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School Refusal

School Refusal

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School refusal creates chaos in families and often becomes a vicious cycle in which students become trapped.

Often a symptom of anxiety and depression, school refusal creates an immediate short-term relief for kids seeking to escape aspects of the school day. But the result typically includes falling further behind academically, increased feelings of disconnection from peers, and lowered self-esteem.

Watch Susan Gibbs, LPC, to learn from her extensive experience in addressing school refusal effectively. She will bridge the clinical and educational words and share approaches for both environments so you can help struggling students and families.

You will finish with the ability to:

  • Identify the 4 functions of school refusal
  • Anticipate and plan for 5 critical times of day
  • Create student and family specific plans that focus on the student’s inner wealth and human connection
  • Equip parents and educators with age-appropriate interventions to successfully handle school refusal in-the-moment
  • Apply the Nurtured Heart Approach to school refusal

Purchase today to help students end the cycle of school refusal by changing the way they see themselves and the world around them.

Here's What You'll Learn

The What and the Why of School Refusal
Simple dislike, truancy, or something else entirely?

  • Soft school refusal vs outright refusal
  • Refusal vs truancy
  • Co-morbid DSM-5® disorders
    • Anxiety – the self-fulling prophecy
    • ODD – can’t or won’t?
    • Learning disorders – avoiding failure
    • Depression – lacking a “why”
    • PTSD – self-protection
    • Conduct disorders – rethinking behavior
    • Autism – sensory and social overload
  • Tool to measure school refusal objectively
  • Standardized assessment measures to employ
  • Critical questions to ask refusers and their parents

School Avoidance: A Vicious Cycle
Short-term relief with long-term consequences

  • Early morning pleas, somatic complaints, bargaining
  • Common triggers for avoidance
  • 5 critical times of day and how to handle each
  • Ages and stages of avoidance and refusal
  • 3 common parental responses to school refusal (that don’t work!) and approaches to recommend instead
  • The role of peers, academic struggles, and home life
  • Case conceptualization with integrated intervention plan

Grounding and Planning, Not Coping
Power through or enhance resilience?

  • 5 tips for navigating the Distress Hill
  • Tap into polyvagal theory techniques
  • 8 powerful grounding techniques and when to use each
  • Activate cognitive ability, motivation and values
  • 5 critical time periods each day and intervention strategies for each
  • The role of rewards and consequences and to how to use both effectively

The Nurtured Heart Approach®
Inspire behavior vs manage behavior

  • 3 Stands: absolute no, absolute yes, clarity
  • Starter ideas for the 4 Recognitions: Active, experiential, proactive, creative
  • Interventions to expand the student’s reserve of inner wealth
  • Channel intense energy in a positive direction
  • Special considerations for ADHD, ASD, and other diagnoses

Engagement and Connectedness
Multi-tiered support and collaborative intervention

  • Help parents trust their deepest instincts
  • Relationship as an energetic exchange
  • Medication considerations
  • Practical strategies for home and school collaboration

Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 6 hours of content
  • Up to 6.25 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Media Type:
DVD
Also Available:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
RNV059513
Duration:
6 hours, 20 minutes
Copyright:
Mar 18, 2024
Publisher:
PESI, Inc.

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