Our new podcast series has launched with Episode 1: EBSA and the neurodivergent student. The series hosted by headteacher Michelle Masters, will improve understanding of Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA) specifically looking at what it is, how it can present, what the challenges in mainstream school can be and how to support the student.
Emotionally-based school avoidance (EBSA) is a relatively new term used to describe children who don’t attend school due to what is generally described as an emotional barrier. It replaces the old label of ‘school refusal’ which implied that the student could but chose not to attend school. EBSA recognises that children ‘can’t’ rather than ‘won’t’ attend school. The number of children deemed EBSA is growing every year.
In this series Michelle will explore EBSA due to attachment and trauma, emotional issues such as anxiety, and neurodiversity.
This first episode looks at EBSA and the neurodivergent student. Listen to an excerpt below:
There is overlap between the three causes of EBSA for example an autistic child may also have experienced trauma, but there will be differences in approach depending on whether the key barrier is neurodiversity, trauma or anxiety.
Later in the series Michelle will explore how parents/carers and schools can support these students.
CATCH members can access this podcast series as part of their membership and will also be able to watch any of the hundreds of webinars in our resource library at any time.
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