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School Counselors, Multiple Student Deaths, and Grief: A Narrative Inquiry
Author(s) -
Han Michael D.,
Mohabir Raman K.,
Cleveland Richard E.,
Hunt Brandon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12234
Subject(s) - grief , narrative inquiry , narrative , cohesion (chemistry) , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , nursing , psychotherapist , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry
A team of 5 school counselors were interviewed to learn how they professionally and personally experienced the deaths of multiple students in 1 year in their school while attending to the needs of the school community. By using narrative inquiry, 5 themes emerged from the analysis: gravity of the losses, logistics of care, personal vs. professional conflicts, increased student cohesion, and efficacy. Recommendations for counselor preparation, research, and counseling practice are offered.