The Coalition to Support Grieving Students

This coalition's purpose is to create and share resources that will empower school communities across the country in support for child grief.

[Uplift Center for Grieving Children @UpliftCenter]

.@kobebryant's death elicited a range of emotions. According to Uplift's own Meghan Szafran, "The connection we feel to celebrities is real and can run very deep for some very personal reasons.” Whatever you're feeling: it's valid. (Via @ModernLoss) https://t.co/bz2pcapogz

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

It’s important for social workers to identity the risk and protective factors in a clients life in order to provide a proper assessment and treatment plan #TipTuesday

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

Some quick tips/ advice when dealing with bereaved children !!! #grief #socialwork

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

@DraegerSpEd Thank you so much! I agree!

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

Like if you agree school social workers don’t have the proper and full training needed to deal with grieving students

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

"A lot of my teachers actually do not do a lot at all which is not helpful and makes you feel awkward and very lonely." Listen to students themselves explaining that their instructors don't know how to properly help them during their grieving process. https://t.co/wqEdpvEhb8

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

THE FACTS: An American Federation of Teachers & New York Life Insurance Company Foundation surveyed that most 93% of teachers say insufficient things to grieving students. Check out these training modules to improve your understanding of child grief!! https://t.co/72slYjNbBA

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

"less than 1/10 teachers say they have received bereavement training, training that all educators say they want." Check out this video that discusses why this organization was made and the beneficial tools that come from it for school administrators!!!
https://t.co/nWFqpupvAU

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

And enhance these counselors education on child grief and loss to help these students properly during their grieving process. #MSD #improvetraining #griefcounseling https://t.co/iwFhZ1Waa0

[Cindy Hamilton @momforpubliced]

#WhySchools
"We need more school social workers, more guidance counselors, more behavior specialists, more school psychologists. This is not a law enforcement issue. MY GOD." - Marjory Stoneman Douglas parent, educator and public ed activist. @BadassTeachersA

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

Here is the official Coalition to Support Grieving Students website!! This website provides further information about child grief and loss through their helpful modules. This can be very beneficial for any school administrator, educator, parent, or adult! https://t.co/0u1gCkb8VI

[OUR HOUSE Grief @ourhousegrief]

If you're not sure what to say to someone who's grieving, try saying ""My condolences"" rather than ""I'm sorry."" It acknowledges the person's experience and allows them the opportunity to talk about the person who died and how they are feeling.

[Felix Marwick @felixmarwick]

Around 300 social workers are employed in NZ school system. Neither MSD or MinEdu hold any records on their qualifications.

[Alison @AlisonOnTheWeb]

Fund public schools. Support Social workers. MSD has 3,000 students, 1 social workers, and some of the highest student to teacher ratios in the country. https://t.co/5NyYDrZjMM #ParklandStudentsSpeak #MSDStrong

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

This picture shows the mandatory upper-level courses for the Bachelor social work program here at Florida State University. This shows no required courses about the topic grief and loss or even grief counseling.

#BSWprogram
#fsu

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

Did you know?? Textbooks being used in the same social work program as my previous tweet had barely 3% of its content relating to child grief and loss.

https://t.co/RJVDB890dJ pg 14

#thecoalitiontosupportgrievingstudents

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

This article discusses how in a social work program, grief was covered only three weeks out of the four-year program.

https://t.co/RJVDB890dJ pg 13 and 14

#improvetraining
#thecoalitiontosupportgrievingstudents

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

Most of school social work education involves how to communicate properly with parents and students and learning about mental health illnesses. They are only somewhat educated about the topic grief and loss if they decide to take elective courses on their own time #griefandloss

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

FUN FACT: Did you know grief and loss courses, as well as grief counseling courses, are not required for school social workers education?

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

Here is a list of some organizations that also believe school social workers are not receiving enough training in child grief:
-School Social Work Association of America
-the School Superintendents Association
-National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
#improvetraining

[The Coalition to Support Grieving Students @np17f]

School Social Workers!! Attend this event to improve your educational training about grief counseling towards grieving students!! #schoolsocialwork #grievingstudents #greifcounseling https://t.co/xNhJQZAPsJ

[Jane Addams College of Social Work @JaneAddamsColl]

Save the Date! The 2018 Training Institute for School Social Work Professionals is June 26. The topic is "Youth Voices Matter: Collaborating with Youth to Promote Healthy Relationships" Learn more: https://t.co/Q1OLki7ouN #socialwork #UIC #CPS