In episode 4 of our Introduction to Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) podcast series, Michelle looks at practical strategies for parents and carers for children who have completely or partially withdrawn from school.
She emphasises the importance of giving the child time to reset and explores how to help reintroduce them to the wider world and some form of education.
Michelle also discusses how to manage the relationship with the school during this time and the impact of social media and gaming.
This podcast series hosted by headteacher Michelle Masters, aims to 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.
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.
This podcast series is aimed at education professionals and parents/guardians.
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.
Non-members, find out how to join CATCH to access this webinar and our full library of resources covering topics such as neurodiversity, managing challenging behaviours, understanding attachment and trauma, and much more.
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