School Counsellors’ Perspectives on the Loss of a Colleague
A Qualitative Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628956 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inbar Levkovich (0000-0003-1582-3889, Faculty of Education, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Israel, corresponding author), Meytar Shira Tsundzer (0009-0002-7542-0061, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Oranim Academic College, Kiryat Tivon, Israel) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 302228241305831-302228241305831 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228241305831 |
| PMID | 39618004 |
| OpenAlex | W4404900061 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 53 |
This qualitative study examined the experiences of school counsellors facing loss of colleagues, an unexplored area in educational settings. Twenty-one school counsellors who had lost their colleagues within the past five years participated in the semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed a wide spectrum of experiences among school counsellors who face colleague loss. Reactions range from initial shock to immediate action and are influenced by the nature of previous relationships with the deceased. Counsellors experience conflict between professional responsibilities and personal emotions and often struggle with blurred professional boundaries. They provide immediate emotional support to staff and students while simultaneously needing ongoing support, which is not always possible. Counsellors have developed diverse coping mechanisms, including peer support groups. These results highlight the need for formal support systems for counsellors dealing with colleague loss, emphasizing the complex interplay between personal grief and professional duties in a unique school environment
Action (physics · Coping (psychology · Emotional support · Grief · Medical education · Pedagogy · Peer support · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social support · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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