The Teacher's Role When Tragedy Strikes (Article)
When children experience a traumatic event, emotions such as fear and grief will often spill out in the classroom. Teachers have an important role in supporting the children in their classroom and can have a significant impact on students healing process. Child Mind Institute's article, The Teacher's Role When Tragedy Strikes, offers teachers guidance on how teachers can help kids deal with traumatic events and what teachers can do to help kids process their grief in healthy, productive ways.
When kids go through something traumatic, their grief and fear often show up in the classroom. Teachers can make a big difference by actively supporting kids, especially if the traumatic event happened at school.
The Teacher's Role When Tragedy Strikes
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