2023 Pennsylvania Department of Education (Virtual) Conference

24. Understanding Grief and Loss: Strategies to Help Students Cope

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Session Dates

Thursday March 02, 2023 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM - Webinar

Closed

This workshop will help educators and school mental health professionals better understand how grief and loss can impact academic achievement and social-emotional functioning. The differences between typical and complicated grief and the different ways of processing grief will be discussed. Individual, small group, and classroom interventions will be highlighted with a specific focus on trauma informed care and schools.


Target Audience

General education and special education administrators and teachers, paraprofessionals, school psychologists, professional development staff, and families of students with disabilities are encouraged to attend.

Topics Covered: Special Education Law

Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event. Contact: Debra Jordan, at [(610) 878-7224, or djordan@pattan.net.

Event Info

Event Type:

Conferences

Presenters:

Melissa Reeves Ph.D. NCS

Event Contact:

Content Contact:

Barbara Gilligan
bgilligan@pattankop.net
(800) 441-3215 ext. 7247

Additional Info

By registering for the PDE Conference, you authorize PDE/BSE/PaTTAN to record and edit into the program and related materials your name, likeness, image, voice and participation in and performance on film, tape or otherwise for use in the above program or parts thereof. You agree that the Program may be edited and otherwise altered at the sole discretion of the producer and used in whole or in part for any and all broadcasting, non-broadcasting, audio/visual, and/or exhibition purposes in any manner or media, in perpetuity.

Inclement Weather: The conference will take place rain or shine, regardless of weather conditions.