In this long course, we take a deep dive into Emotionally Based School Avoidance, exploring the physiology, psychology and contributing factors which affect children attending school.
Please allow 2 – 2.5 hours to complete this course.
In this course you will:
- Understand the anxiety cycle
- Recognise the nature of emotionally based school avoidance
- Know HOME contributing factors to school avoidance
- Know SCHOOL contributing factors to school avoidance
- Recognise the presentation of school avoidance
- Know the myths and misconceptions about school avoidance
- Understand the consequences and complications of school avoidance
- Know how to talk about school avoidance
- Understand how to validate feelings in school avoidance
- Know strategies to support school avoidance
- Know the steps to implement school return plans
- Recognise a holistic approach to school returns
- Know therapeutic interventions available for children
In part 2, you will:
- Know the different types of factors which affect children
- Know HOME contributing factors to school avoidance
- Know SCHOOL contributing factors to school avoidance
- Understand the influence of push and pull factors in school avoidance
- Understand the vulnerability factors affecting children
- Recognise the presentation of school avoidance
- Be able to recognise the early and later warning signs of school avoidance
- Be able to support children to understand their trigger points
- Understand the role of masking in school avoidance
- Know the myths and misconceptions about school avoidance
- Understand the consequences and complications of school avoidance
- Be able to understand your own boundaries and needs
In part 3, you will:
- Know how to talk about school avoidance
- Understand how to validate feelings in school avoidance
- Know strategies to support school avoidance
- Know the key considerations when supporting school avoidance
- Know the steps to implement school return plans
- Understand the core strategies to support school avoidance
- Understand wider strategies to support children with school avoidance
- Recognise a holistic approach to school returns
- Understand the resources and worksheets which can support planning school reintegration
- Know therapeutic interventions available for children
Downloadable Resources:
- Push and Pull Factors Sheet for Families
- Trigger Points Worksheet
- Scaled Questions for Children
- Re-integration Plan Worksheet
- Re-integration Plan Prompts
- Re-integration Action Plan
This course is validated and endorsed by the ACCPH, and the certificate holds its logo.
This course is certified by the CPD Certification Service, and the certificate holds its logo.