Levkovich Inbar, Tsundzer Meytar Shira
Faculty of Education, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Israel.
Faculty of Graduate Studies, Oranim Academic College, Kiryat Tivon, Israel.
Omega (Westport). 2024 Dec 1:302228241305831. doi: 10.1177/00302228241305831.
This qualitative study examined the experiences of school counsellors facing loss of colleagues, an unexplored area in educational settings. Twenty-one school counsellors who had lost their colleagues within the past five years participated in the semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed a wide spectrum of experiences among school counsellors who face colleague loss. Reactions range from initial shock to immediate action and are influenced by the nature of previous relationships with the deceased. Counsellors experience conflict between professional responsibilities and personal emotions and often struggle with blurred professional boundaries. They provide immediate emotional support to staff and students while simultaneously needing ongoing support, which is not always possible. Counsellors have developed diverse coping mechanisms, including peer support groups. These results highlight the need for formal support systems for counsellors dealing with colleague loss, emphasizing the complex interplay between personal grief and professional duties in a unique school environment.
这项定性研究考察了学校辅导员面对同事离世的经历，这是教育领域一个尚未被探索的领域。21位在过去五年内失去同事的学校辅导员参与了半结构化访谈。研究结果揭示了面对同事离世的学校辅导员有着广泛的经历。反应从最初的震惊到立即采取行动，并且受到与逝者先前关系性质的影响。辅导员在职业责任和个人情感之间经历冲突，并且常常在模糊的职业界限中挣扎。他们在为教职员工和学生提供即时情感支持的同时，自己也需要持续的支持，但这并非总是能够实现。辅导员已经形成了多样的应对机制，包括同伴支持小组。这些结果凸显了为应对同事离世的辅导员建立正式支持系统的必要性，强调了在独特的学校环境中个人悲痛与职业职责之间复杂的相互作用。
