When Bad Things Are Happening
A brief guide to speaking to your students about a crisis as it unfolds by Learning for Justice.
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A brief guide to speaking to your students about a crisis as it unfolds by Learning for Justice.
As news of a crisis makes its way into your classroom, both you and your students may need support figuring out how to respond. This guide from Learning for Justice offers suggestions for navigating a discussion with students as news unfolds.
These recommendations build on the Psychological First Aid (PFA) framework, developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: “Listen, Protect, Connect—Model & Teach,” They also include suggestions from the American School Counselor Association and The Child Mind Institute.
The illustration used in resource is comes from the Learning for Justice website with permission from Michael Morgenstern.
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