ZEmotionally based school avoidance 22/23

Target group

This course is targeted to professionals who have responsibilities for SEND at all levels which includes social care, educational settings (early years providers, schools, academies, free schools, colleges), allied health professionals, therapeutic roles, practice leads, commissioned providers and private and voluntary organisations.   

Aims

The aims of this course is to provide:
• Information about the ‘risk’ and ‘resiliency’ factors associated with EBSA.
• Psychological understanding of anxiety and avoidance. 
• Information about the four functions of school avoidance.
• Assessments and resources to use with young people, schools, and families e.g. questionnaires. 
• Case study examples. 
• Key intervention principles from the research. 
• Example templates to create individualised actions plans. 

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will have: 
• Increased confidence in recognising and supporting young people experiencing emotionally based school avoidance. 
• An understanding of the psychological underpinnings reinforcing school avoidance. 
• A knowledge of strategies and interventions that can be used to promote increasing school engagement/attendance.