SEPARATION, LOSS, & Attachment
Grief & Loss for Foster Children
Format: 50-60 minute Nearpod Code: ZNRDQ Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation introduces the types of grief and loss that children may experience in foster care. It presents perspectives of those working with foster children, children in foster and adoption placements, and adult foster children reflecting back on their own life stories. Information is also provided on ways that caregivers can help children to move through their grief into happier futures. |
Anishinaabe Funeral Traditions
Format: 65-75 minute Nearpod Code: ORWJQ Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation shares traditional teachings about Anishinaabe funeral practices from a Mille Lacs elder, Lee Obizaan Staples. Information is shared about such topics as how to prepare the deceased for their journey to the next world, how to support and advise close relatives of the deceased, how to protect children during the deceased’s travels to the next world, and differences between the funerals of infants and older people. |
Wiping of Tears Ceremony
Format: 100-110 minute Nearpod Code: UWFID Description: This interactive Nearpod presentation is focused on the Wiping of Tears ceremony, most commonly used among the Lakota. It discusses the purpose of the ceremony, situations in which it has been used, and the impact people have felt having gone through the ceremony. Participants are encouraged to think about the implications of this information about the Wiping of Tears ceremony for their work with American Indians in the child welfare system. |