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Title: Bereavement on the College Campus: Establishing an Effective Ritual for the Classroom and beyond
Language: English
Authors: McCusker, Kristine M., Witherow, Laurie B.
Source: About Campus. Mar-Apr 2012 17(1):12-18.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Expertise, Information Sources, Grief, Depression (Psychology), Death, Ceremonies, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Program Descriptions, Campuses, Counseling Services
DOI: 10.1002/abc.21068
ISSN: 1086-4822
Abstract: On a Thursday night in December 2010, a Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) first-year student stepped in front of a train and killed himself. Because it took some time for the news to reach campus and be confirmed, the student was "funeralized," as they say in the South, and buried before his professors or peers could be informed. That left students and faculty members without the common ritual (in this case, a funeral) necessary to grieve and heal from the devastating event. To add insult to injury, there were no rituals in place on campus, beyond some standard administrative ones, that might have supported the same kind of moving forward through grief for the faculty and students. In this article, the authors describe how their campus created a support system for faculty that, in turn, helped integrate students academically and socially into the university culture when they were at their most vulnerable. The system that was created provided a dedicated information source (a brochure) and a "coaching staff" for faculty who could then provide meaningful support to their students, without needing MTSU's overutilized student counselors and without needing to become experts in a field not their own.
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Number of References: 7
Entry Date: 2012
Accession Number: EJ974146
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