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 * media type="custom" key="18984680" || This Wiki delivers a professional development (PD) package for secondary teachers in the interrelated areas of loss and grief.

An online means of delivery has been specifically chosen to make the material available to teachers when it suits them and doesn't need a formal event for delivery. It also means that teachers in regional and remote locations can access it - all that is needed is an open mind and broadband internet connection.

Just click on the "play" icon in the Voki widget to hear this welcome - enjoy! || =Introduction to Grief and Loss= Everyone, at some stage in their life, experiences grief. Grief isn't just associated with bereavement; it can occur following the loss of any significant person, thing, or dream from a person’s life.

Loss and grief are particularly challenging for an adolescent who is trying to find their role in their community.

Schools play a critical role in the social development and wellbeing of children and adolescents. Teachers, in particular, are in a unique position to notice, influence and assist grieving students.

This wiki has been designed as a resource for teachers who are wanting to understand the meanings of loss and grief to their students, and what strategies they can employ in their practice and their school community to help grieving students.

The strategies suggested in this resource have been aligned to the FSSS, which is the current framework for promoting student wellbeing in schools in the state of Victoria.

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If you are interested have a look at the Background, Rationale, Expected Learning Outcomes, Credits.

= Caution = This PD package was developed for a university assignment and might not be maintained so care should be taken when using it. An underlying design principle is minimising the repetition of material that is readily available from maintained websites. Where the flow of learning would be interrupted by forcing deviations to other sites, the material has been reproduced here but sources are referenced.