School Refusal: Interventions and Coordination of Care Between Schools, Families and Clinics

Schools are challenged with the task of educating students who display significant anxiety and refuse to attend school. Participants will learn best ways to help those students return to school. In addition, best strategies for coordinating care between schools, parents, families and treatment providers that lead to the most success will be shared.

Participants will gain knowledge and skills in:

 1. identifying anxiety disorders that are common among school refusers

 2. learning strategies to help treat the anxiety disorders that lead to school refusal

 3. developing a reentry plan

 4. understanding strategies to educate the student while helping the student return to school

 5. coordinating care among school staff, parents, families and treatment provides working with the student.