Promoting Grief Informed Schools: Applying an MTSS Framework - October 19, 2022

This meeting explored the grief-informed schools and classroom strategies that support students and school staff experiencing grief and loss.

The meeting objectives:

1. Introduce grief-informed schools and classrooms strategies.
2. List grief and loss interventions by MTSS tiers.
3. Describe ways to advocate for grief-informed strategies with school leaders.
4. Identify appropriate grief and loss interventions by age group.

Presenters:

• Melissa Sellevaag, LICSW, Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
• Danielle Palmer, Ph.D., Trauma-informed Practices in Schools Practice Group
• Monique Leopold, MEd., EdS, Trauma-informed Practices in Schools Practice Group

Meeting Resources