Costelloe, A;
Mintz, J;
Lee, F;
(2020)
Bereavement support provision in primary schools: an exploratory study.
Educational Psychology in Practice
, 36
(3)
pp. 281-296.
10.1080/02667363.2020.1767040.
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Abstract
In the UK, approximately 1 in 29 children have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. It is argued that schools are suitably positioned to provide support to bereaved children. However, there is a gap in research exploring bereavement support provision (BSP) in primary schools. This paper presents the qualitative phase of a mixed-methods study which aimed to gain insight into BSP in primary schools in one UK Local Authority. After completing an online questionnaire, 16 school staff took part in semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study highlighted that BSP is characterised by emotional support and other indirect responses. A key finding is that providing emotional support to a bereaved child has a negative impact on the emotional well-being of staff. This study discusses how educational psychologists (EPs) are well placed to provide whole school and targeted bereavement support to children and school staff.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Bereavement support provision in primary schools: an exploratory study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02667363.2020.1767040 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2020.1767040 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Child bereavement, grief, loss, primary school, emotional well-being |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Learning and Leadership UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10101627 |
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