Making Meaning of Suicide at the Elementary School Level: The Experiences of School Counselors
Location
Educators and Trauma - Preston 1
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
We investigated the phenomenology of elementary school counselors’ experiences with suicide in their work environment, with a focus on how school counselors make meaning of this phenomenon (Patton, 2015). These lived experiences, captured through their own words, share a commonality of the experience. We have arranged these commonalities into five themes: the school counselor role, the uniqueness of suicide at the elementary school level, student issues, counselor reactions, and barriers. The results of this study will be presented.
Keywords
elementary students, suicide, counseling
Professional Bio
Meredith Rausch, Ph.D., NCC received her undergraduate degree in Public Speaking and a master’s degree in Community Counseling, both from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She then pursued a certificate in improvisational comedy from The Second City in Chicago. During her doctoral studies, Meredith worked with Veterans, performing neuropsychological assessments, writing marriage and career programs for the military, and as an on-call crisis counselor. She obtained her Ph.D. from The University of Iowa and is currently an assistant professor at Augusta University.
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Recommended Citation
Rausch, Meredith A., "Making Meaning of Suicide at the Elementary School Level: The Experiences of School Counselors" (2019). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 11.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2019/2019/11
Making Meaning of Suicide at the Elementary School Level: The Experiences of School Counselors
Educators and Trauma - Preston 1
We investigated the phenomenology of elementary school counselors’ experiences with suicide in their work environment, with a focus on how school counselors make meaning of this phenomenon (Patton, 2015). These lived experiences, captured through their own words, share a commonality of the experience. We have arranged these commonalities into five themes: the school counselor role, the uniqueness of suicide at the elementary school level, student issues, counselor reactions, and barriers. The results of this study will be presented.
