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Loss Grief and Growth Education Project Introduction to the program

Funeral Directors/Associations

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Developed with sponsorship from:

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The story...

“…had it not been for the hard work and dedication of teachers I never would have made it to college….”Yves Berthiaume

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“We need to address the needs of kids”

• Tours of the funeral home

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“The most frequent question from teachers:

“How do I support grieving

students?”

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Curriculum development

• With sponsorship OFSA & OBFS

• Teachers from across Ontario developed curriculum– “Written by teachers for

teachers”– Linked materials directly to

Ministry curriculum & Ontario report card

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Current status

• 2009 FSAC assumed leadership• Curriculum Services Canada (CSC)

– “develop a resource for teachers not curriculum”

• June 2010 LGG was launched nationally

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Loss Grief and Growth • honors the relationship between students

and teachers• acknowledges that teachers are connected

with students before, during and after the crisis is over, after “grief counsellors” have gone….

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Loss Grief and Growth

• honours the role of Funeral Directors as citizens in their communities

• recognizes Funeral Directors as a integral members of the interprofessional team with expertise in grief and bereavement

• provides opportunities to help….

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Connect

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Note:

• LGG does not replace the CIRT team• LGG does not replace any connections or

need for partnering with local hospice/bereavement counsellors etc.

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One of the strengths: simplicity

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Connect content and make it simple

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Loss is a part of life….

Brief overview:

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• Divorce• Moving• Developmental• Death

Loss may include:

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Our kids are exposed to death

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Death in the family

• grandparents,• parents,• siblings,• pets, • friends …

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Death in the media

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Death in the school community

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And in the school curriculum.

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Grief

• is a normal healthy response to loss.

• is a whole person response.

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Grieving• is the process

of integrating the loss into ones life

• and making meaning of life’s experiences.

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Grieving

• is not something to “get over”

• is not something that needs to be “fixed”

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Factors which influence grieving

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What you might see…

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Teachers can:

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General Guidelines

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You do not need to be a specialist to offer support

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Indicators of need for additional support

• Physically assaulting others • Persistent anger towards everyone • Prolonged feelings of guilt/responsibility

for death • …….

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Specific age/grade levels

• Introduction• “TASK”• “Teachable Moment”

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Cultural diversity

Questions to explore might include:• How do we best offer our support to the

family/the student? • Is it appropriate to: send flowers/letters,

visit the home, attend the funeral…

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Resources

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Getting started…

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Preparing the ground

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FSAC

• Contacted Ministers of Education – June 2010

• Supporting provincial associations • Pilot projects to support learning for local

and national implementation

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Provincial Teams

Approaching• School Boards Directors/Superintendents • Principals Associations• Based on unique characteristics in each

province, may contact:– Teachers associations/federations– Private school associations

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Local funeral director

• Contact your provincial association

• Get involved with the provincial resource team

• Become familiar with the– LGG resource– Presentation for teachers– Resources

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• Build relationships with your community educators

• Introduce educators to the LGG resource

Funeral Directors

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Loss Grief and Growth Education ResourcePresentation guide for teachers

Access from OFSA & FSAC website

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“It’s time for lunch already?”

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How to access LGG resource

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www.curriculum.org

Accessing the document

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