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Grieving

People are experiencing grief about the loss of our way of life that has occurred since lock-down began. Some are also experiencing grief due to the death of a loved one, and the inability to connect with family, friends and colleagues in the way that we normally would at such times.

Coping with bereavement

Our CEO Sinéad Mc Brearty is joined by Clinical Psychologist and Director of The Loss Foundation, Dr Erin Hope Thompson to talk about dealing with bereavement in the context of the current lockdown, with a particular focus on how this impacts on teachers and education staff.

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Telephone support & counselling

No matter what you’re going through, we’re always here for you, day or night, all the time. Call us now.

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Secondary trauma

The emotional impact of the pandemic will be enormous. Psychotherapist Ben Amponsah discusses the effects that teachers and education staff may encounter related to secondary traumatic stress, in themselves or in colleagues, and ways of dealing with it.

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Dealing with grief and loss

Based on the work of Dr William Worden, psychotherapist Ben Amponsah outlines ways teachers and education staff can manage feelings of grief and loss at this time of uncertainty and huge changes to our way of life.

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Phases of grief

In this short video from The Loss Foundation Dr Kirsten Smith, Clinical Psychologist and research fellow at Oxford University, talks through the phases of grief, helping you better understand what grief and bereavement can look like. 

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Covid-19 and the classroom: working in education during the coronavirus pandemic

Our research report investigates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of education staff. It reveals a profession feeling unsupported and unappreciated.