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A quantitative study of 468 school counselors was conducted to examine if years of experience, training in grief and loss, and personal experiences of loss predicted school counselors’ coping with death competence. Using a cross-sectional, correlational design, the results answered two research questions utilizing the Coping with Death-Short Version (CDS-SV) scale. Our findings indicate that years of experience as a school counselor, training in grief and loss, and personal experiences of loss increased competence in coping with death. The article discusses implications for school counselor education, practice, and research and implementing practices for current school counselors as it pertains to grief and loss.

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CDS-SV coping with death grief and loss school counselor

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