Interview With A School Counselor Essay

After interviewing my school counselor who has an advance degree in School Counseling/Death and Dying (Thanatology), I’ve learned how she address issues of grief as well as promoting healthy grieving for students as a School Guidance Counselor. As a School Counselor it is part of her duty to educate students in grief interventions using theories in preparation for the educational settings. I am aware now that most grief counseling training occurs through continuing education rather than in graduate programs.

School grief counselors provide counseling services in three areas: educational, career, personal/social. Their services and programs assist students to resolve emotional, social, or behavioral issues and make them easier to develop a clearer focus or a sense of direction. An effective school counselors programs are important to the school

Children who experience a loss through an adult may grieve differently. Death in general can be difficult for children of all ages because they can be confused about the changes they see taking place around them. Parents try to protect them from the truth or from their own display of grief. Children limit understanding and are not capable of expressing feelings in this type of situation which puts them at a disadvantage. Young children may revert to earlier behaviors such as bed wetting, sleeping with lights on/scared of the dark, physical behaviors if experienced in the past etc. Coping with a children's grief puts more strain on a mourning parent or caregiver. However, angry outbursts or criticism only deepens a child's anxiety and delays recovery. Instead, talk honestly with children, in terms they can understand. Take extra time to talk with them about death and the person who has died. Help them work through their feelings and remember that they are looking to adults for suitable