 | Supporting Children through Bereavement and Loss & When the Sun Fell Out of the Sky Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Education; Health and Social Care; Educational Psychology; Inclusion and Special Education; School Psychology; Mental Health; School Leadership Management & Administration; Social Work and Social Policy; Child Development; Counselling; Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties; SENCOs; Personal Social & Health Education; Child and Family Social Work; Psychotherapy; Currently, many children are unable to access emotional support services, and other members of a child's support network are required to provide this emotional guidance and support. This set, consisting of a guidebook and an accompanying story book, has been written to support children when they have experienced a loss or bereavement. It is intended to be used by families and friends, school staff, and all other adults supporting children through their grief, to help them to provide this emotional guidance. Guide to supporting Children through Bereavement and Loss offers information, education, and guidance about how to understand grief, ways to support the process and emotions of grief, and to help children to express themselves and make sense of their changed world. The accompanying story book, When the Sun Fell Out of the Sky, has been written to support key adults in helping bereaved children to find a way to cope, manage, and make it through their grief. The set is designed to be used by any person supporting a child through loss or bereavement no matter their previous understanding of these issues. It is specifically written to be as accessible and as user friendly as possible to help rather than hinder the user, and the books can be used together or alone. Hollie Rankin is a counsellor who has worked with and supported children, young people and their families within schools in the North East over the last nine years. Her recent books on trauma and bereavement were prompted by a noticeable gap in resources to help to guide adults when supporting children in emotionally challenging circumstances. |
