School Counselors, Multiple Student Deaths, and Grief: A Narrative Inquiry

Authors

Michael Hannon, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Raman K. Mohabir, Georgia Southern University
Richard E. Cleveland, Georgia Southern University
Brandon Hunt, Georgia Southern University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Journal / Book Title

Journal of Cousneling & Development

Abstract

A team of 5 school counselors were interviewed to learn how they professionally and personally experienced the deaths of multiple students in 1 year in their school while attending to the needs of the school community. By using narrative inquiry, 5 themes emerged from the analysis: gravity of the losses, logistics of care, personal vs. professional conflicts, increased student cohesion, and efficacy. Recommendations for counselor preparation, research, and counseling practice are offered.

DOI

10.1002/jcad.12234

Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation

Hannon, Michael; Mohabir, Raman K.; Cleveland, Richard E.; and Hunt, Brandon, "School Counselors, Multiple Student Deaths, and Grief: A Narrative Inquiry" (2019). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 63.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/63

Published Citation

Hannon, M. D., Mohabir, R. K., Cleveland, R. E., & Hunt, B. (2019). School counselors, multiple student deaths, and grief: A narrative inquiry. Journal of Counseling & Development, 97(1), 43-52.