S2 E22: The Sharing Place: Supporting Children as They Process and Move Through Their Grief with Jill Macfarlane

Jill Macfarlane shares about supporting children and their families with the grieving process in her role as the Program Director at The Sharing Place since 2003. Jill’s gift for explaining how and why people die in developmentally kid-sized ways is incredible and necessary. In addition, Jill highlights resources for families and schools looking to support their communities as they process and move through grief when their loved ones die.Episode Mentions:The Sharing PlaceWhat is a Certified Child Life Specialist?Re-GrievingBereavement Reactions of Children & Young People by Age GroupNew York Life’s Grief-Sensitive Schools InitiativeThe Sharing Place Outreach & EducationChildhood Bereavement Estimation ModelJohn Hattie’s Visible LearningCoalition to Support Grieving StudentsConnect with The Sharing Place:at their website: The Sharing Placeon Twitter on Facebookon InstagramConnect with Jill:on Facebookon InstagramWhen teachers, coaches, administrators, and families grow together, they create schools where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged, supported, and ready to thrive.