Affiliation:
1. Azusa Pacific University, USA
Abstract
The educational setting has provided students with supports in the event of emotional struggles such as grief. Teachers are often the first individual a student seeks for support and some understanding. This chapter involves dividing the content into logical, structured sections that guide educators and counselors through understanding the role of the school, school counselors and teachers when effectively assisting grieving students. Issues of grief associated with the impact of COVID and the school will be addressed. A brief theoretical background examining relational developmental systems (RDS) metatheory as a conceptual framework will be discussed understanding the outcomes of school relationship and connectivity. Additionally, specific strategies for school counselors will be provided, to utilize when assisting teachers with grieving students.