School Counselors, Multiple Student Deaths, and Grief: A Narrative Inquiry

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Publication Title

Journal of Counseling & Development

DOI

10.1002/jcad.12234

ISSN

1556-6676

Abstract

A team of 5 school counselors were interviewed to learn how they professionally and personally experienced the deaths of multiple students in 1 year in their school while attending to the needs of the school community. By using narrative inquiry, 5 themes emerged from the analysis: gravity of the losses, logistics of care, personal vs. professional conflicts, increased student cohesion, and efficacy. Recommendations for counselor preparation, research, and counseling practice are offered.

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Copyright and Open Access: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/21328

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