s) • elementary age • adolescence • age issues • counseling

Intervention in School and Clinic, Vol. 43, No. 5, 259-269 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1053451208314493


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