Terminal Illness Strategies

Teachers have a huge role in terminal illness in children. They not only have a role in the life of the terminally ill child, but also in the lives of the students and friends that remain after the death of their classmate. The text presents several different strategies for teachers to use in these circumstances. I agree with these viewpoints because they will give support to the children while they are trying to understand their loss and grieve. Additionally, the strategies do not try to avoid the fact that someone has passed away. My favorite strategy is to encourage the child/children to draw, read, sing, play with clay, be active, etc. I think that this is a good way for children to express their grief and cope.
I believe that death is hard for people to understand, especially when it is a child. It often brings about sadness, anger, denial, and many other emotions. But, I also believe that a teacher, friend, parent, or other individual can make a huge impact while someone is in the last years of their life. A terminally ill child needs someone to talk to. This is often a teacher or therapist and not a parent. The child will have a need to express their feelings and thoughts. I know that I will encounter terminally ill children in my profession and daily life. I will have a positive and understanding attitude when interacting and communicating with these children.
Teachers have a big impact on the lives of their students because they interact with them daily.
This is important with a terminally ill child because the support of their teacher, classmates, and friends will help them achieve acceptance in the stages of death. Children often look up to their teachers and seek guidance from them. My role as a teacher with a terminally ill child would be to communicate feelings, answer questions, listen, help cope/grieve, and be flexible. This applies to the relationship between the teacher and terminally ill child as well as the classmates of the
child.