These skills are typically taught in comprehensive health, life skills, and science classes. The benefit of educational interventions in establishing healthy relationships, developing decision making and assertive communication skills, teaching conflict resolution and anger management techniques, supporting violence and suicide prevention, and providing grief and loss counseling is increasingly viewed as positive and, as a result, is receiving more emphasis in the curriculum. Nevertheless, the wounded child needs care and support because all of a hurting child's resources are depleted by the hurt and regular functioning becomes an arduous task. Teachers and staff need to be aware of the child's needs and should address them appropriately. A well-prepared crisis management program can make this happen.
Some assistance is needed by most students who have suffered a trauma or loss.
Additionally, classmates who also have limited experience in the knowledge of life skills need education in how to relate to a wounded child. When teachers place the wounded student in work and study groups with classmates who can be sensitive and supportive, a reduction in the energy required by the wounded student to cope with draining interpersonal interactions can result. Flexibility regarding completion of homework and testing following a traumatic incident is usually necessary until trauma reactions have been relieved. Research shows a decline in self esteem in adults and children who experience a loss or trauma. This can be compared to pouring salt in the open wounds of someone with an injury, the pain causing the child to lash out.